Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek, a Mexican American performer born to Spanish as well as Lebanese parents and is Mexican. She grew up in a wealthy Roman Catholic family from Mexico. Her passion for acting was ignited by the age of a girl to act by the film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. The actress was ready to go into the world of films after attending Mexico City's "Universidad Iberoamericana.' The first time she was cast as an actor was the Mexican telenovela 'Teresa.' In Hollywood she was offered the role of Antonio Banderas's co-star for 'Desperado. There were other roles to follow, like "Fools Riding In" as well as Wild Wild West.' She reprised her part of 'Desperado' from 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico which was followed by the creation of her own production company called "Ventanarosa.' The film that she first produced was the Mexican film, 'El coronel no Teiene Queen Le Escriba in which she is Mexico's entry into Oscars, in the 'Best Foreign Film' category. Executive producer for 'Ugly Betty'. The role she played as Sofia Reyes in 'Ugly Betty has earned her a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series' at the 60th 'Primetime Emmy Awards.' She has endorsements from Revlon as well as Avon along with the hair, cosmetic and skin care products, Nuance. The campaign helped to raise funds for vaccines to prevent neonatal or maternal tetanus.