8 Facts About Salma Hayek

1. In 2013 Salma Hayek launched with Beyonce and Frida Giannini a Gucci campaign, "Chime for Change", that aims to spread female empowerment.

2. On March 9, 2007, Salma Hayek confirmed her engagement to French billionaire and Kering CEO Francois-Henri Pinault as well as her pregnancy.

3. In 2012, Salma Hayek directed Jada Pinkett Smith in the music video "Nada se compara.

4. In the movie, Salma Hayek plays one of the sisters, Minerva, and Edward James Olmos plays the Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo whom the sisters opposed.

5. In 2000 Salma Hayek had an uncredited acting part opposite Benicio del Toro in Traffic.

6. For her performance, Salma Hayek was nominated for an Ariel Award.

7. In 1994, Salma Hayek starred in the film El Callejon de los Milagros, which has won more awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican cinema.

8. At the age of 23, Salma Hayek landed the title role in Teresa, a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a star in Mexico.