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Salma Hayek

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Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( HY-ek, Spanish: [ˈsalma ˈxaʝek]; née Hayek Jiménez; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salma Hayek is the 366th most popular actor (down from 304th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Actor.

Salma Hayek is most famous for her roles in films such as Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Dogma, and Frida.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Salma Hayek ranks 366 out of 13,578. Before her are Mila Kunis, Michèle Mercier, Carrie Fisher, Carmen Amaya, Lída Baarová, and Rod Steiger. After her are Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, James Woods, Mads Mikkelsen, John Cleese, and Larry Hagman.

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Among people born in 1966, Salma Hayek ranks 7. Before her are Jimmy Wales, Sinéad O'Connor, Romário, Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, and George Weah. After her are Grigori Perelman, Hristo Stoichkov, Eric Cantona, Tony Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, and Vincent Cassel.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Salma Hayek ranks 17 out of 729. Before her are Cuauhtémoc (1495), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Benito Juárez (1806), Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), and Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648). After her are Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (1946), Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Francisco I. Madero (1873), and La Malinche (1502).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Salma Hayek ranks 2. Before her are Anthony Quinn (1915). After her are Linda Christian (1923), Cantinflas (1911), Ramon Novarro (1899), María Félix (1914), Silvia Pinal (1931), Dolores del Río (1905), Pedro Armendáriz (1912), Katy Jurado (1924), Ricardo Montalbán (1920), and Verónica Castro (1952).

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