- Salma Hayek is a Mexican actress, director and producer.
- Hayek's father, Sami, is of Lebanese descent, while her mother, Diana, is of Spanish descent.
- Salma Hayek received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role as Frida Kahlo in the movie Frida.
- Her first given name, Salma, is Arabic for "safe" or "calm".
- Full name: Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez-Pinault.
- Salma is one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood.
- Salma was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966.
- In 1989, Salma Hayek landed the title role in Teresa, a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico.
- Hayek is the Godmother to Robert Rodríguez's children.
- Salma Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991.
- Her favorite movies are Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, It Happened One Night, and The Graduate.
- Salma Hayek dated Edward Norton from 1999 to 2003.
- Salma practiced gymnastics when she was a child.
- Salma Hayek is fluent in Spanish, English, Arabic, and Portuguese.
- Hayek has suffered from dyslexia since she was a small child.
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