Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American actress, born to Spanish-Lebanese parents. The family she was born into was an extremely wealthy Roman Catholic family from Mexico. In her early years she became inspired to pursue a career in acting after watching the film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.' In Mexico City, where she studied at the "Universidad Iberoamericana," she considered herself ready for the world of film. Her first assignment as an actress was in the Mexican telenovela 'Teresa.' The film she was in featured her in the movie "Desperado," starring Antonio Banderas after arriving in Hollywood. There were other roles to follow, like "Fools Riding In" as well as Wild Wild West.' In 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico the actress reprised her role as the character 'Desperado. In the following years, she established her own production house called Ventanarosa. The film that she first produced was the Mexican movie 'El Coronel No Dos Tienes Quien Escriba in which she is Mexico's entry into the Oscars Best Foreign Film category. The executive producer of 'Ugly Betty'. Her nomination was for Outstanding Guest Actress (Comedy Show) in the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. She has endorsements from Revlon and Avon, as well as Nuance, her hair care line. cosmetic and skin care products called Nuance. She has also been a defender of the campaign that seeks to raise funds for vaccines to treat maternal and neonatal Tetanus.