Salma Hayek is also, after Fernanda Montenegro, the second of three Latin American actresses (the other being Catalina Sandino Moreno) to achieve a Best Actress Oscar nomination. In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Salma Hayek fourth in their inaugural Latino Power 50, a list of the most powerful members of the Hollywood Latino community. That same month, a poll found Salma Hayek to be the sexiest celebrity out of a field of 3,000 celebrities (male and female); according to the poll. In December 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked Salma Hayek number 17 in their list of the 25 Smartest People in TV. She is a popular among Hollywood top celebrities.
Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, the daughter of Diana Jimenez Medina, an opera singer and aptitude scout, and Sami Hayek Dominguez, an oil company managerial who once ran for mayor of Coatzacoalcos. Father of Salma Hayek is a Mexican of Lebanese descent who emigrated to Mexico City, while her mother is Mexican and of Spanish descent.
Salma Hayek was also an accomplished gymnast aspiring to compete in the Olympics, but her father prevented her from being recruited by the Mexican national team. The spiritual sisters running the Academy ejected Salma Hayek, citing behavioral problems, so she returned to Mexico. She was later on sent to live with her aunt in Houston, Texas, where she stayed until she was 17 years old. She attended college in Mexico City, where Salma Hayek studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
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Salma Hayek was born on September 2, in 1966, is a Mexican actress, director, and TV and movie producer. Salma Hayek charitable work includes increasing awareness on aggression against women and discrimination against immigrants. Salma Hayek is the first Mexican national to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She is one of the mainly prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood since silent film actress Dolores del Rio. She is one of Hollywood top celebrities. Salma is Arabic for secure.
Salma Hayek was born on September 2, in 1966, is a Mexican actress, director, and TV and movie producer. Salma Hayek charitable work includes increasing awareness on aggression against women and discrimination against immigrants. Salma Hayek is the first Mexican national to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She is one of the mainly prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood since silent film actress Dolores del Rio. She is one of Hollywood top celebrities. Salma is Arabic for secure.
