Salma Hayek
Born Sept. 2, 1966
Salma Hayek is a Mexican actress, director and producer, and remains one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood. Hayek was born in Veracruz, Mexico. She received her debut role in Teresa (1989), a Mexican telenovela. Her first Hollywood starring role was opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995’s Desperado. The starlet founded her own film production company, Ventanarosa, in 2002, around the same time she starred in and directed the film Frida, which landed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Hayek was also executive producer of the critically acclaimed ABC sitcom Ugly Betty.
In the Shrek spin-off, Puss in Boots, Salma Hayek plays Ms. Kitty Soft Paws, the female counterpart to Antonio Banderas' Puss in Boots. But even though the two actors' characters interact in the movie, Salma and Antonio have yet to work together on the film.
"We didn’t work together yet," Banderas revealed this week while...
Salma Hayek’s new beauty collection, Nuance, consists of 100 different products, including a walnut body scrub, a flake-free mascara, a rose-scented hydrating balm, an eye serum, a curl cream, we could go on and on—as can Salma. Although the gorgeous star says she truly loves everything in the line and is careful not to choose favorites, there are a few she can’t stop talking about.
Here’s what she loves about them:
Wild Lime Exfoliating Facial Gel, $9.99. “I’m in love with this product. It’s...
At the launch of Nuance Salma Hayek, the gorgeous Mexican actress’s new beauty line (hitting CVS shelves in August), Salma gave a heartfelt speech, sharing the fact that she created the brand to honor her grandmother.
“My grandmother was so important to me. She was my inspiration. She lived in Mexico at a time when being a woman was so hard. She didn’t go to college, but she was an avid reader. She was so smart, and life did not do her genius...
The biggest night in fashion didn't disappoint — Zoe Saldana was a ray of light in Calvin Klein, Jennifer Lopez was a showstopper in Gucci and Salma Hayek continued to pay homage to Alexander McQueen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" gala was a night of stunning fashion and beautiful stars.
Tonight is quite possibly the biggest night in fashion—the Metropolitan Musuem of Art's Costume Institute's annual gala. Every year, the event draws the biggest names in the fashion, modeling and entertainment worlds. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty is the exhibit that will be opening at the MET after the gala. Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault are serving as honorary chairs.
Ever since...
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