Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek in desperado
Salma Hayek's big break finally arrived, and it was mostly thanks
to her appearance on a Spanish-language cable talk show. Director
Robert Rodriguez caught Salma Hayek's appearance and knew he had to
cast her for the sequel to his successful film El Mariachi, 1995's
Desperado, opposite Antonio Banderas.
Roles in 1995's Fair Game and 1996's Fled did not do the actress
justice, but with Salma Hayek websites finding their home in
cyberspace and roles pouring in, audiences were sure to take notice
of this Mexican beauty.
Salma Hayek's film repertoire continued to expand, with a role as a
cocaine-sniffing dancer in 54, based on the rise and fall of the
popular '70s nightclub. She also starred opposite Jordana Brewster
and Elijah Wood in 1998's teen slasher flick, The Faculty (also a
Robert Rodriguez film), alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in
1999's controversial Dogma, and opposite Kevin Kline and Will Smith
in 1999's big budget disappointment, Wild Wild West.
Salma Hayek is frida kahlo
In 2000, Salma Hayek kept busy with roles in Timecode, Chain of
Fools, and she had a brief uncredited appearance in the
Oscar-winning Traffic. After a role in 2001's Hotel, Hayek starred
in the made-for-TV movie In the Time of the Butterflies.
The role garnered Salma Best Actress
nominations by the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe
Awards. She took home Best Actress trophies at the Imagen
Foundation Awards and the Golden Camera (Best International
Actress).