Salma Hayek Nude

Salma Hayek is one of the most renowned Mexican-descent figures in Hollywood today. She is best known for her role in the 2002 film Frida, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. In 2001, she was awarded Glamour magazine's Woman of the Year Award, and in 2005, Time Magazine's "25 Most Influential Hispanics" award. Salma comes from a prominent Veracruz family of Spanish and Lebanese descent, and was raised Roman Catholic. At a young age, she attended boarding school in the United States, where she was diagnosed with dyslexia. She later studied International Relations in Mexico City at the Universidad Iberomericanan. Her first name, Salma, is Arabic for "peace". <br/><br/> At the age of 23, Salma began her acting career with a role in the successful Mexican TV series, Teresa. She quickly became a Mexican hero, and five years later starred in El Callejon de los Milagros, a film that won more awards than any other in Mexican history. At the age of 25, Salma moved to Los Angeles and started her Hollywood career. Robert Rodriguez cast Salma in his 1995 film Desperado, which she starred in with actor Antonio Banderas. The film was a major success and Salma was even nominated for Best Supporting Actress. This kickstarted her career and over the next decade, she starred in over 25 films, including Frida (2002), Wild Wild West (1999), and Fools Rush In (1997). <br/><br/> Salma is married to French billionaire Francois Pinault, and together the couple has one daughter, Valentina. In her personal life, Salma is strongly involved with charitable organizations dealing with Women's rights advocacy.