Short Bio: Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican American film actress, director and producer. Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, the daughter of Diana Jiménez Medina, an opera singer and talent scout, and Sami Hayek Dominguez, an oil company executive who once ran for mayor of Coatzacoalcos. Read More..