Is Salma Hayek Indian or Mexican? What learning disability does Salma Hayek have?

Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American. Salma Hayek Jiménez was diagnosed with a learning disability – dyslexia – from a very young age. Salma Hayek Pinault was born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.

In 2001, Salma received Glamour magazine’s Woman of the Year Award, and then Time Magazine’s “25 Most Influential Hispanics” award in 2005. Maxim ranked Hayek 34th and 90th on their Hot 100 list in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

Salma Hayek has graced the covers of several international magazines, including North America’s InStyle, Elle, Premiere, Glamour, and Variety; Britain’s Maxim, Marie Claire, and Total Film; and France’s Entrevue and Madame Figaro.

Salma Hayek lent her voice to the animated movie Puss in Boots (2011), The Pirates! (2012) and Sausage Party (2016). Hayek received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017), and House of Gucci (2021).

In 2020, Salma Hayek appeared as a cosmetics mogul in Miguel Arteta’s comedy Like a Boss, alongside Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish. Hayek won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004).