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Salma Hayek Biography Actress, director, producer. Born on September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. Raised in a well-to-do Catholic home, Hayek is the daughter of a Spanish mother and Lebanese father. She attended a convent school in Louisiana at the age of 12 and lived with her aunt in Houston, Texas, during her teens. After a brief stint at a university in Mexico City, she dropped out to pursue a career in acting, eventually becoming a soap star in her native Mexico. In 1991, the ambitious Hayek moved to Los Angeles, determined to improve her English and become a Hollywood actress. After small gigs, she landed a role opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995's Desperado . The success of the film garnered her work in relatively lackluster movies, including the teen thriller The Faculty , 1999's Wild Wild West and 1997's Fools Rush In . Subsequently, Hayek became engaged with smaller, independent pictures and started her own production company, Ventanarosa. H...