Birthday: September 2, 1966 |
Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
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Sign: Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
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Height: 5' 2''
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Family: Father: Sami Hayek Dominguez, businessman; Lebanese; ran for mayor of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, in 1997
Mother: Diana Hayek, opera singer and talent scout; Mexican
Brother: Sami Hayek |
Education:
Catholic school in Texas for two years
National University of Mexico
Stella Adler Conservatory in Los Angeles, CA
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Breakthrough:
1989 Teresa in Mexico
1995 Desperado in Hollywood
Complete Filmography
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Philosophy:
"I aim for a lifetime full of movies. I want to work for a long, long time...and if I am very
lucky and blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there
that becomes a classic." --Interview, 1997
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Relationships:
Richard Crenna Jr: Actor; engaged; no longer together; met 1991 in an acting class
Edward Atterton: Actor; dated 1997; engaged; split up in 1999; met during filming of
The Hunchback
Edward Norton: Actor; a couple since October 1999
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Activities:
hiking
basketball games of her favorite team the LA Lakers
loves salsa and dancing
Salma often visits this Cuban restaurant for live salsa music:
El Floridita
1253 N. Vine Street Hollywood, CA.
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Other Works:
Producer: Salma owns a production company called Ventanarosa
Spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics
Model: Salma posed in ad campaigns for Revlon, H&M, Coors Light and March of Dimes
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Contact Info:
Publicist:
Salma Hayek
c/o Baker, Wynokur & Ryder
405 South Beverly Drive, 5th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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Agent:
Salma Hayek
c/o William Morris Agency
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-4701
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Trivia:
Salma is a close friend of Penelope Cruz and Ashley Judd
Favorite American dish:
Thanksgiving Dinner
Favorite Mexican dish:
Chiles en hogada
Salma doesn't like to eat onions
Sexiest Man Alive:
Marlon Brando
Favorite part of a man's body:
Hipbone.
Actors Salma would like to work with:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp
Role Salma would like to play:
Juana la Loca of Henry de Merchelant
Restaurants Salma likes:
Matsuhisha, Versailles & Ivy
Salma's favorite movies:
It Happened One Night
The Graduate
Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
The Conformist
A Star is Born
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Clockwork Orange
Frances
The World According to Garp
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