
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.
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Salma Hayek is finally setting the record straight about the controversial quote in the latest Vogue Germany issue. The cover story features the 45-year-old actress talking about her gangster role in Oliver Stone's latest movie Savages, and she was quoted as telling the publication she didn't feel as connected to her Mexican roots.
Several translations were published online, including one reading...
Salma Hayek looks gorgeous on the cover of Germany's Vogue, but her interview has caused quite some confusion. In the interview, Salma discusses her role as a Mexican cartel queen in Oliver Stone's movie Savages, but told the magazine that while filming she didn't feel a connection to her past in Mexico, reports the Huffington Post.
"I am proud to have been involved in this...
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