There is no doubt that today Salma Hayek is one of the most sought after Mexican actresses in the film industry. However, its beginnings in Hollywood they were very difficult. To theirs 54 years she is already a valued woman, entrepreneur and producer in Latin America and the world.
However, very few know it, however Salma Hayek was discriminated against for being Mexican and so she shared it, As another victim of discrimination by producers, simply for being Mexican.
She herself explained this in an interview for the specialized site Variety. From there he explained that it all goes back to its beginnings when it came to Hollywood. For the simple fact that she was Latin, it was automatically discarded from many protagonists important and fine big budget productions.
During this interview, Salma set the example of 2 directors who had no choice and were forced to reject it. It had all been after she got excited because they had supposedly already chosen her for a casting, but under pressure from studio executives, she was left out. Over time, they both admitted to regretting this decision.
“I remember there were two great comedies and I did the casting for the lead role. Later, the directors told me I was the best at auditions, that I was better than who they had chosen, and that they regretted it.” , Salma recalled.
He also added: “at that time they knew that the studios would not have opted for a Mexican as a protagonist” and, without giving details of the names of the films that finally had other actresses in their protagonists, the actress stressed that both were very successful comedies of the 90s.
With the time, Salma spoke of the attitude of the two directors when they approached him to declare their repentance: “I was very pleased that they came and told me, because I thought they were very brave. And I thought something had changed. Something had changed in them.”
After passing the years and becoming the successful woman and businesswoman which is today, look back and recognizes that at this time the fact of being a woman added to her Mexican origin. It was like a combo that played him against the prejudiced world of Hollywood by those times.
You imagined that in its beginnings Salma Hayek was discriminated against for being Mexican?