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Background[]
Salma Hayek ( b. 2 September 1966 ) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has appeared in live action television and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances. She has emerged as one of the most powerful and influential Latinas in Hollywood.
Hayek is best known for her cinematic roles in Desperado; Dogma; Wild Wild West; and Frida.
Filmography[]
- Street Justice (1992) 1 episode
- Dream On (1992) 1 episode
- Nurses (1992) 1 episode
- Jack's Place (1993) 1 episode
- Mi vida loca (1993)
- The Sinbad Show (1993) w episodes
- Cherry Street, South of Main (1994)
- El vuelo del aguila (1994) 1 episode
- Rebel Highway (1994) 1 episode
- Roadracers (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Midaq Alley (1995)
- Four Rooms (1995)
- Fair Game (1995)
- Follow Me Home (1996)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Fled (1996)
- Fools Rush In (1997)
- The Hunchback (1997)
- Gente bien (1997)
- Breaking Up (1997)
- Sistole Diastole (1997)
- 54 (1998)
- The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name) (1998)
- The Faculty (1998)
- Get Bruce (1999)
- Dogma (1999)
- No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
- Wild Wild West (1999)
- Timecode (2000)
- Chain of Fools (2000)
- Living It Up (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- Hotel (2001)
- In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
- Frida (2002)
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- After the Sunset (2004)
- Bandidas (2006)
- Ask the Dust (2006)
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Ugly Betty (2006-07) 8 episodes
- Across the Universe (2007)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
- 30 Rock (2009-13) 8 episodes
- Grown Ups (2010)
- Americano (2011)
- Puss in Boots (2011)
- As Luck Would Have It (2011)
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
- Savages (2012)
- Savages: The Interrogations (2012)
- Here Comes the Boom (2012)
- Grown Ups 2 (2013)
- Girl Rising (2013)
- Ferite a morte (2014)
- Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
- How to Make Love Like an Englishman (2014)
- Everly (2014)
- Tale of Tales (2015)
- Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
- I Saved My Belly Dancer (2016)
- Sausage Party (2016)
- 11th Hour (2016)
- The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
- Nature Is Speaking (2017) 1 episode
- Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
- How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
- The Hummingbird Project (2018)
- Drunk Parents (2019)
- Like a Boss (2020)
- The Roads Not Taken (2020)
- Bliss (2021)
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
- Eternals (2021)
- House of Gucci (2021)
- BMW: Zeus & Hera (2022)
- Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
Trivia[]
- Suffers from dyslexic; a learning disorder that affects the language centers of the brain which increases difficulty in reading correctly and combined type ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) which is a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents itself with extreme impulsivity and struggling to pay attention.
Quotes[]
- "Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it."
- "What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged."
- "My heart has been stolen too ― but I've gone and got it back every single time!"
- "You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom'."
- "Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven."