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Salma Hayek waves at the Stand Up to Cancer benefit in LA, Sept. 5, 2008
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Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz pose at the ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelon’ premiere in LA
Salma Hayek and adorable daughter Valentina go shopping in Beverly Hills
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Salma Hayek and businessman Francois-Henri Pinault
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Salma Hayek at the Crystal+Lucy Awards in NYC, June 2008
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Salma Hayek at the Partouche Charity Poker festival in Cannes
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Salma Hayek helps christen PUMA’s Ocean Racing Boat, Boston
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Salma Hayek and daughter Valentina at LAX
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A wave to her fans on the red carpet
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She's a red carpet natural!

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October 3, 2009

Salma Hayek Talks Returning To Work For First Time Since Giving Birth

Salma Hayek may be a few years removed from giving birth, but returning to the set for the first time since welcoming daughter Valentina in August 2007 still wasn’t easy.

But taking on her role as Madame Truska in “The Vampire’s Assistant” was easier for the actress to tackle for one big reason – it was a small part.

Plus, what’s the biggest challenge 2-year-old Valentina has presented to her mom?

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The beautiful, talented and fiery Salma Hayek is perhaps the most powerful Latina actress in Hollywood today commanding high salaries and choice roles. She has her own production company, Ventarosa, which has a holding deal with ABC.

It wasn't always that way. Despite being a huge star in her native Mexico (due to her work as the title character in “Teresa,” a Spanish-language telenovela), she initially had a tough time breaking into Hollywood. After several frustrating years playing stereotyped roles, she finally managed to break out in a movie cast opposite the also not-yet-a-star-in-America, Antonio Banderas. Her sheer determination and drive landed her into increasingly better roles and more control over her own projects.