Editing Salma Hayek (section)

===Early roles in Mexico (1988–1994)===
Hayek's first screen appearance was in the television series in ''Un Nuevo Amanecer'' (1988), which earned her the [[TVyNovelas Award]] for Best Debut Actress. [[Televisa]] subsequently selected Hayek, who was 23 at the time, to play the title role in ''[[Teresa (1989 TV series)|Teresa]]'' (1989–1991), a successful Mexican [[telenovela]] that made her a star in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salma Hayek- Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/salma-hayek/biography.html;_ylt=AhHsucszksNrCCaxbI69Gnn3TssF;_ylu=X3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD;_ylv=3 |work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=October 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906194246/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/salma-hayek/biography.html%3B_ylt%3DAhHsucszksNrCCaxbI69Gnn3TssF%3B_ylu%3DX3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-%3B_ylg%3DX3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD%3B_ylv%3D3 |archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> The series ran for two years and 125 episodes, and earned her the 1990 [[TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Revelation]].

Determined to pursue a film career in Hollywood, Hayek moved to Los Angeles in 1991 following the conclusion of ''Teresa''.<ref name=Brittanica>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salma-Hayek|title=Salma Hayek|date=August 29, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803195346/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salma-Hayek|url-status=live}}</ref> With limited fluency in English and dyslexia,<ref name="sh1">{{cite magazine|author=Winfrey, Oprah|author-link=Winfrey, Oprah|title=Oprah's Cut with Salma Hayek|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Oprah-Interviews-Actress-and-Producer-Salma-Hayek|magazine=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]|date=September 2003|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818050521/http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Oprah-Interviews-Actress-and-Producer-Salma-Hayek|url-status=live}}</ref> she soon enrolled in English lessons and studied acting under [[Stella Adler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/salma-hayek/|title=Salma Hayek – Biography|magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]|date=October 8, 2009 |access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105192038/https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/salma-hayek/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stella Adler Alumni|url=http://www.stellaadler-la.com/alumnifamous.html|access-date=February 19, 2008|publisher=[[Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatres]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026053953/http://www.stellaadler-la.com/alumnifamous.html|archive-date=October 26, 2007}}</ref> Hayek initially struggled with the lack of acting job offers after moving to the United States, recalling that "there was no industry or parts for [[Latin]] women",<ref name="sh1" /> and was once even told that her accent would "make moviegoers think of [[housekeeper (domestic worker)|housekeeper]]s".<ref name="sh1" /> During this period, she secured guest-spots in television series such as ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'' (1992) and ''[[The Sinbad Show]]'' (1993) as well as supporting roles  in the drama ''[[Mi Vida Loca]]'' (1993), and the made-for-[[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] thriller ''[[Roadracers (1994 film)|Roadracers]]'' (1994), her first collaboration with director [[Robert Rodriguez]].

In 1994, Hayek was cast as Alma, a poverty-stricken young woman who becomes a [[sex worker]], in [[Jorge Fons]]'s drama ''[[Midaq Alley (film)|El callejón de los milagros]]'' (''Miracle Alley''), which was based on the 1940s eponymous novel by Egyptian [[Naguib Mahfouz]] and translated from [[Cairo]] to [[Mexico City]]. The film was the subject of critical acclaim, reportedly won more awards than any other movie in the history of [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]], and earned Hayek a nomination for the [[Ariel Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="ariel_xxxvii">{{cite web|title=Ariel &gt; Ganadores y nominados &gt; XXXVII 1995 |url=http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XXXVII+1995&tipo=anio |language=es |access-date=February 19, 2008 |publisher=Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330124057/http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XXXVII%201995&tipo=anio |archive-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref>