Salma Hayek Jiménez Salma Hayek is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican actress. The most successful Latin American actress in Hollywood since Carmen Miranda, Hayek has appeared in more than 30 films, and is arguably the most important Mexican star in Hollywoodtoday. She is a feminist whose charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants. Despite limited fluency in English, Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991 to study acting with the hopes of starting a career in Hollywood. Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Hayek the break she needed, starring opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995's Desperado. Since then Hayek has been the first (and so far, only) Mexican-born actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Benicio Monserrat Rafael Del Toro Sánchez
Benicio Del Toro is an Academy Award-winning American actor. He was born in San Germán, Puerto Rico and grew up in Santurce, but spent his teens and attended high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. His best known roles include the ill-fated Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995) and Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing inLas Vegas(1998 with Johnny Depp). In 2000 he played Mexican cop Javier Rodriguez in Steven Soderbergh's drug smuggling drama Traffic. The role won Del Toro a Screen Actors Guild award, a Golden Globe, and finally the Academy Award as best supporting actor. Del Toro has often jokingly been referred to as the "Spanish Brad Pitt." A favorite of film fans for years for his diverse and "cool guy" gangster roles, he is now becoming a mainstream favorite respected for his acting skills. So far very careful in his film choices and who he works with, Del Toro can boast an impressive resume of films with some of the most influential and respected people in the film business.
