Salma Hayek

Hollywood is full of movie stars from all over the world. Among them is the talented actress Salma Hayek, who was born in distant Mexico, where she became a national heroine.

But before the world popularity, the actress had to go a long way through discrimination and disbelief. Even today she does not lose the status of a star, capable of surprising the audience in a new bright way.

Salma was born into a wealthy family on September 2, 1966 in the city of Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf Coast. Her mother, Diana Medina, was a Spanish-born and popular opera singer, and her father, Sami Hayek, a Lebanese by nationality, was a businessman who built a considerable fortune in the oil market. In 1975, the happy family was replenished with an heir - Salma's younger brother was born, named after his father.

From early childhood, the mother instilled in the girl a love of art, and the father did not miss the opportunity to pamper his beloved daughter. After Sunday Mass, Sami took the children to the only cinema in the town, which was often completely packed. But for the Hayek family, one place was enough, since the father sat his daughter on his shoulders so that the girl could enjoy the cinema without hindrance. Then Salma began to understand that she longs for more from life and dreams of leaving the cramped city.

At the age of 9 she had such a chance. The girl has been doing gymnastics for several years, and she was invited to the national team. But then the father intervened, who was categorically against the departure of his young daughter to the capital, where she was faced with grueling daily training.

Salma, like any other child brought up in respect of parents, obeyed the decision of her father and stayed with her family. However, the future actress did not give up her dream of leaving the city and later was able to persuade her parents to send her to Louisiana, where there was a Catholic boarding school for girls.

Hayek's impressions of schooling were mixed. She learned the material well and got good grades, loved to sing at Catholic masses and often joked about the mentors who did not hold any grudge against the mischievous student. But then Salma was diagnosed with an unpleasant diagnosis - dyslexia, which prevented her from fully mastering the skills of reading and writing. In addition, the girl was shy of growth and small breasts, which made her inconspicuous against the background of feminine classmates.

At the age of 15, Hayek returned briefly to Mexico to return to the United States, but now to the city of Houston, where her aunt lived. Long-term residence in an English-speaking country allowed the girl to master the language, as well as absorb American culture and its values. Despite her future movie star status, during her teenage years, Salma suffered from skin problems common to many girls of her age. Against the background of the struggle with the deficiencies, she fell into depression and developed a digestive disorder, due to which she could not eat for days or absorb food in unthinkable quantities.

An unbalanced diet led to weight problems and worries about appearance. For some time Hayek was so shy of herself that she could not go out. Nevertheless, she found the strength to cope with these problems before entering the Ibero-American Institute in Mexico City.

Soon, Salma realized that a career as a diplomat did not appeal to her at all, and secretly began to study acting courses, playing in student productions. Soon she had to confess this hobby to her father, who at first did not believe in her daughter's talent, but still supported her desire to become an actress.

In 1991, the future star went to Los Angeles to study acting. There she had to get rid of the Mexican accent, which could interfere with her career in Hollywood.

Salma got to the cinema by a fluke. She performed in the play "Aladdin" on the stage of the children's theater, where the Mexican producer noticed the girl and offered a cameo role in the series.

Her debut turned out to be so bright that after a while the actress got the main role in the new serial telenovela "Teresa", which was released in 1989. And although there were plenty of similar series on Mexican television, "Teresa" was successful, not least thanks to the charming and talented Salma.

After the premiere, Hayek instantly became the most popular actress in the country. In the wake of this success she was invited to the feature film "Avenue of Miracles". The director selected a "stellar" cast, and the film enjoyed incredible popularity at home and earned a number of prestigious awards.

However, Salma's ambitions demanded more. Therefore, she went to the United States, where at first she faced serious discrimination. American directors simply refused to offer the actress the main roles, believing that the Mexican woman could not be the centerpiece of the film. However, she was lucky to meet on her way Robert Rodriguez, whose ancestors themselves came from Mexico.

The director appreciated Hayek's talents and invited her to the film "Desperate" with Antonio Banderas in the title role. Initially, the actor's partner was supposed to be Jennifer Lopez, but Rodriguez made a bet on Salma, unknown to anyone in America.

The film was released in 1995 and brought the actress her first popularity in Hollywood, as well as new proposals for filming. Hayek herself was not delighted with the proposed roles, since most directors saw her only in the form of a fatal beauty, while the artist wanted to show her artistic talents, and not an impressive appearance. She even thought about going back to Mexico, but Rodriguez's wife persuaded her to stay.

Salma continued to appear in Robert's films, and in subsequent years the films Four Rooms and From Dusk Till Dawn were released. In the last film, Hayek performed the famous dance with a boa constrictor and showed off her figure.

In 2000, Hayek founded the Ventanarosa production center, which was more loyal to Hispanic actresses. Her debut film was the drama Nobody Writes to the Colonel, where she played one heroine.

Hayek's cult fame was brought by the 2002 film Frida. Salma dreamed of playing the image of the famous Mexican artist for 7 years, and when she became the producer of the film, this dream of hers came true. For the role, the actress was not even afraid to grow a real mustache, which was characteristic of Frida Kahlo. Experiments with looks, as well as the film itself, did not go unnoticed. The film received 2 Oscars, one of which was for Best Actress, which was a real recognition of Hayek's talent.

The directorial debut was no less successful for the creative biography of the actress. In 2003, the film The Miracle of Maldonado was released, which brought its creator an Emmy.

After the success of "Frida" Hayek becomes a Hollywood star. The press and television include her in various ratings, calling her either the most elegant star (TV channel E!), Or one of the sexiest women in the world (Stuff puts her in 31st place; Maxim magazine - in 24th).

Hayek does not hang in the clouds and continues to act. First, she agrees to a role in the next film by Robert Rodriguez - "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Enrique Iglesias were involved in the film along with Hayek. The film became the final in the trilogy about the musician. Then Salma starred in the adventure film "After Sunset", where, together with Pierce Brosnan, she plays the role of a robber of the highest level.

And in 2006, Luc Besson's western "Bandits" was released, in which Hayek played along with her friend Penelope Cruz. And here Salma gets used to the role of a skillful robber. Critics were not enthusiastic about this work, but the audience accepted it "with a bang."

In 2014, Hayek again starred as a duet with Pierce Brosnan, this time in How to Make Love in English. Brosnan plays the inveterate womanizer and professor of Cambridge, from whom his student (Jessica Alba) becomes pregnant. But the problem is that his character is more like her older sister Olivia, played by Salma Hayek.

In 2015, the star of "Desperate" and "Frida" ventured into a bold act - the 48-year-old actress at that time starred naked for the glossy magazine Allure. Despite the piquancy of individual pictures, where Hayek appeared topless in front of readers, the photoset turned out to be by no means vulgar and even elegant. Despite her age, Salma Hayek has a figure close to ideal. Her parameters are 95-63-94, height - 157 cm, and weight - 52 kg. Periodic diets help the actress to keep herself in good shape.

In the same year, Hayek starred with Vincent Cassel in the film "Scary Tales" directed by Matteo Garrone. The tape did not receive awards at the Cannes Film Festival, but it was awarded distinctions in Italy.

In 2016, the actress celebrated her 50th birthday and again starred in a candid photo shoot - this time for GQ Mexico magazine. And in 2017, Hayek celebrated another anniversary - 20 years of friendship with another famous actress - Penelope Cruz. The two stars posted a joint photo on Instagram and thus proved that a strong friendship in Hollywood is possible. And this is despite the different mentality and religion (Hayek is a Catholic, and Cruz is a Buddhist).

The secret of a strong friendship is that women met when they were young, before they became famous.

As for Hayek's creative plans, in 2017 a film with her participation "The Killer's Bodyguard" was released. The action-packed comedy about how a bodyguard who ended his career due to the loss of a client had a second chance to return to the profession was warmly received by viewers and critics. The cast shone with names - Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Elodie Yung. Salma got the image of the emotional and charismatic wife of the protagonist, a guarded hitman.

The actress's filmography was also supplemented by the family comedy "How to be a Latin Lover" and the author's drama "Beatrice at Dinner". In the second picture, Salma appears as a Mexican masseuse who takes part in a picnic of wealthy clients. For the sake of the role, Hayek was not afraid to lose her usual gloss.

Hollywood gave the actress not only worldwide fame, but also bright novels. There were many men in Hayek's life. The first choice of the Mexican star was British actor Edward Utterton, whom she met on the set of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Their romance lasted 2 years, as Salma chose to devote her life to work, breaking off the relationship.

In 1999, she met the actor Edward Norton. The couple dated for 4 years. The reason for the separation was too different filming schedules, the artists simply could not devote enough time to each other. Moreover, Norton always did not like publicity, while his chosen one Hayek regularly appeared on the covers of magazines and gave numerous interviews.

Throughout the year, Salma dated another actor, Josh Lucas, who sincerely admired his talented companion.

At one time, Hayek hid her personal life from the press, and in 2007 she unexpectedly announced her engagement to the French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who owns many fashion houses in Europe. Later it turned out that the actress was expecting a baby: the girl was born on September 21 of the same year and received the name Valentina Paloma.

The wedding was played 2 years later in the most beautiful theater in Venice, where many famous figures of France and the USA were present. In the homeland of a businessman, Salma lives under the name of her husband, who is better known there than she.

According to Salma, she did not seek to be dependent on the man and on his views.

The actress built relationships with the opposite sex on equal terms. Therefore, since the early 2000s, Hayek became interested in the topic of domestic violence. For the rehabilitation of women, the artist opened the Salma Hayek Foundation.

Fans are sure: time has no power over the actress, she still surprises with the ideal proportions of the figure, which she boldly demonstrates in the photo in a swimsuit, and is not afraid to appear in front of cameras without makeup.

Instagram subscribers of the star are sure that without makeup, she looks no older than 30 years. Salma herself assures that her eyesight has suffered the most with age - the actress can no longer read without glasses, which often upsets her.

In 2018, Hayek delighted fans of her work with another family comedy "Parents of Easy Movement." Together with Alec Baldwin, the actress had to reincarnate into a married couple, which, with external well-being, is on the verge of bankruptcy. In Russia, the premiere of the film is scheduled for 2019. Hayek also got into the main cast of the Belgian-Canadian drama Operation Hummingbird, where Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard presented the main characters.

Now the star is filming in a number of films that will be released in 2019 and 2020. In the comedy Limited Partners, which has not yet received a Russian name, the actress will surprise the audience again. For the sake of the role, Salma repainted in red, which she never did.

1989 - "Teresa" 1994 - "Avenue of Wonders" 1995 - "Desperate" 1996 - "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1996 - "The Runaways" 1999 - "Nobody Writes to the Colonel" 2002 - "Frida" 2003 - "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" 2006 - "Bandits" 2010 - "Classmates" 2014 - "How to make love in English" 2017 - "The hitman's bodyguard" 2017 - "Beatrice at dinner" 2018 - "Parents of easy virtue"

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Salma Hayek Net Worth 2021

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Salma Hayek Net Worth 2019

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Salma Hayek Net Worth 2017

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