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Salma Hayek is the first Mexican actress to become a Hollywood movie star since Dolores Del Rio.Hayek was born in Veracruz,Mexico,on September 2,1966.Her parents sent her to a private Catholic school in Louisiana when she was 12.The school expelled her because she used to misbehave constantly, ans so she had to return to Mexico.
In college she studied International Relations but she didn't finish her studies;instead, she dropped out with the intention of becoming an actress.Her parents didn't agree at first,but although Hayek wasn't used to going against her parents' wishes, she followed her instincts.Her first break was getting a job in a local theater, which didn't pay much but it was a goos experience.Then she got a starring role in a popular TV soap opera, Teresa.The show's success made Hayek famous in Mexico.Despite her success, she decided to move to L.A. to make career in Hollywood.





From the book " Attitude 4 ", by Kate Fuscoe, Barbara Garside, Luke Prodomou