The Salma Hayek Handbook - Everything you need to know about Salma Hayek

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Salma Valgarma Hayek Jimenez de Pinault (Spanish pronunciation: [?salma ?xa?ek]; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican American film actress, director and producer. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.

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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Salma Hayek, Mi Vida Loca, Roadracers, Midaq Alley (film), Desperado (film), Fair Game (1995 film), Four Rooms, From Dusk till Dawn, Characters of From Dusk till Dawn, Fled, Fools Rush In (1997 film), Breaking Up (film), The Hunchback (1997 film), 54 (film), The Velocity of Gary, The Faculty, Dogma (film), No One Writes to the Colonel (film), Wild Wild West, Timecode (film), Chain of Fools (film), Traffic (2000 film), Hotel (2001 film), In the Time of the Butterflies (film), Frida, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, V-Day: Until the Violence Stops, After the Sunset, Ask the Dust (film), Bandidas, Lonely Hearts (2006 film), Across the Universe (film), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Grown Ups (film), Puss in Boots (2011 film), Americano (2011 film), Teresa (2010 telenovela), The Sinbad Show, Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame), Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Savages (2012 film).

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• Autobiography

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles Salma Hayek Mi Vida Loca Roadracers Midaq Alley (film) Desperado (film) Fair Game (1995 film) Four Rooms From Dusk till Dawn Characters of From Dusk till Dawn Fled Fools Rush In (1997 film) Breaking Up (film) The Hunchback (1997 film) 54 (film) The Velocity of Gary The Faculty Dogma (film)

No One Writes to the Colonel (film) Wild Wild West Timecode (film) Chain of Fools (film) Traffic (2000 film) Hotel (2001 film) In the Time of the Butterflies (film) Frida Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Once Upon a Time in Mexico V-Day: Until the Violence Stops After the Sunset Ask the Dust (film) Bandidas Lonely Hearts (2006 film) Across the Universe (film) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

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Grown Ups (film) Puss in Boots (2011 film) Americano (2011 film) Teresa (2010 telenovela) The Sinbad Show Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) Ugly Betty 30 Rock Savages (2012 film)

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Salma Hayek

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Salma Hayek at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Nationality

Occupation

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Spouse

Children

Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez September 2, 1966 Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

American/Mexican

Actress, director, producer

1988–present

François-Henri Pinault (m. 2009)

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Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsalmaˈxaʝek]; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican American film actress, director and producer. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the filmFrida.

Early life Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, the daughter of Diana Jiménez Medina, an opera singer and [1] [2] talent scout, and Sami Hayek Dominguez, an oil company executive who once ran for mayor of Coatzacoalcos. [3] [4] [5] Hayek's father is of Lebanese descent, while her mother is of Spanish descent. Her first given name, Salma, [6] [7] is Arabic for "safe". Raised in a wealthy, devoutly Roman Catholic family, she was sent to the Academy of the [3] [8] Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of twelve. While there, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. [3] She attended college in Mexico City, where she studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana.

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Career

Mexico At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role inTeresa(1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico. In 1994, Hayek starred in the filmaClEdnójellMisloeosgrla(Miracle Alley), which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican cinema. For her performance, Hayek was nominated for an [9] Ariel Award.

Early Hollywood acting work [10] Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991 to study acting under Stella Adler. She had limited fluency in [11] English, which was attributed to her suffering from dyslexia. Robert Rodriguez and his producer and then wife [3] Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Hayek a starring role opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995'sDesperado. Hayek had a starring part opposite Matthew Perry in the 1997 romantic comedyFools Rush In. She followed her role inDesperadowith a brief role as a vampire queen inFrom Dusk Till Dawn, in which she performed a table-top snake dance. In 1999, she co-starred in Will Smith's big-budgetWild Wild West, and played a supporting role in [3] Kevin Smith'sDogma. In 2000, Hayek had an uncredited acting part opposite Benicio del Toro inTraffic. In 2003, she reprised her role fromDesperadoby appearing inOnce Upon a Time in Mexico, the final film of theMariachi Trilogy.

Director, producer and actress Around 2000, Hayek founded film production company Ventanarosa, through which she produces film and television projects. Her first feature as a producer was 1999'sEl Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba, Mexico's [12] official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. Frida, co-produced by Hayek, was released in 2002. Starring Hayek as Frida Kahlo, and Alfred Molina as her unfaithful husband, Diego Rivera, the film was directed by Julie Taymor and featured an entourage of stars in supporting and minor roles (Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Edward Norton, Geoffrey Rush) and cameos (Antonio [3] Banderas). She earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her performance. In the Time of the Butterfliesis a 2001 feature film based on the Julia Álvarez book of the same name, covering the lives of the Mirabal sisters. In the movie, Salma Hayek plays one of the sisters, Minerva, and Edward James Olmos plays the Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo whom the sisters opposed.

Hayek at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

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Hayek and Banderas at the Puss in Boots premiere in Australia.

In 2003, Hayek produced and directedThe Maldonado Miracle, a Showtime movie based on the book of the same [13] [14] name, winning her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special. In December 2005, she directed a music video for Prince, titled "Te Amo Corazon" ("I love you, sweetheart") that [15] featured Mía Maestro. Hayek was an executive producer ofUgly Betty, a television series that aired around the world from 2006 to 2010. Hayek adapted the series for American television with Ben Silverman, who acquired the rights and scripts from the Colombian telenovelaYo Soy Betty La Feain 2001. Originally intended as a half hour sitcom for NBC in 2004, the project would later be picked up by ABC for the 2006–2007 season with Silvio Horta also producing. Hayek guest-starred onUgly Bettyas Sofia Reyes, a magazine editor. She also had a cameo playing an actress in the telenovela within the show. The show won a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Series in 2007. Hayek's performance as Sofia resulted in a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 59th [16] Primetime Emmy Awards. In April 2007, Hayek finalized negotiations with MGM to become the CEO of her own Latin themed film production [17] company, Ventanarosa. The following month, she signed a two year deal with ABC for Ventanarosa to develop [18] projects for the network. [19] Hayek stars as the wife of Adam Sandler inGrown Ups, which also co-stars Chris Rock and Kevin James. At his insistence, Hayek co-starred with Antonio Banderas in theShrekspin-off filmPuss in Bootsas the voice of the [20] character Kitty Softpaws, who serves as Puss's female counterpart and love interest.

Singing credits Hayek has been credited as a song performer in three movies. The first wasDesperadofor the songQuedate Aqu. In Fridashe performed the Mexican folk songLa Brujawith the band Los Vega. She also recordedSiente mi amor, which played during the end credits ofOnce Upon a Time in Mexico.

Promotional work

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Hayek has been a spokesperson for Avon cosmetics since February [21] 2004. She formerly was a spokesperson for Revlon in 1998. In 2001, she modeled for Chopard and was featured in 2006 Campari [22] adverts, photographed by Mario Testino. On April 3, 2009, she helped introduce La Doña, a watch by Cartier inspired by fellow [23] Mexican actress María Félix.

In 2011, Hayek launched her own line of cosmetics, skincare and haircare products called Nuance by Salma Hayek, to be sold at CVS [24] stores in North America. She was inspired to create a cosmetic line from her grandmother, who used to make her own facial care products.

Hayek featured on the cover ofVeronica magazine, as seen here on an SUV in Amsterdam

Hayek was also featured in a series of Spanish language commercials for Lincoln cars.

In art In spring 2006, the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio, Texas displayed 16 portrait paintings by muralist George Yepes and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez of Hayek as Aztec goddess Itzpapalotl.

Personal life [25] [26] Hayek is a naturalized United States citizen. She studied at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, and is a [27] [28] [29] practitioner of yoga. Her brother, Sami Hayek, is a designer with his own line of products at Target and [30] clients that include Louis Vuitton, Brad Pitt, and the Mexican Government. On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed her engagement to a French billionaire and PPR CEO François-Henri Pinault as well as her pregnancy. On September 21, 2007, she gave birth to daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. On July 18, 2008, Hayek and Pinault announced the end of their [31] [32] engagement. They later reconciled and were married on Valentine's Day, 2009 in Paris. On April 25, 2009, [33] they were married a second time in Venice. In July 2011, Hayek's husband was named in a paternity case. According to reports, Pinault is the father of [34] [35] supermodel Linda Evangelista's four-year-old son, Augustin James. He denied all allegations.

Activism Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against [36] immigrants. On July 19, 2005, Hayek testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary supporting [37] reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. In February 2006, she donated $25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, [38] Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $50,000 to Monterrey based anti-domestic violence groups. Hayek is a board member of V-Day, the charity founded by playwright Eve Ensler. Since the birth of her daughter, Hayek has worked to help mothers in developing nations worldwide, teaming up with Pampers and UNICEF to help stop the spread of life-threatening maternal and neonatal tetanus. She is a global [39] spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine to help raise awareness of the program. Hayek also advocates breastfeeding. During a UNICEF fact-finding trip to Sierra Leone, she breastfed a hungry [40] week-old baby whose mother could not produce milk. [41] In 2010, Hayek's humanitarian work earned her a nomination for the VH1 Do Something Awards.

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Honours and awards [42] • Recipient ofGlamourmagazine Woman of the Year Award in October 2001. • Recipient of Producers Guild of America Celebration of Diversity Award in 2003. [43] • Recipient of Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award in February 2006. [44] • Recipient ofTimemagazine 25 Most Influential Hispanics in 2005. [45] • Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (France, 30 December 2011) In July 2007,The Hollywood Reporterranked Hayek fourth in their inaugural Latino Power 50, a list of the most [46] powerful members of the Hollywood Latino community. That same month, a poll found Hayek to be the "sexiest celebrity" out of a field of 3,000 celebrities (male and female); according to the poll, "65 percent of the U.S. [47] population would use the term 'sexy' to describe her". In 2008, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women [48] through the medium of television In December of that year,Entertainment Weeklyranked Hayek number 17 in [49] their list of the "25 Smartest People in TV."

Follow Me Home

1996

1996

Fled

1996

1997

(No One Writes to the Colonel) Producer; Spanish-language

Wild Wild West

From Dusk Till Dawn

Fools Rush In

The Velocity of Gary

Year

Mi Vida Loca

1993

1994

Roadracers

5

Rita Escobar

Carmelita

Nurse Harper

Notes

Esméralda

Mary Carmen

Anita

Rita

Isabel Fuentes

Carolina

Cora

Serendipity

Julia

1999

1999

Dogma

El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba

1999

1995

Desperado

1995

Fair Game

The Hunchback

1997

1998

54

1997

1998

Film

Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Action Nominated—Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film

Producer

Filmography

Santanico Pandemonium

Monica

Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (Shared with Antonio Banderas)

1998

The Faculty

El Callejón de los Milagros

Breaking Up

Sistole Diastole

TV Dancing Girl

Betty

Film

Role

Alma

Four Rooms

1995

1995

1997

Nominated—Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film

Nominated—Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film

(Miracle Alley)Spanish-language [9] Nominated—Ariel Award for Best Actress

post-production

herself

Francesca Giggles

Bang Bang Shoot Shoot Nurses

Lola Cirillo

Carolina

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Sara Sandoval

Lonely Hearts

2007

2006

2006

Martha Beck

After the Sunset

2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2004

2003

(Voice)

2003

Producer Golden Camera for Best International Actress Imagen Award for Best Actress - Film Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

2000

Timecode

Traffic

2000

La Gran Vida

Hotel

2001

2000

Chain of Fools

Salma Hayek

2000

Direct-to-video release

(Living it Up)Spanish-language

Rosario

Sgt. Meredith Kolko

Charlee Boux

Lola

uncredited

Rose

Frida Kahlo

Roxanne Chase-Feder

6

Frida

2002

post-production

Elena

Luisa

María Félix

Lola

Kitty Softpaws

TBA

2010

Grown Ups

unnamedLaDoaMaraFclix [50] Biography film

Here Comes the Boom

Savages

2012

La chispa de la vida

2011

Americano

2011

Puss in Boots

2012

In the Time of the Butterflies

2001

2011

Madame Truska

Camilla Lopez

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009

Across the Universe

Bandidas

Ask the Dust

2006

Nominated—San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actress

Minerva Mirabal

Elisa

Ugly Betty

[1] Love, Bret (March 2003). "The Beautiful Mind of Salma Hayek".Razor Magazine, p. 48 [2] "Footlights" (http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/17/books/footlights.html).The New York Times. September 17, 1997. . Retrieved May 23, 2010. [3] "Salma Hayek" (http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Salma_Hayek). Lipton, James (host).Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo. December 5, 2004. No. 1105, season 11. [4] In an interview on "Inside the actors studio", Hayek mentioned that she was of paternal Lebanese descent and maternal Spanish descent [5] "Salma Hayek Biography" (http:/ /www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=14514423). Biography.com. . Retrieved May 10, 2009. [6] Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Salma" (http:/ /www.behindthename.com/name/salma). . Retrieved 2011-03-24. [7] "Salma Hayek" (http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/salma-hayek/).Hello!. . Retrieved 2010-06-24. "...raised in a conservative Catholic family..." [8] "Famous People With ADHD and Learning Disabilities" (http:/ /www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/8681.html) ADDitude Magazine [9] "Ariel > Ganadores y nominados > XXXVII 1995" (http:/ /www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XXXVII+1995& tipo=anio) (in Spanish). Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. . Retrieved February 19, 2008. [10] "Stella Adler Alumni" (http:/ /web.archive.org/web/20071026053953/http://www.stellaadler-la.com/alumnifamous.html). stellaadler-la.com. Archived from the original (http://www.stellaadler-la.com/alumnifamous.html) on October 26, 2007. . Retrieved February 19, 2008.

Saturday Night Live

The Maldonado Miracle

2003

2003

Herself

Teresa

Teresa

1989

1993

1994

1994

guest star

In the Time of the Butterflies

30 Rock

2009

Feature; producer, director. Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special

Sofia Reyes

Guest Host

1997

2001

Action

Gente Bien

1999

Producer and guest star Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress–Comedy Series—2007 Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series—2007 Nominated—Producers Guild of America Television Producer of the Year Award

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Salma Hayek

Year

1988

1997

Minerva Mirabal

Esmeralda

The Hunchback

guest star

guest star; Spanish-language telenovela

7

Producer; feature Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor/Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television

Title

References

2006– 2007

Spanish-language telenovela

Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in a Crossover Role

Un Nuevo Amanecer

Role

Television

Notes

ElVuelodeldguila

The Sinbad Show

Gloria Contreras

Donna

Teresa

Roadracers

Juana Cata

Spanish-language telenovela

recurring character

Event appearances [51] • Was a member of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival jury. [52] • Co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert with Julianne Moore in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2005.

Spanish-language telenovela