Salma Hayek

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She comes straight from the sunny Mexico. The actress Salma Hayek, discovered in the "Desperado", was shown alongside Antonio Banderas, George Clooney and Will Smith. She caused a sensation in portraying the role of "Frida" which she was also producing. Salma has been nominated for Oscar for her performance. Salma Hayek, born in Veracruz in Mexico, owes her looks to her father of Lebanese origin and mother of Mexican origin. In 1988, Salma Hayek appeared in soap operas in Mexico before moving to Los Angeles to try her luck. In 1993, Salma Hayek gets his first role in the movie "My Crazy Life." Two years later, she made the acquaintance of director Robert Rodriguez, who got her the main female role in "Desperado". This film makes her well known to the public. In 1996, Salma Hayek appears alongside actors George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino for "From Dusk Till Dawn" and Josh Hartnett and Elijah Wood in "The Faculty" films by Robert Rodriguez. In 1999, Salma Hayek shared the poster of the movie "Dogma" with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The same year she played in "Wild Wild West" with Will Smith and Kevin Kline then received a wide success with "No letter to the Colonel." In 2000, Salma Hayek appeared in the film "Timecode" and two years later, embodies "Frida", the Mexican artist. In 2003, the actress is back in the "Desperado" series, "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" by Robert Rodriguez. She then gets many second major roles in productions like "Spy Kids 3" or "After the Sunset " with Pierce Brosnan. In 2005, she could be found at the top of the poster in the western produced by Luc Besson, "Bandidas" where Salma meets her real life friend, Penelope Cruz. In 2006, she appears on the screen in "Ask the Dust" with Colin Farrell. She's also the star of a new film by Todd Robinson "Lonely Hearts" with John Travolta.