The woman behind the stereotype.

The woman behind the stereotype

Scarlett Hernandez

Salma Hayek, Is one of Hollywood’s most remarkable leading actresses. She has earned a mention in different magazines, as one of the hottest women in America. She also has proven herself multiple times that she is more than a pretty face, or the latina girl stereotype. Salma Hayek is the second Latin American actress to be nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award. An as a great actress she is there is an even more impressive woman behind the camera. She  is strong willed decided, to fight for what she thinks is right, but most of all she is a very loving person.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

“Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.}

An as  her acting career is indeed impressive with a reputation as one of the first Mexican actress to make it in Hollywood having even her very own production company, Ventanarosa., Salma Hayek, has also proven to be an activist, rising awareness about violence against women, discrimination against immigrants and in recent years she added helping charities for children. In May 2-5 of 2005 she visited Guatemala as ambassador to youth/AIDS. Ashley Judd and Colombian pop singer Juanes also came with her. She has donated $25,000 to a shelter in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, for battered women.

Salma Hayek owns a charity, the Salma Hayek Foundation, it focus in fighting for justice for women in the world in every aspect relating to justice, education and health. Salma believes that there is still a lot to do about domestic violence and a general lack of laws to protect women. Their mission is to make sure women around the world are respected and valued.

Her foundation which now branched a found for street children in mexico, who suffer problems like drugs, violence, and lack of education. She said in an interview that her parents inspired her  to carry on helping people. Her mom was devoted to helping people who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to study music. He and my mum gave away dozens of music scholarships, and my mum opened a school in town, introduced opera to children and created fantastic programmes.

Salma is also a loving wife and mother. She and Pinault married in a secret ceremony on Valentine's Day 2007 in the city hall of the Second Arrondissement in Paris, which make her the step mother of Pinault's children, Francois, Mathilde and Augustin. In september 2009, her daughter, Valentina Paloma, was born. She says she loves being a wife and a mother, in her words “A good marriage, full of love, is my biggest accomplishment," she said. "Home is where my husband is. He is home. Everything outside of the family nucleus is an adventure that you're living together." Even if being mom of valentina at her age can be challenging sometimes, she pushes herself for valentina, they have never spent more than a week apart.  After all the valentina is her miracle and she loves her and her family to pieces.

“You've got to take who you are and love who you are and do the best you can with what you've got. It goes for the figure, and it goes for everything else”