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Salma Hayek
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Biography
Born in southeast Mexico, daughter of a Lebanese
father and a Mexican mother, Hayek began her career in Mexican TV
soap operas in late 80's. After having some success with titles
such as Nuevo Amanecer and Teresa, Hayek left a relatively easy
career in Mexican TV and traveled to Los Angeles, searching for
the promised land: Hollywood. After some minor roles, Hayek began
to be noticed as a good actress in Desperado (1995). She returned
to Mexico to film Callejón de los Milagros, El (1995) and was nominated
for an Ariel (Mexican Academy Award). Hayek is considered to be
the first Mexican actress to become a Hollywood movie star since
Dolores Del Río. |
Salma Hayek
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Personal quotes
"I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls
than I do."
"I act tall!"
"I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion
whenit comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She
grew up in New York speaking English not Spanish. Her success is
very important because she represents a different culture, but it
doesn't help me. I grew up in Mexico, not the US, and the fact is
that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to
persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.
Everyone's afraid of doing something a bit risky. Everyone wants
a $20 million hit and anything they think might get in the way of
that kind of success is considered a liability." |
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