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My Notes:


 * 1) Notes from 4 sources w/ URL of each source.
 * 2) Notes in own words,not copied and pasted.
 * 3) Notes organized by source.
 * 4) Each source is annotated.

http://www.biography.com/people/salma-hayek-14514423 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salma_Hayek http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000161/ http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0761842.html

IMDB:
 * Her career started when she saw Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in a local theatre and decided she wanted to become an actress. (IMDB)
 * The 24 year old actress (at the time) approached Hollywood with naïve enthusiasm, and quickly learned that Latin actresses were, if at all, typecast as the mistress maid or local prostitute. (IMDB)
 * Feeling under-appreciated by Anglo filmmakers, Hayek vented her frustrations on comedian Paul Rodriguez's late-night Spanish-language talk show in 1992. Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan happened to be watching and were immediately smitten with the intelligent, opinionated young woman. He soon gave her her big break. She starred with Antonio Banderas in the cult classic Desperado (1995) which put her on Hollywood's map. (IMDB)
 * After her big break in Desperado, she got casted onto many movies like Grown Ups, From Dusk Till Dawn, and many more. (IMDB)
 * The new millennium started out quietly around Salma as she was preparing to produce and star in her dream role, that of Frida Kahlo, the legendary Mexican painter whom Salma had been admiring her entire life and whose story she wanted to bring to the big screen ever since her arrival in Hollywood. It finally happened in 2002. Frida (2002), co-produced by Hayek, was a beautifully made film overflowing with passion and enthusiasm, with terrific performances from Salma and Alfred Molina as Kahlo's cheating husband "Diego Rivera". (IMDB)
 * The picture was a hit and was nominated for six Oscars, including best actress for Hayek, who became the first Latin actress to be nominated in the category, and won the awards for make-up and its brilliant original score by Elliott Goldenthal. (IMDB)
 * She has a spouse and his name is Francois-Henri Pinault. They have been together since February 14 2009. (IMDB)
 * Salma Hayek is dyslexic and has combined type ADHD. (IMDB)
 * She has her own production company and it is called Ventanarosa (IMDB)
 * Her daughters name means lotus flower and her name is Valentina Paloma. (IMDB)

Biography.com:
 * Salma Hayek was born on September 2nd 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. (Biography.com)

Wikipedia.org:
 * She is an actress, former model, and a producer. (wikipedia)

Fact Monster:
 * She left a blooming career in her native country Mexico to conquer Hollywood, and has become perhaps the best-known Mexican-American performer since Dolores Del Rio. (Fact Monster)