What is Salma Hayek most famous for? Why is Salma Hayek famous?

Salma Hayek is best known as a Mexican-American actress and film producer. She is most famous for her work in the 2002 film Frida, where she was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.

Salma Hayek’s portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film Frida (2002) made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Salma Hayek won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004). Hayek took on the role of Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), which became her highest-grossing live-action film.

Salma Hayek achieved commercial success with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013), and The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017. Maxim ranked Salma Hayek 34th and 90th on their Hot 100 list in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

Salma Hayek produced and played Minerva Mirabal in the Showtime film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) and guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2009–2013). Hayek is one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential Latina actresses.