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Before landing roles in Hollywood, Salma Hayek was a star in Mexico thanks to parts in the Spanish TV shows Un nuevo amanecer and Teresa. But success in Mexico was not enough for Hayek, so she headed for Hollywood. After English and acting lessons -- and being discovered by Robert Rodriguez -- Hayek was cast in 1995's Desperado, the film that launched Antonio Banderas' career.
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Salma Hayek Jiménez is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican actress, Daytime Emmy-winning director, and a film and television producer. Hayek has appeared in more than thirty films and performed as an actress outside of Hollywood in Mexico and Spain.
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Salma Hayek started out doing local theater, including a role as the female lead in Aladdin and His Marvelous Lamp. Theater work led to commercials, which finally led to a part on a series called Un nuevo amanecer. Salma Hayek was considered a star in Mexico for her role as Teresa on the popular soap opera of the same name. This was... not enough for the ambitious beauty who had set her sights on Hollywood.
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Salma Hayek hides out after she drops her baby bomb, Leo runs into trouble overseas, and Elizabeth Taylor (yes, Elizabeth Taylor) swims with sharks, the real kind, not the human version! Plus, does one of Hollywood’s heavy hitters have a secret nooky child?
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Salma Hayek, the sexy star of Wild Wild West, isn't just another bonita mujer. She's a heroine in her homeland who's fed up because Hollywood treats Mexicans like maids. Hayek can go mano a mano with the best of them — and isn't afraid to duke it out with Hollywood's big guns.
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After becoming a star in her native Mexico, Salma Hayek headed for Hollywood and starred in Desperado, Fools Rush In, Wild Wild West, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. But it was her Oscar-nominated role in Frida that proved Salma's acting skills and strong will. She's since found success on TV as the executive producer of Ugly Betty.
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