In 1991 Hayek moved to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. After taking a small part in Mi vida loca (1993; My Crazy Life), she was noticed by director Robert Rodriguez, who cast her in Desperado (1995), alongside Antonio Banderas. Exposure in the action film catapulted the young actress into stardom.
Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it. People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.
Valentina is Hayek's only child, while Pinault is father to three older children: François, Mathilde and Augustin. “I became a mother very late,” Hayek told Vogue Mexico in 2022.
Salma Hayek & Penelope Cruz's Friendship Endured Even Though Hollywood Tried To Tear Them Apart. leaving the page. and Penelope Cruz. The two actresses have been friends for decades after Cruz took Hayek under her wing when she first arrived in California, and they've been BFFs ever since.
She is most famous for her work in the 2002 film Frida, where she was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. In 2001 she received Glamour magazine's Woman of the Year Award, and then Time Magazine's "25 Most Influental Hispanics" award in 2005.
For much of her career, Salma Hayek was typecast as the sexy bombshell, but the actress wanted more. One genre Salma Hayek wanted to break into was comedy, but she wouldn't get that chance until Adam Sandler cast her in Grown Ups. “I was typecast for a long time,” Salma Hayek told GQ UK in a new interview.
Hayek loves animals and has over 30 pets, including dogs, cats, alpacas, parrots, chickens, fishes, horses, geese, rabbits, hamsters, one owl, and more. On April 11, for National Pet Day, she shared an incredible video showing all the animals in her life.
That's what the “Frida” star had to say of her partner in 2017, per People, more than a decade after she first met the French businessman. But what was it that made him the perfect match for her? Read all about the billionaire who Hayek considers a priceless part of her life.
“I thought I was going to need help getting pregnant, and I didn't,” Salma Hayek told WebMD after she gave birth to daughter, Valentina, when the actress was 41 years old.
Salma Hayek, one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses adores Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. Hayek has even passed the adoration on to the next generation; her daughter, Valentina Pinault, carries the scent in her bag. An intoxicating oriental aroma that you won't be able to get enough of.
Hayek was diagnosed with dyslexia in her teens, but that didn't prevent her from succeeding in school in Mexico. "I'm really a fast learner," Hayek said in an interview with iVillage. "I always was, which is maybe why in high school they didn't realize I had dyslexia. I skipped years without studying too much."
She reveals that she needed to gain some weight for the role, which gave her the perfect excuse to have a love affair with Italian food and not feel guilty. While it was a dream come true, Salma says getting back into shape at age 54 is not as fast or as fun as it used to be!
Salma Hayek's daughter, Valentina, has grown up to become her mom's mini-me. Hayek welcomed her only child in 2007, six months after she tied the knot with her husband, François-Henri Pinault. She is also stepmom to Pinault's three children — François, Mathilde and Augustin — from previous relationships.
Channing Tatum says it was "awkward" to film some scenes with Salma Hayek Pinault in the upcoming "Magic Mike's Last Dance" because she was one of his first crushes.
"There is a special bond that happens when you share dreams with someone, and together you work towards them," she continued. "I was very moved last year when Matthew shared on his Instagram stories how much he loved Fools Rush In, and how he thought that that film we did together was probably his best movie."
Originally called “Pinault,” the business has since rebranded as a luxury goods company called Kering. Kering owns Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, and Alexander McQueen, just to start.
Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Her father, Sami Hayek is Lebanese and was a politician. Her mother, Diana Jiménez is a Mexican and was an opera singer. At 12 years old Salma left the town and went to a catholic boarding school in Louisiana.
Saint Laurent is owned by Kering, whose chairman and CEO is François-Henri Pinault. The businessman is Hayek's husband and Valentina's father. In addition to Saint Laurent, Kering also owns Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and other luxury brands.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Salma Hayek has a worth of $200 million. A large part of her fortune comes from her roles as a Hollywood actress and a producer, as well as being a brand ambassador for various companies. She is also known for her activism and charity work.
