Salma Hayek - First Mexican Hollywood Actress :

Salma Valgarma Hayek (born September 2, 1966) in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico is a Mexican actress, director and producer. Hayek is the first Mexican national to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She is one of the most prominent Mexican figures in Hollywood. She is also, after Fernanda Montenegro, the second of three Latin American actresses (the other being Catalina Sandino Moreno) to achieve a Best Actress Oscar nomination.