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Salma
Hayek has starred in some good movies like Desperado, Dogma and Once
Upon a Time in Mexico, but the girl has also made some bad film choices:
Fools Rush In and Wild Wild West are among the many that pop into our
minds.
But thanks to her red-hot passion, Latin fire, and curves that just
won't quit, we can forgive her. Okay, we can even forgive Salma Hayek for the unibrow she had to maintain while starring as Frida Kahlo in Frida.
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Salma Hayek has beaten the odds to
become one of the most popular and well-paid Latin female stars in
Hollywood, and although she's got looks to kill, beauty can only take
someone so far. Salma Hayek has proven that she's got the goods to back up her
amazing looks.
Before getting 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, and so she headed for
Hollywood. After English and acting lessons -- and being discovered by
Robert Rodriguez -- Salma Hayek was cast in 1995's Desperado, the film that
launched Antonio Banderas' career.
It was mostly uphill for Salma Hayek from then on. In 1996, she appeared in
From Dusk Till Dawn, followed by Fools Rush In in 1997, 54 and The
Faculty in 1998, Dogma and Wild Wild West in 1999, and Timecode and
Chain of Fools in 2000.
After a brief uncredited
appearance in 2000's Traffic, Salma Hayek starred as Mexican painter Frida
Kahlo in 2002's Frida, which she also co-produced. Salma Hayek's pet project
garnered her Golden Globe, Oscar and Golden Satellite nominations as
Best Actress, as well as Germany's Golden Camera as Best International
Actress.
On the personal front, Salma Hayek also made headlines thanks to her
four-year relationship with actor Edward Norton.
In 2004, Salma Hayek can add After the Sunset, a romance that takes place
after a heist and co-stars Pierce Brosnan, the animated film Sian Ka'an,
the satirical comedy Paint, and the romantic film Murphy's Law to her
filmography. Salma Hayek joins Colin Farrell and Val Kilmer in 2005's Ask the
Dust (produced by Tom Cruise). |