Salma Hayek Biography, Age, Husband, Income, Salary, Net Worth, and Career

Actress and producer Salma Hayek Pinault is of Mexican and American descent. She made her acting debut in Mexico with leading roles in the telenovela Teresa and the love story El Callejón de los Milagros, for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award.

Biography

Early Life

Born on September 2, 1966, Salma Hayek is 56 years old at the time of publication. Born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, she was born to a Mexican-American family. She holds Christian religious beliefs, and she has Mexican citizenship.

In 2007, Hayek mentioned that she was no longer genuine about Catholicism. She also highlighted the work of the Church on media campaigns relating to condom use in Africa, where AIDS and population growth seemed to be prevalent. Even if Hayek took issue with the Church’s work, she remained committed to following Jesus and God.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, selected Hayek in the latest round of models for British Vogue’s September 2019 edition. Hayek was placed fourth on The Hollywood Reporter’s debut list of influential Latinas in July 2007.

In the mentioned month, a survey named Hayek the “sexiest celebrity” among 3,000 superstars. “65 percent of the US public would adopt the term sexy to characterize her,” the polling indicated. Hayek was listed at number 17 on Entertainment Weekly’s “25 Smartest People in TV” list in December of that year.

Salma would go to the Academy of the Sacred Heart for her early days of studies. For a prank, she was expelled from the institution. Then she continued by admitting to Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment.

 Salma said in an interview that she used to pick pranks and was even rusticated from her school for that action. 

She wanted to pursue acting and got into the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Salma then continued her educational venture at Universidad Iberoamericana (a Private University in Mexico City). She earned a degree in Internation Relations from there.

Career

At 23, Salma Hayek landed a significant film role in Teresa, making her an international star.

Salma Hayek moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to study acting under Stella Adler. She travelled with a linguist and was dyslexic imperfectly. Robert Rodriguez later gave Salma Hayek a starring role alongside Antonio Banderas in 1995 in the movie Desperado.

In 1997, Hayek starred as the main love interest alongside Mathew Perry in the romantic comedy Fools Rush In. In 1999, she played a Wild West-style sidekick alongside Will Smith.

Around 2000, Salma Hayek began producing movies and other projects through her production company Ventanarosa. Her first feature as a producer was back in 1999, El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba, which was selected as Mexico’s official submission for the Best Foreign Film category at the Academy Awards.

Frida was co-produced by Salma Hayek and released in 2002, with her as the main star.

In 2005, Salma Hayek directed a music video for Prince titled ‘Te Amo Corazon.’ The video was the first digitally recorded with a stabilizer lens.

Personal Life and Relationship

On March 9, 2007, Salma Hayek was engaged to a French billionaire and the CEO of Kering, Francois-Henri Pinault. She also had her first child.

Sixty-eight days later, in September, she gave birth to Valentina Paloma Pinault at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. By 2009 they were married to each other.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on September 2, 1966, Salma Hayek is 56 years old as of 2022.

Awards & Achievements

In 1994, Salma Hayek starred in the movie El Callejon de Los Milagros, which has gained more awards than any other film in Mexican. For her presentation, Salma Hayek received the Ariel Award nomination.

Salma Hayek Net Worth

Salma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican, American actress, producer, and of Hollywood’s wealthiest actresses, with an estimated net worth of $200 million.

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