Salma Hayek is an actress and producer with over 30 years of experience. She is a Mexican who has naturalized as an American.
Salma Hayek hails from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz in Mexico but has her roots in Lebanon. She had her early childhood education at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau in Louisiana in America where she was diagnosed with dyslexia.
After university, she landed her first feature in the telenovela Teresa in 1989. Salma Hayek moved to Los Angeles in 1991.
Four years later, she cast on Desperado an American neo-western action film. This was the beginning of her career in Hollywood.
Does Salma Hayek have an Oscar?
Salma Hayek has a production company, Ventanarosa. She produced El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba.
This Spanish film was submitted to represent Mexico in the Best Foreign Film category in that year’s Oscar Awards.
How many awards has Salma Hayek been nominated for?
Salma Hayek has been nominated for five different awards including Academy Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.
