Salma Hayek - actress, producer and director. Her beauty and talent opened the door to her in the world of cinema when she was a little over 20 years old. Salma Hayek's parameters are so proportional and tiny that she sometimes resembles a fragile porcelain figurine. Today, her filmography includes more than three dozen. She became the second Mexican actress (the first was C. Jurado), who was awarded the Oscar in the nomination for Best Actress.
Salma Hayek biography. Childhood
Salma Hayek (full name - Selma Valgarma Hayek Pino) was born in the Mexican town of Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz State) in September 1966. Her mother, Diana Jimenez Medin, was a famous opera singer of Spanish descent, and her dad, Sami Hayek Dominguez, a Lebanese by birth, served as manager of a large oil company, and once even was elected mayor of his native Coatzacoalcos. Despite the fact that the girl was named in Mexico by several names at once, she was nevertheless called Salma Hayek. Height, weight from birth were less than normal, but even then it was clear that she would grow a real beauty. Salma's family was very devout, so the girl was brought up in the best Catholic traditions. From the age of twelve, she was sent to study at a monastery boarding school in Louisiana. It was difficult to study, moreover, it turned out that she had dyslexia - a disease in which it is very difficult for a child to learn writing and reading skills. Some children with this diagnosis cannot read or write until the end of their lives.
First roles
In 1989, Salma Hayek received a key role in the Mexican television series Teresa. A talented game, an incomparably beautiful face and a stunning figure of Salma Hayek won the hearts of thousands of fans. She quickly became the star of the Mexican television screen. Many girls dreamed of being like a woman like Salma Hayek. Height, weight, hair color, style of the actress - everything was considered ideal. Her next work was the main role in the film "Avenue of Miracles." Her participation in this film was highly appreciated by Mexican film critics, for which she was awarded the Ariel Award - the main award of Mexico.
Relocation to the USA
Hayek got from Mexico to the States like an illegal. She almost did not speak English, however, finding herself in Los Angeles, immediately decided to fill this gap and began to study the language contrary to the diagnosis made in childhood. She attended film screenings, where she made a very favorable impression on the directors: the growth of Salma Hayek, perfect proportions and magnificent hair made her look like the legendary Gina Lollobrigida. However, due to her lack of knowledge of the language, she often failed film screenings, and almost everyone around told her that she would never become a real Hollywood celebrity. But Salma was a stubborn little thing and, despite everything, she continued to take English lessons and hone her pronunciation.
First successes in hollywood
In the early nineties, the famous Hollywood director Robert Rodriguez noticed the beautiful Latin American woman and became interested in her. He learned that she is the star of the Mexican telenovela Salma Hayek. Height, weight, figure - everything in her was perfect, but the director was most attracted by the wit of the girl. And so, in 1995, a picture was submitted to the court of viewers - the hot action movie "Desperate". Salma's partner in the picture was the inimitable Antonio Banderas. The film was an incredible success, and instantly made the name Salma Hayek famous. Photos of the girl began to be published in fashion magazines, and film critics informed the world of film enthusiasts about the rise of a new star.
The path to fame
After participating in the film "Desperate", a beautiful Mexican was invited to appear in many Hollywood films. She became the heroine of the film "Children of Spies-3", and then, together with Matthew Perry, played in the romantic comedy film "Hurry - you make people laugh." Although she played a very small role in the film From Dusk Till Dawn, she managed to make a very strong impression on the audience, especially during the performance of a dance with a snake on the table. After viewing the picture, many spoke not about the main character, but about a star named Salma Hayek. The height, weight, body parameters, as well as the perfect plastic of the girl riveted the eyes of thousands of spectators to the screen. Each new role was accepted by her as a gift of fate, and the girl did not fully realize that her every appearance on the screens causes a real flurry of emotions among the audience. She was beautiful in any role.
In 1999, Salma got the lead role in the movie Wild, Wild West, in which the legendary Will Smith was a partner. And this picture was also accepted by the audience with a bang.
Production work
In addition to acting, Salma was attracted by the work of the producer, so she decided to found her own production company Ventanarosa. This allowed her not only to act in films, but also to give life to films and new television projects.
Her first production film was a film based on the novel by the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "Nobody Writes to Colonel." With this picture, she appeared before the court of film critics at the Academy Award in the nomination "Best Foreign Film". Her next work was an experiment film, which she shot together with the famous Mike Figgis in real time and without editing.
Oscar in the life of Salma Hayek
Another production work of Salma was the movie "Frida", which brought her the long-awaited Oscar in the nomination for "Best Actress". All American media have vied to write about a super-talented Mexican known as Salma Hayek. The photo of the actress could be seen on posters, banners, billboards, magazine and newspaper covers, etc. The army of fans of the beauty could be considered not just thousands, but millions. Despite the "modelless" growth of Salma Hayek, the actress began to be listed among the most beautiful women on the planet.
Another picture, which brought another wave of popularity to the actress, was Once Upon a Time in Mexico. In it, the partners of Salma were the same Antonio Banderas, megastar Johnny Depp and pop singer Enrique Iglesias. The 37-year-old actress has not changed body proportions since she was young , this is Salma Hayek: height, whose weight is 158 cm and 48 kg, respectively. As for the remaining proportions of the body, they have the following: 91–62–94 cm. As you can see, this is not just a woman, it is an ideal.
Viewers also really liked her game in the movie "Bandits." Along with working as an actress, she continues to be engaged in producing and brought out the telenovela "Ugly Beth". In addition to these two "roles" - production and acting, Salma is the host of many grand concerts and shows, which she does just as well. However, she considers motherhood the most important and enjoyable role.