Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault\u00a0is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico by starring in the\u00a0telenovela\u00a0Teresa\u00a0(1989\u20131991) and the romantic drama\u00a0Midaq Alley\u00a0(1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as\u00a0Desperado\u00a0(1995),\u00a0From Dusk Till Dawn\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Wild Wild West(1999), and\u00a0Dogma\u00a0(1999).<\/p>\n
Hayek’s portrayal of painter\u00a0Frida Kahlo\u00a0in the biopic\u00a0Frida\u00a0(2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress nominated for the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress.\u00a0In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centred pictures\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003),\u00a0After the Sunset\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Bandidas(2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies\u00a0Grown Ups\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Grown Ups 2\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0The Hitman’s Bodyguard\u00a0(2017). She lent her voice to the animated\u00a0Puss in Boots(2011),\u00a0Sausage Party\u00a0(2016) and\u00a0Puss in Boots: The Last Wish\u00a0(2022). She also earned critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas\u00a0Tale of Tales\u00a0(2015),\u00a0Beatriz at Dinner\u00a0(2017) and\u00a0House of Gucci\u00a0(2021). She played\u00a0Ajak\u00a0in the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0film\u00a0Eternals\u00a0(2021), which emerged as her highest-grossing live-action film.<\/p>\n
Hayek’s directing, producing and acting work on television has earned her four\u00a0Emmy Awards nominations. She won the\u00a0Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Special for\u00a0The Maldonado Miracle\u00a0(2004). She received two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nominations, one for\u00a0Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series\u00a0and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the\u00a0ABC\u00a0television comedy-drama\u00a0Ugly Betty\u00a0(2006\u20132010). She also produced and played\u00a0Minerva Mirabal\u00a0in the\u00a0Showtime\u00a0film\u00a0In the Time of the Butterflies\u00a0(2001) and guest-starred on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0comedy series\u00a030 Rock\u00a0(2009\u20132013).<\/p>\n
As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential Latina actresses and one of the world’s most beautiful women by various media outlets.\u00a0Time\u00a0magazine named her one of the\u00a0100 most influential people in the world\u00a0in 2023. In 2021, she was honoured with a \u00a0Hollywood Walk of Fame star. She is married to business magnate\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault, with whom she has a daughter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault\u00a0is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico by starring in the\u00a0telenovela\u00a0Teresa\u00a0(1989\u20131991) and the romantic drama\u00a0Midaq Alley\u00a0(1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as\u00a0Desperado\u00a0(1995),\u00a0From Dusk Till Dawn\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Wild Wild West(1999), and\u00a0Dogma\u00a0(1999). Hayek’s portrayal of painter\u00a0Frida Kahlo\u00a0in the biopic\u00a0Frida\u00a0(2002), which she also produced, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26775","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n