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Salma Hayek: Ugly Betty
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Salma Hayek may be a producer of the television show Ugly Betty, but the Latina actress is all beauty. And the sexy stunner is making some drama off screen these days, with her recently announced pregnancy and engagement.
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Hayek is an executive producer of Ugly Betty, television series airing around the world since September 2006. Hayek adapted the series for American television with Ben Silverman, who acquired the rights and scripts from the Colombian Telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea in 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 ... producing. Hayek guest-starred on Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes, a magazine editor. She also had a cameo playing an actress in the telenovela within the show. The show quickly became a ratings hit and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Series in 2007.
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Salma kicked off 2007 with the straight-to-video release of Bandidas, a film in which she and costar Penelope Cruz cause all kinds of havoc in the Wild West. Another early 2007 release, Lonely Hearts, put Salma opposite John Travolta, in a true story about a pair of killers who trolled for victims in the personals. Finally, Salma will be seen in Keep Coming Back, a drama directed and costarring William H. Macy. And, of course, expect to see more of Salma on Ugly Betty; particularly now that the show has won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.
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