A strikingly beautiful Hollywood actress. Hayek is considered to
be the first Mexican actress to become a Hollywood movie star
since Dolores Del Río.   Born September 2, 1966 in
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, to a Catholic family, of a
Lebanese father and a Mexican mother. At age 12, her parents
decided to send her to a boarding school in Louisiana. After
being a troublemaker, playing pranks on the poor nuns, she was
sent by her parents to Houston, where she lived with an aunt
until she turned 17.  Returning to Mexico, she attended College
in Mexico City, studying International Relations. Whilst Hayek
always showed interest in acting, she thought it is implausible
for her. Despite, she eventually decided to drop Collage to
pursue an acting career. After spending some time working in
theater productions, she moved on to television and taken a few
roles on some local Soap Operas, such as Teresa. She was very
soon the most loved and adored celebrity in Mexico.  Hayek's
fulfillment in Mexico was not enough for