Sexy Women over 40 - Salma Hayek!

Salma Hayek

by Barbie Kiss
www.mylunakiss.com

We are back with our monthly Sexy Women over 40!  MyLunaKiss.com recognizes Salma Hayek as our Sexy Woman over 40 for December.

Salma Hayek is more than exotic, beautiful and rich...she embodies a fearless spirit and energy that is contagious and evident on screen. Hayek's accomplishments as an actress (Frida, Dusk till Dawn) are a lasting impression and as producer for Frida (biography of Frida Kahlo) and Ugly Betty are impressive. 

Hayek also won an Emmy for outstanding director for the showtime movie, The Maldonado Miracle.

Salma Hayek was born in September 1966 and she grew up in Veracruz, Mexico with her parents - a Mexican Lebanese wealthy father and an opera singer mother. Hayek's dream to become an actress was ignited when she saw Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in her teens.

Salma Hayek is married to French billionaire, François-Henri Pinault and is the mother of their daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault. Hayek is also an activist that involved in bringing awareness to violence against women. Hayek's accomplishments are endless and we are inspired by her energy.

Hayek recently launched Nuance (available at CVS) her own hair and skincare cosmetics line inspired by her grandmother who used to make her own products using natural ingredients.

Salma Hayek - Redbook Magazine

Upcoming Movies for Salma Hayek:

Savages - Oliver Stone is director about the drug trade and kidnapping.

Here Comes the Boom - this film is in post production and the plot is about a high school teacher that moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money for a school. That should be interesting.

Salma Hayek - Allure Magazine

Salma Hayek Fun Facts:

• Was originally considered for the part of Alicia Larde in A Beautiful Mind (2001) because the character in real life is from El Salvador. But the character for the film was later changed to American and given to Jennifer Connelly.
• Ranked #31 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).

Salma Hayek Quotes:

• I act tall!" "But look how short I am...I can't even act to be tall. I'm five-two. I can't even create the illusion that I am tall!
• "If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice."
• "It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing."
• "In my twenties I was offered lots of parts where there wasn't much to do but act sexy. I still get offered those roles - but now I take it as a compliment.