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'''Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez''' (born September 2, 1966) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] and [[United States|American]]<!--- [[WP:MOSBIO]] dictates that a person's nationality/country of citizenship should be stated in their opening paragraph, and Hayek is a U.S. citizen, see http://www.people.com/people/salma_hayek/biography/0,,20007809_10,00.html ---> actress, [[Television director|director]], and [[television producer|television]] and [[film producer]]. Hayek has appeared in more than 30 films and performed as an actress outside of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] in Mexico and [[Spain]]. Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on [[violence against women]] and [[discrimination]] against [[Immigration|immigrants]] |
'''Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez''' (born September 2, 1966) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] and [[United States|American]]<!--- [[WP:MOSBIO]] dictates that a person's nationality/country of citizenship should be stated in their opening paragraph, and Hayek is a U.S. citizen, see http://www.people.com/people/salma_hayek/biography/0,,20007809_10,00.html ---> actress, [[Television director|director]], and [[television producer|television]] and [[film producer]]. Hayek has appeared in more than 30 films and performed as an actress outside of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] in Mexico and [[Spain]]. Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on [[violence against women]] and [[discrimination]] against [[Immigration|immigrants]] <ref>http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=12929239</ref>. |
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Hayek is the second Mexican lady to be nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] after [[Katy Jurado]]'s 1954 nominaiton. Hayek is one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood since [[Dolores del Rio]]'s prominence as a silent film actress . She is also--after [[Fernanda Montenegro]]'s 1998 nomination--the second of three [[Latin American]] actresses (the third being [[Catalina Sandino Moreno]]'s 2004 nomination) to achieve a Best Actress Oscar nomination. |
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In July 2007, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked Hayek fourth in their inaugural Latino Power 50, a list of the most powerful members of the Hollywood Latino community |
In July 2007, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked Hayek fourth in their inaugural Latino Power 50, a list of the most powerful members of the Hollywood Latino community <ref>{{cite news | title = THR's Latino Power 50 | first = Stephen | last = Galloway | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/features/e3i08b80be8ba1477a7111e18b474e8366a | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | date = 2007-07-26}}</ref>. 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. population would use the term 'sexy' to describe her" <ref>{{cite news | title = Salma Hayek tops sexiest celebs list | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19718502/ | publisher = MSNBC | date = 2007-07-11}}</ref>. In December 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Hayek number 17 in their list of the "25 Smartest People in TV" <ref>http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20243951_9,00.html</ref>. |
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==Biography== |
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Hayek was born in [[Coatzacoalcos]], [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]], the daughter of Diana Jiménez, an opera singer and talent scout, and Sami Hayek, an oil company executive |
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<ref>Love, Bret (March 2003). "The Beautiful Mind of Salma Hayek". ''Razor Magazine'', p. 48.</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/83/Salma-Hayek | title = Salma Hayek Biography (1966?-) | work = filmreference.com | accessdate = 2008-02-19}}</ref> |
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<ref name="actors">{{cite episode | series = Inside the Actors Studio | title = Salma Hayek | url = http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Salma_Hayek | network = Bravo | airdate = 2004-12-05 | season = 11 | number = 1105 | credits = Lipton, James (host)}}</ref>. |
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Hayek's mother is [[Spanish Mexican|Mexican of Spanish]] descent while her father is [[Arab Mexican|Mexican of Lebanese]] <ref>http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=14514423</ref>. Her first name [[Salma]], is [[arabic language|Arabic]] for "peaceful" or "calm". |
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⚫ | Raised in a wealthy, devoutly [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] family, she was sent to the [[Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau]], [[Louisiana]], at the age of twelve <ref name="actors"/>. While there, she was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/12/1039656167594.htm Drawn From Life]</ref>. She was also an accomplished [[gymnast]] aspiring to compete in the Olympics, but her father prevented her from being recruited by the Mexican national team <ref>{{citation | url = http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/052305/page2.html | title = Free Spirit | first = Robert | last = Sullivan | date = June 2005 | publisher = Vogue}}</ref>. The religious sisters running the Academy ejected Hayek, citing behavioral problems, so she returned to Mexico. She was later sent to live with her aunt in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], where she stayed until she was 17 years old. She attended college in Mexico City, where she studied International Relations at the [[Universidad Iberoamericana]]. To the surprise of her family, she dropped out to pursue a career as an actress <ref name="actors"/>. |
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⚫ | Hayek is a naturalized U.S. citizen <ref>{{cite web | title = Salma Hayek Biography | publisher = People | url = http://www.people.com/people/salma_hayek/biography/0,,20007809_10,00.html | accessdate = 2008-02-19}}</ref>. She dated actor [[Edward Norton]] between 1999 and 2003, and then [[Josh Lucas]] in 2003. She has friends in Los Angeles and Mexico and is best friends with Spanish actress [[Penélope Cruz]]. The two co-starred in the 2006 film ''[[Bandidas]].'' Hayek studied at [[Ramtha's School of Enlightenment]] <ref>{{cite web |
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⚫ | | title = Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, the School of Ancient Wisdom | accessdate = 2006-10-21| year = 2006| language = English| quote = Having been a skeptic for most of my life, Ramtha has taught me about the possibilities we all have to influence reality using science to explain the mechanics in a way that finally makes sense to me. His technique on creating the day has been very effective in my life.}}</ref>. Her brother Sami Hayek <ref name="peoplesami">{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20146328,00.html | accessdate=2008-08-03 | title =Sami Hayek | date=2004-12-13 | publisher=People Magazine}}</ref> is a designer with his own line of products at [[Target_Corporation#Target|Target]]<ref name="saminews">{{cite web | url=http://www.samihayek.com/news.html | accessdate=2008-08-03 | publisher=Sami Hayek Official Site | title=Latest News}}</ref> and clients that include [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Brad Pitt]], and the Mexican Government <ref name="samipress">{{cite web | url=http://www.samihayek.com/Press.pdf |format=PDF| accessdate=2008-08-03 | title=Press Kit | publisher=Sami Hayek Official Site}}</ref>. |
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⚫ | On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed she was expecting her first child with [[PPR (company)|PPR]] CEO [[François-Henri Pinault]]. 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 engagement <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN1838491120080718 Salma Hayek, Pinault cancel engagement]</ref>. They later reconciled and were married on [[Valentine's Day]], 2009 in Paris <ref>[http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-societe/info-lepoint-fr-francois-henri-pinault-et-salma-hayek-se-sont/920/0/317661 {{fr}} François-Henri Pinault et Salma Hayek se sont mariés] - [[Le Point|lepoint.fr]], February 16, 2009</ref>. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Mexico=== |
===Mexico=== |
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At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role in ''[[Teresa (telenovela)|Teresa]]'' (1989), a successful Mexican [[telenovela]] that made her a star in Mexico. In 1994, Hayek starred in the film ''[[El Callejón de los Milagros]]'' (''Miracle Alley''), which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]]. For her performance, Hayek was nominated for an [[Ariel Award]] |
At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role in ''[[Teresa (telenovela)|Teresa]]'' (1989), a successful Mexican [[telenovela]] that made her a star in Mexico. In 1994, Hayek starred in the film ''[[El Callejón de los Milagros]]'' (''Miracle Alley''), which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]]. For her performance, Hayek was nominated for an [[Ariel Award]] <ref>{{cite web | title = Ariel > Ganadores y nominados > XXXVII 1995 | url = http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XXXVII+1995&tipo=anio | language = Spanish | accessdate = 2008-02-19 | publisher = Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas}}</ref>. |
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===Early Hollywood acting work=== |
===Early Hollywood acting work=== |
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[[Image:FromDuskTilDawnDance.jpg|thumb|230px|right|[[Bikini]]-clad Salma Hayek, as [[Santanico Pandemonium]], performs an [[erotic dance]] with a [[snake]] in this promotional still for ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]''.]] |
[[Image:FromDuskTilDawnDance.jpg|thumb|230px|right|[[Bikini]]-clad Salma Hayek, as [[Santanico Pandemonium]], performs an [[erotic dance]] with a [[snake]] in this promotional still for ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]''.]] |
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Hayek moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in 1991 to study acting under [[Stella Adler]] |
Hayek moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in 1991 to study acting under [[Stella Adler]] <ref>{{cite web | title = Stella Adler Alumni | url = http://www.stellaadler-la.com/alumnifamous.html | accessdate = 2008-02-19 | work = stellaadler-la.com}}</ref>. She had limited fluency in English, which was attributed to her suffering from [[dyslexia]] <ref>{{citation | title = Oprah's Cut with Salma Hayek | url = http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/200309/omag_200309_ocut.jhtml | publisher = O, The Oprah Magazine | date = September 2003}}</ref>. [[Robert Rodriguez]] and his producer wife [[Elizabeth Avellan]] soon gave Hayek the break she needed, a starring role opposite [[Antonio Banderas]] in 1995's ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'' <ref name="actors"/>. The movie caught Hollywood's attention, as moviegoers proved to be dazzled by Hayek as Rodriguez had been. Due to Hayek's loyalty to the director, she would later decline playing the role [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] eventually took in ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' after Rodriguez abandoned the project. She has also appeared in the ''[[Spy Kids]]'' trilogy. |
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Hayek had a starring part opposite [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Fools Rush In]]''. She followed her success in ''Desperado'' with a brief but memorable role as a vampire queen in ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]'', where she provocatively danced on a table. In 1999, she co-starred in [[Will Smith]]'s big-budget ''[[Wild Wild West]]'', and played a supporting role in [[Kevin Smith (film maker)|Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' |
Hayek had a starring part opposite [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Fools Rush In]]''. She followed her success in ''Desperado'' with a brief but memorable role as a vampire queen in ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]'', where she provocatively danced on a table. In 1999, she co-starred in [[Will Smith]]'s big-budget ''[[Wild Wild West]]'', and played a supporting role in [[Kevin Smith (film maker)|Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'' <ref name="actors"/>. In 2000, Hayek had an uncredited acting part opposite [[Benicio del Toro]] in ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''. In 2003, she reprised her role from ''Desperado'' by appearing in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', the final film of the ''[[Mariachi Trilogy]]''. |
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===Later Hollywood work: Director, producer and actress=== |
===Later Hollywood work: Director, producer and actress=== |
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⚫ | Around 2000, Hayek founded film production company [[Ventanarosa]], through which she produces film and television projects. Her first feature as a producer was 1999's ''[[El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba]]'', Mexico's official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the [[Oscars]] <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.elmundo.es/1999/11/06/cultura/06N0104.html | language = Spanish | title = El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, de Arturo Ripstein representará a México en los Premios Oscar | publisher = El Mundo | date = 1999-11-06}}</ref>. |
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⚫ | Around 2000, Hayek founded film production company [[Ventanarosa]], through which she produces film and television projects. Her first feature as a producer was 1999's ''[[El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba]]'', Mexico's official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the [[Oscars]] |
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⚫ | ''[[Frida]]'', co-produced by Hayek, was released in 2002. |
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"''[[In the Time of the Butterflies (film)|In the Time of the Butterflies]]''," is a 2001 feature film based on the Julia Álvarez book of the same name, covering the lives of the Mirabal sisters. |
"''[[In the Time of the Butterflies (film)|In the Time of the Butterflies]]''," is a 2001 feature film based on the Julia Álvarez book of the same name, covering the lives of the Mirabal sisters. |
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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. Marc Anthony plays a brief role as Minerva's first love, and as the motivation for her later revolutionary activities. |
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. Marc Anthony plays a brief role as Minerva's first love, and as the motivation for her later revolutionary activities. |
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⚫ | ''[[Frida]]'', co-produced by Hayek and directed by [[Julie Taymor]], was released in 2002. It stars Hayek as [[Frida Kahlo]], and [[Alfred Molina]] as her unfaithful husband [[Diego Rivera]]; as well as an entourage of stars in supporting and minor roles ([[Valeria Golino]], [[Ashley Judd]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Geoffrey Rush]]) and cameos ([[Antonio Banderas]]). She earned a Best Actress [[Academy Award]] nomination for her performance <ref name="actors"/>. This made Hayek, along with [[Katy Jurado]] and [[Adriana Barraza]], one of only three Mexican actresses to have been nominated for an Academy Award. The film earned two Oscars. |
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⚫ | In 2003, Hayek produced and directed the ''[[The Maldonado Miracle]]'', a [[Showtime]] movie which won her a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special |
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⚫ | In 2003, Hayek produced and directed the ''[[The Maldonado Miracle]]'', a [[Showtime]] movie which won her a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special <ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime_31st_creative_b.htm | title = The 31st Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards | publisher = National Academy of Television | date = 2004-05-14}}</ref>. In December 2005, she directed a [[music video]] for [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], titled "[[Te Amo Corazon]]" ("I love you, sweetheart") that featured her good friend [[Mia Maestro]] <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2005/0004232338 | publisher = PRNewswire | title = Prince and Salma Hayek Create 'Te Amo Corazon' | date = 2005-12-12}}</ref>. |
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Hayek is an executive producer of ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', a 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 [[Colombia|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for the 2006–2007 season with [[Silvio Horta]] also producing. Hayek guest-starred on ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' as [[Sofia Reyes]], a magazine editor. She also had a [[Cameo appearance|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. Hayek's performance as Sofia resulted in a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php Academy of Television Arts & Sciences<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Hayek is an executive producer of ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', a 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 [[Colombia|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for the 2006–2007 season with [[Silvio Horta]] also producing. Hayek guest-starred on ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' as [[Sofia Reyes]], a magazine editor. She also had a [[Cameo appearance|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. Hayek's performance as Sofia resulted in a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php Academy of Television Arts & Sciences<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Hayek is developing and producing ''[[La Banda (film)|La Banda]]'', a Spanish-language romantic comedy set in Mexico, written by [[Issa Lopez]]. |
Hayek is developing and producing ''[[La Banda (film)|La Banda]]'', a Spanish-language romantic comedy set in Mexico, written by [[Issa Lopez]]. |
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Hayek is set to star as the wife of [[Adam Sandler]] in a currently untitled comedy that also costars [[Chris Rock]] (who costarred with her in ''Dogma'') and [[Kevin James (actor)|Kevin James]] |
Hayek is set to star as the wife of [[Adam Sandler]] in a currently untitled comedy that also costars [[Chris Rock]] (who costarred with her in ''Dogma'') and [[Kevin James (actor)|Kevin James]] <ref>{{cite news | title = Salma Hayek joins Sandler comedy | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001338.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | publisher = Variety | date = 2009-03-17 | accessdate = 2009-03-21}}</ref>. |
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===Singing credits=== |
===Singing credits=== |
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===Promotional work=== |
===Promotional work=== |
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Hayek has been a spokesperson for [[Avon Products|Avon cosmetics]] since February 2004.<ref>[http://www.avoncompany.com/women/news/press20040722.html Avon Foundation Newsroom |
Hayek has been a spokesperson for [[Avon Products|Avon cosmetics]] since February 2004.<ref>[http://www.avoncompany.com/women/news/press20040722.html Avon Foundation Newsroom]</ref>. She formerly acted as spokesperson for [[Revlon]] in 1998. In 2001, she modeled for [[Chopard]]<ref>[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1753966_ITM The market report.(women''s perfumes)(Statistical Data Included) - Journal, Magazine, Article, Periodical]</ref> and was featured in 2006 [[Campari]] [[adverts]] as photographed by [[Mario Testino]] <ref>[http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=55319 MediaPost Publications Home of MediaDailyNews, MEDIA and OMMA Magazines]</ref>. On April 3, she helped introduce La Doña, a [[watch]] by [[Cartier SA|Cartier]] inspired by fellow Mexican actress [[María Félix]] <ref>[http://www.diezydiez.com/fullnews.php?id=17(Spanish-language) Diezydiez - Revista De Relojes Y Joyas<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. |
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Hayek was also featured in a series of [[Spanish language]] [[commercials]] for [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln cars]]. Consequently, sales of the [[Lincoln Navigator]] among Hispanics increased by twelve percentage points |
Hayek was also featured in a series of [[Spanish language]] [[commercials]] for [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln cars]]. Consequently, sales of the [[Lincoln Navigator]] among Hispanics increased by twelve percentage points <ref>http://www.hispaniconline.com/trends/2003/summer/success/index.html</ref>. |
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===In art=== |
===In art=== |
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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|Rodriguez]] of Hayek as [[Aztec]] [[goddess]] [[Itzpapalotl|Itzapapalotl]] |
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|Rodriguez]] of Hayek as [[Aztec]] [[goddess]] [[Itzpapalotl|Itzapapalotl]] <ref>[http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/visualarts/stories/MYSA040206.1P.salma.50ce305.html Yepes/Rodriguez Paint Hayek]</ref>. |
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⚫ | On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed she was expecting her first child with [[PPR (company)|PPR]] CEO [[François-Henri Pinault]]. 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 engagement |
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===Advocacy=== |
===Advocacy=== |
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On July 19, 2005, Hayek testified before the [[U.S. Senate]] Committee on the Judiciary supporting reauthorizing the [[Violence Against Women Act]].<ref>http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1570&wit_id=4490</ref> In February 2006, she donated $25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $50,000 to [[Monterrey]] based anti-domestic violence groups |
On July 19, 2005, Hayek testified before the [[U.S. Senate]] Committee on the Judiciary supporting reauthorizing the [[Violence Against Women Act]].<ref>http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1570&wit_id=4490</ref> In February 2006, she donated $25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $50,000 to [[Monterrey]] based anti-domestic violence groups <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-02-14-hayek_x.htm | title = Hayek helps groups aiding battered women | publisher = USA Today | date = 2006-02-14}}</ref>. |
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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 spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine to help raise awareness of the program |
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 spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine to help raise awareness of the program <ref>http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL2675516.</ref>. |
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Hayek also advocates [[breastfeeding]], because of its benefits, including building stronger infant immune systems. During a [[UNICEF]] fact-finding trip to [[Sierra Leone]], [[wet nurse|she breastfed]] a hungry week-old baby whose mother could not produce milk |
Hayek also advocates [[breastfeeding]], because of its benefits, including building stronger infant immune systems. During a [[UNICEF]] fact-finding trip to [[Sierra Leone]], [[wet nurse|she breastfed]] a hungry week-old baby whose mother could not produce milk <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/10/salma-hayek-breastfeeds-a_n_165676.html</ref>. |
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==Honors== |
==Honors== |
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Born | Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez |
Occupation | Actress/producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | François-Henri Pinault (2/14/2005 - present) |
Children | Valentina Paloma Pinualt |
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress, director, and television and film producer. Hayek has appeared in more than 30 films and performed as an actress outside of Hollywood in Mexico and Spain. Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants [1].
Hayek is the second Mexican lady to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress after Katy Jurado's 1954 nominaiton. Hayek is one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood since Dolores del Rio's prominence as a silent film actress . She is also--after Fernanda Montenegro's 1998 nomination--the second of three Latin American actresses (the third being Catalina Sandino Moreno's 2004 nomination) to achieve a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Hayek fourth in their inaugural Latino Power 50, a list of the most powerful members of the Hollywood Latino community [2]. 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. population would use the term 'sexy' to describe her" [3]. In December 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked Hayek number 17 in their list of the "25 Smartest People in TV" [4].
Biography
Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, the daughter of Diana Jiménez, an opera singer and talent scout, and Sami Hayek, an oil company executive [5] [6] [7]. Hayek's mother is Mexican of Spanish descent while her father is Mexican of Lebanese [8]. Her first name Salma, is Arabic for "peaceful" or "calm".
Raised in a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family, she was sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of twelve [7]. While there, she was diagnosed with dyslexia [9]. She was also an accomplished gymnast aspiring to compete in the Olympics, but her father prevented her from being recruited by the Mexican national team [10]. The religious sisters running the Academy ejected Hayek, citing behavioral problems, so she returned to Mexico. She was later sent to live with her aunt in Houston, Texas, where she stayed until she was 17 years old. She attended college in Mexico City, where she studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana. To the surprise of her family, she dropped out to pursue a career as an actress [7].
Personal life
Hayek is a naturalized U.S. citizen [11]. She dated actor Edward Norton between 1999 and 2003, and then Josh Lucas in 2003. She has friends in Los Angeles and Mexico and is best friends with Spanish actress Penélope Cruz. The two co-starred in the 2006 film Bandidas. Hayek studied at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment [12]. Her brother Sami Hayek [13] is a designer with his own line of products at Target[14] and clients that include Louis Vuitton, Brad Pitt, and the Mexican Government [15].
Hayek often uses method acting to play characters. While she was cast as Frida Kahlo, Hayek had to smoke for the role using real cigarettes. As a result in her own admission she became a smoker and is currently trying to kick the habit.
On March 9, 2007, Hayek confirmed she was expecting her first child with PPR CEO François-Henri Pinault. 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 engagement [16]. They later reconciled and were married on Valentine's Day, 2009 in Paris [17].
Career
Mexico
At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico. In 1994, Hayek starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagros (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 Ariel Award [18].
Early Hollywood acting work
Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991 to study acting under Stella Adler [19]. She had limited fluency in English, which was attributed to her suffering from dyslexia [20]. Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Hayek the break she needed, a starring role opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995's Desperado [7]. The movie caught Hollywood's attention, as moviegoers proved to be dazzled by Hayek as Rodriguez had been. Due to Hayek's loyalty to the director, she would later decline playing the role Catherine Zeta-Jones eventually took in The Mask of Zorro after Rodriguez abandoned the project. She has also appeared in the Spy Kids trilogy.
Hayek had a starring part opposite Matthew Perry in the romantic comedy Fools Rush In. She followed her success in Desperado with a brief but memorable role as a vampire queen in From Dusk Till Dawn, where she provocatively danced on a table. In 1999, she co-starred in Will Smith's big-budget Wild Wild West, and played a supporting role in Kevin Smith's Dogma [7]. In 2000, Hayek had an uncredited acting part opposite Benicio del Toro in Traffic. In 2003, she reprised her role from Desperado by appearing in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, the final film of the Mariachi Trilogy.
Later Hollywood work: 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's El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba, Mexico's official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars [21].
"In the Time of the Butterflies," is 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. Marc Anthony plays a brief role as Minerva's first love, and as the motivation for her later revolutionary activities.
Frida, co-produced by Hayek and directed by Julie Taymor, was released in 2002. It stars Hayek as Frida Kahlo, and Alfred Molina as her unfaithful husband Diego Rivera; as well as an entourage of stars in supporting and minor roles (Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Edward Norton, Geoffrey Rush) and cameos (Antonio Banderas). She earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her performance [7]. This made Hayek, along with Katy Jurado and Adriana Barraza, one of only three Mexican actresses to have been nominated for an Academy Award. The film earned two Oscars.
In 2003, Hayek produced and directed the The Maldonado Miracle, a Showtime movie which won her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special [22]. In December 2005, she directed a music video for Prince, titled "Te Amo Corazon" ("I love you, sweetheart") that featured her good friend Mia Maestro [23].
Hayek is an executive producer of Ugly Betty, a 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 also 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. Hayek's performance as Sofia resulted in a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards.[24]
In April 2007, Hayek finalized negotiations with MGM to become the CEO of her own Latin themed film production company, Ventanazul.[25] The following month she signed a two year deal with ABC to develop projects for the network through her production company, Ventanarosa.[26]
Hayek is developing and producing La Banda, a Spanish-language romantic comedy set in Mexico, written by Issa Lopez.
Hayek is set to star as the wife of Adam Sandler in a currently untitled comedy that also costars Chris Rock (who costarred with her in Dogma) and Kevin James [27].
Singing credits
Hayek has been credited as a song performer in three movies. The first was Desperado for the song Quedate Aquí. In Frida she performed with band Los Vega the Mexican folk song La Bruja. She also recorded Siente mi amor, which played during the end credits of Once Upon a Time in Mexico. She also contributed to Happiness is a Warm Gun in "Across the Universe" as the singing nurses.
Promotional work
Hayek has been a spokesperson for Avon cosmetics since February 2004.[28]. She formerly acted as spokesperson for Revlon in 1998. In 2001, she modeled for Chopard[29] and was featured in 2006 Campari adverts as photographed by Mario Testino [30]. On April 3, she helped introduce La Doña, a watch by Cartier inspired by fellow Mexican actress María Félix [31].
Hayek was also featured in a series of Spanish language commercials for Lincoln cars. Consequently, sales of the Lincoln Navigator among Hispanics increased by twelve percentage points [32].
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 Rodriguez of Hayek as Aztec goddess Itzapapalotl [33].
Advocacy
On July 19, 2005, Hayek testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary supporting reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.[34] In February 2006, she donated $25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $50,000 to Monterrey based anti-domestic violence groups [35].
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 spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine to help raise awareness of the program [36].
Hayek also advocates breastfeeding, because of its benefits, including building stronger infant immune systems. During a UNICEF fact-finding trip to Sierra Leone, she breastfed a hungry week-old baby whose mother could not produce milk [37].
Honors
- Recipient of Glamour magazine Woman of the Year Award in October 2001.[38]
- Recipient of Producers Guild of America Celebration of Diversity Award in 2003.[39]
- Recipient of Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award in February 2006.[40]
- Recipient of Time Magazine 25 Most Influential Hispanics in 2005.[41]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Other credits and/or notes |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Mi Vida Loca | Gata | |
1994 | El Callejón de los Milagros (Miracle Alley) | Alma | Spanish-language |
1995 | Desperado | Carolina | |
Fair Game | Rita | ||
1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Santanico Pandemonium | |
Follow Me Home | Betty | ||
Fled | Cora | ||
1997 | Fools Rush In | Isabel Fuentes | |
Breaking Up | Monica | Direct-to-video release. | |
Sistole Diastole | Carmelita | ||
1998 | 54 | Anita | |
The Velocity of Gary | Mary Carmen | Producer; direct-to-video release. | |
The Faculty | Nurse Harper | ||
1999 | Dogma | Serendipity | |
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba (No One Writes to the Colonel) | Julia | Producer; Spanish-language. | |
Wild Wild West | Rita Escobar | ||
2000 | Timecode | Rose | |
La Gran Vida (Living it Up) | Lola | Spanish-language | |
Chain Of Fools | Sgt. Meredith Kolko | Direct-to-video release. | |
Traffic | Rosario | uncredited | |
2001 | Hotel | Charlee Boux | |
2002 | Frida | Frida Kahlo | Producer; Academy Award nomination. |
2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Cesca Giggles | |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Carolina | ||
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops | herself | ||
2004 | After the Sunset | Lola Cirillo | |
2005 | Sian Ka'an | Maria (voice) | |
2006 | Ask the Dust | Camilla Lopez | Best Nude Movie Scene of the Year[42] |
Bandidas | Sara Sandoval | ||
2007 | Lonely Hearts | Martha Beck | |
Across the Universe | Bang Bang Shoot Shoot Nurses | ||
2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Foxy (voice) | |
2009 | Cirque du Freak | Madame Truska | post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Other credits and/or notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | Un Nuevo Amanecer | Spanish-language telenovela | |
1989 | Teresa | Teresa | Spanish-language telenovela |
1993 | The Sinbad Show | recurring character | |
1994 | Roadracers | Donna | feature |
El Vuelo del Águila | Juana Cata | Spanish-language telenovela | |
1997 | The Hunchback | Esmeralda | feature |
1999 | Action | Herself | guest star |
2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Minerva Mirabal | Producer; feature |
2003 | The Maldonado Miracle | not applicable | Feature; producer, director. Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special. |
Saturday Night Live | Guest Host | March 15 | |
2006 | Ugly Betty | Sofia Reyes | Producer and guest star |
2009 | 30 Rock | Elisa | guest star[43] |
Event appearances
- Was a member of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival jury.[44]
- Co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert with Julianne Moore in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2005.[45]
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