Salma Hayek

 Salma Hayek was conceived in Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) on September 2nd 1996. Her father is of Lebanese descent , and her mother is of Spanish/Mexican descent. After seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in an local movie theater, she realized she wanted to be an actor. At the age of 12, she when she was accepted into the Academy of the Sacred Heart, New Orleans, Louisiana. After studying at Mexico City's prestigious University Universidad Iberoamericana, she felt capable of taking acting seriously.She soon landed the title part in Teresa (1989) which was a massively successful soap opera that gave her the status of a star in her home country of Mexico. She was determined to make films and explore her passions and talent, and she left Mexico (1989) as well as Teresa (1991). Rumours circulated that she was involved in an affair with Mexico's president. She fled to escape the fury of her wife. She travelled to Los Angeles. She approached Hollywood with naive enthusiasm and quickly realized that Latina actresses were portrayed as the mistress maid or local prostitute. The actress had only been offered minor roles by 1992. She was in Street Justice (1991), The Sinbad Show (1993), Nurses (1991), and also as a sexy girl in Dream On (199