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Known as one of the most internationally renowned movie stars in modern cinema, Mexican actress Salma Hayek has excelled in the film industry since the 1990s, making a name for herself in mediocre television dramas before making the leap to the silver screen. Decades later, the star has had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the art form’s greatest creators, including Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone and Ridley Scott.
Rodriguez was the one who gave Hayek her first big break in Hollywood, giving her a supporting role opposite Antonio Banderas in the 1995 action thriller. desperate shortly before they reunited for From dusk to dawn in a film co-written by Quentin Tarantino. Now with an international profile, Hayek flourished by the end of the decade and achieved great success thanks to Julie Taymor’s book. Fridareleased shortly after the start of the new millennium.
Indeed, like many international actors, it was American cinema that attracted Hayek to the silver screen. Oddly enough, it was actually a Mel Stewart film. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory it inspired her to take action, and the actor recalls: “Something clicked in my brain and I thought, ‘Wow, there’s actually a universe in this life, within this universe, where anything can happen.’
Over the years, Hayek has undoubtedly become a beloved global star, with the actor recently joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ajak in Chloe Zhao’s film. Eternalsand also starred in the third part of Steven Soderbergh’s favorite film. Magic Mike franchise.
While promoting Soderbergh’s film, she gave an interview to the magazine GQ to answer some of her most asked questions online. During the conversation, Hayek was confronted with the lyrics of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” with the question: “Let’s see how many Eminem fans we have here.”
When asked about the song, she told the publication: “This is one of my favorite songs in the world. That’s how bad I am. If I hear a song, I can follow it. If I read a song, it doesn’t come into my head, I just recognize all the lines that are already shown to me.”
Released back in 2002, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is the musician’s most famous record, becoming a staple of popular culture during its release. Written as the theme song for the film. 8 mileA partly autobiographical film inspired by the musician’s life, “Lost Yourself” went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, with Eminem beating out the likes of Bono and Paul Simon.
Listen to Hayek talk about the song below.
