Salma Hayek – The Oscar winning proficient actress, the spokesperson of the trusted name AVON, is also associated with the noble cause of making women aware about their health and wellbeing around the world. After acting in a series of very successful films including Murphy's Law, Frida, Chain of Fools, Sistole Diastole, Rebel Highway, In the Time of the Butterflies, the actress has very much got her name registered into the league of A-list stars. Salma Hayek is precisely the name that is unmistakably hard to miss.
Salma’s fortunate rearing in Mexico can be credited to her Lebanese businessman father and her Mexican born mother who was an opera singer. It was not that the actress had a smooth landing into the Hollywood. She had to do a lot of struggle before making it big into the show biz world. Before emerging head and heart into Hollywood the actress struggled on the small screen. After portraying some of the really appreciable roles on TV that included her character in TV soap opera, ‘Teresa’, Hayek became an instant hit in her native country. Following this the promising actress shifted her base to Los Angeles in 1995.
With a view to establish herself as a name world known the actress came up with some of the movies like ‘Dream On’ and ‘Mi Vida Loca’. But the role that can be called as the real breakthrough role came in shape of her a role opposite Antonio Banderas in ‘Desperado’. This late night show gave the up and coming actress an international audience.
Salma was actually quick to cash upon her soaring high popularity. With a view to capitalize on her fame she launched her own production company and made movies like ‘No One Writes to the Colonel’. This happened to be Mexico's official Oscar entry for best foreign film.
Next in the line was the film about Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter whom she had long since admired. “Frida” came in 2002 and was nominated for 6 Oscars. The actress bagged the Best Actress Award for this movie. She happened to be the first Latin actress to be nominated in the category.Salma’s next big project was a film about Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter whom she had long since admired. In 2002, ‘Frida’, co-produced by Hayek, was nominated for 6 Oscars including best actress for Hayek, the first Latin actress to be nominated in the category.
