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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningSalma HayekFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchThis article or section does not cite its references or sources.You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations.Salma HayekHayek at the Cannes Film FestivalBirth name:Salma Hayek JiménezDate of birth:September 2, 1966Birth location:Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, MexicoHeight:5 2[verification #160;needed]Notable role(s):Frida Kahlo inFridaSalma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican actress. Also an Emmy winning director, a film and television producer. The most successful Latin American actress in Hollywood since Carmen Miranda, Hayek has appeared in more than thirty films, worked as an actress outside of Hollywood in Mexico and Spain. She is arguably the most important Mexican star in Hollywood today.She is a feminist whose charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants.[1]Contents1 Biography1.1 Early life and career in Mexico1.2 Career in Hollywood1.3 Personal life1.4 Honors1.5 Trivia2 Filmography2.1 Film2.2 Television2.3 Telenovelas2.4 Other work2.5 Other appearances3 External links4 References[edit]Biography[edit]Early life and career in MexicoHayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, to Lebanese-Jordanian father Sami Hayek, an oil company executive, and Mexican mother Diana Jimenez, an opera singer.[2] Raised in a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family, she was sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of 12. She was also an accomplished gymnast, with aspirations of becoming an Olympic competitor.After leaving the school due to alleged behavioral problems with the religious sisters who ran the school, Hayek returned to Mexico for a period, but then she was sent to Houston, Texas, to live with her aunt, where she stayed until she was 17. She subsequently moved to Mexico City for college, where she studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana. To the chagrin of her family, she decided to drop out in order to pursue a career as an actress.At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a successful telenovela (Mexican soap opera) which earned her star status in her native country. Later, in 1994, Hayek starred in El Callej?n de los Milagros (The Alley of Miracles), which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican Cinema. For her performance Hayek was nominated to an Ariel Award.[edit]Career in HollywoodHayek at the Cannes Film FestivalDespite limited fluency in English, Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991 to study acting under Stella Adler with the hopes of starting a career in Hollywood. Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Hayek the break she needed, starring opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995s Desperado. This movie brought Hayek to Hollywoods attention, as moviegoers proved to b
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