• Salma Hayek is a Mexican-born actress and producer who has appeared in a number of films for director Robert Rodriguez and currently produces the TV series Ugly Betty.

  People Magazine reported that Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault married on February 14, 2009, in Paris.People: Salma Hayek Marries French Billionaire (February 16, 2009) The couple had a second ceremony in Venice on April 25, 2009, at the Palazzo Grassi where they first met.People: Salma Hayek and Husband Have Romantic Italian Wedding (April 26, 2009) Hayek and Pinault have a daughter together named Valentina Paloma Pinault.

• 1. Full name: Salma Valgarma Hayek Jimenez
  2. Born: September 2, 1966
  3. Birthplace: Coastzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
  4. Made acting debut in 1989 on the Mexican TV show Nuevo AmancerYahoo! Movies: Salma Hayek Profile
  5. Daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, was born in September of 2007Reuters: Salma Hayek, Pinault cancel engagement (July 18, 2008)
  6. Nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of artist Frida Kahlo in the 2002 movie Frida
  7. Appears as Sofia Reyes on Ugly Betty
  8. Dated Edward Norton and Josh LucasYahoo! Movies: Salma Hayek Profile
  9. Spokesperson/model for Revlon and Avon cosmeticsYahoo! Movies: Salma Hayek Profile
  10. Married Francois-Henri Pinault on Valentine's Day in 2009People: Salma Hayek Marries French Billionaire (February 16, 2009)

• Breastfed a Strangers' Child

  In February of 2009, while on a tour of a hospital during a visit to Sierra Leone, Hayek came across a mother who was having difficulty feeding her baby. Hayek, who reported that she was in the process of weaning her 15-month-old daughter, Valentina, breastfed the woman's child. Cameras from ABC's Nightline recorded the event.Daily Mail: Salma Hayek breastfeeds a stranger's baby... (February 11, 2009)

• Gifted Daughter?

  In a February 2009 interview with Rachael Ray, Salma Hayek revealed that she believes her 2-year-old daughter, Valentina, has a sixth sense. Hayek told Ray, "Last night she saw a ghost. I'm convinced. Last night she woke up and her eyes were open. And she's looking at one specific point and she's going, 'No no no no, au revoir,' which means goodbye in French...And she's looking at someone, but there's no one there. I was so scared, and I'm like, 'Yes, au revoir, whoever you are, get out!' And then she started saying it in English: 'Bye bye, bye bye!' I guess she was trying in different languages to see what nationality this ghost was to go away. It was terrifying!"People: Salma Hayek Kisses... (February 10, 2009)

• Life and Career

  Salma Hayek was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Her mother, who is of Spanish descent, was an opera singer, and her father, who is of Lebanese descent, was an oil company executive. She was sent to study abroad in Louisiana, U.S. and went to college in Mexico City, Mexico. However, she dropped out of college to purse a career in acting.

  She moved to Los Angeles and was given her first big opportunity by Robert Rodriguez who cast her in the 1995 film Desperado, in which she starred opposite Antonio Banderas. Following this role, she appeared in a number of other Hollywood feature films such as Fools Rush In, Wild Wild West and Frida.

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