– Hayek has turned her back on Catholicism because she disagrees with the church's stance on homosexuals -- the Mexican actress, who plays bisexual artist Frida Kahlo in new movie Frida, admits she has always had problems with sexism and homophobia in the church. (January 4, 2003)
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– Hayek has told how she was kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom - and loved it; she says: They put a gun to my head and I said, kill me. I believe in reincarnation. I'll just come back.
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– Hayek said she misses the days when she had one eyebrow because it would have come in handy for the movie in which she plays the legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, notorious for her thick, connecting eyebrow. (September 2002)
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– She is a former soap opera star in Mexico
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– Had to see off competition from Jennifer Lopez and Madonna who were eying Frida Kahlo scripts.
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– For the Frida role she had to shed her sultry image, donning fake eyebrows and shaving her upper lip to get a bit of stubble that would make her look more like the Bohemian Kahlo.
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– Arrived in Hollywood as a virtual unknown and had to fight for years to see her dream come to life.
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– Though she spoke no English, she jumped into the fray and eventually scored a role in DESPERADO, Robert Rodriguez's 1995 sequel to his much-touted EL MARIACHI.
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– Was never going to have a middle name
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– Just weeks after being attacked by a monkey, she has been brutalized by another member of the animal kingdom.
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– Has stunned Hollywood by romping with a Saudi tycoon in the Mediterranean.
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– Is boosting the Latin arts
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– Does very little exercise and never goes to a gym.
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– Plays the dancing woman on the TV screen in THE MISBEHAVIORS, directed by Robert Rodriguez. She has appeared in numerous films by the director.
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– In FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) she plays a stripper from hell. Later in Dogma she plays a stripper from heaven.
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– Was considered for a role in DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for FRIDA (2003)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for FRIDA (2003)
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– Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for FRIDA (2003)
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– Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for DESPERADO (1996) - shared with Antonio Banderas
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