Editing Salma Hayek (section)

===Worldwide recognition (2002–2009)===
In [[Julie Taymor]]'s biographical film ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' (2002), Hayek served as a producer and starred as [[surrealism|surrealist]] painter [[Frida Kahlo]]. She became interested in the role several years prior to commencing production for the film, having "been fascinated by Kahlo's work from the time she was 13 or 14", although not immediately a fan: "At that age I did not like her work [...] I found it ugly and grotesque. But something intrigued me, and the more I learned, the more I started to appreciate her work. There was a lot of passion and depth. Some people see only pain, but I also see irony and humor. I think what draws me to her is what [husband] Diego saw in her. She was a fighter. Many things could have diminished her spirit, like the accident or Diego's infidelities. But she wasn't crushed by anything".<ref>[http://thebookla.com/s_2000_hayek.html The Book LA SUMMER 2000 Selma & Frida<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113181511/http://thebookla.com/s_2000_hayek.html |date=2009-01-13 }}</ref> She was so determined to play the role that she sought out [[Dolores Olmedo|Dolores Olmedo Patino]], longtime-lover of Diego Rivera, and, after his death, administrator to the rights of Frida and Rivera's art, which Rivera had "willed [...] to the Mexican people", bequeathing the trust to Olmedo.<ref>[http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page80.html the writing studio: adaptation frida] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218195216/http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page80.html |date= December 18, 2007 }}</ref> Hayek personally secured access to Kahlo's paintings from Kahlo and began to assemble a supporting cast, approaching [[Alfred Molina]] for the role of Rivera in 1998. Upon its release, ''Frida'' was a critical darling and an arthouse success. In his review for the film, David Denby of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' concluded: "Smart, willful, and perverse, this Frida is nobody's servant, and the tiny Hayek plays her with head held high". Her portrayal of Kahlo made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] and earned her [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|British Academy Film Award]] nominations for Best Actress.

In 2003, Hayek produced and directed ''The Maldonado Miracle'', a Showtime film based on the book of the same name, for which she won the [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Directing in a Children Special,<ref name="daytimeaward">{{cite press release|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime_31st_creative_b.htm |title=The 31st Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards |publisher=National Academy of Television |date=May 14, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618150551/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/daytime_31st_creative_b.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2007}}</ref> reunited with Robert Rodriguez for ''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|title=Once upon a time, there were three unknowns|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-08-hot-trio_x.htm|access-date=May 17, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 8, 2003|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021081734/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-08-hot-trio_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and made an appearance in the documentary ''[[V-Day: Until the Violence Stops]]''. ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'', which made $98.2 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1080460801/| title = Once Upon a Time in Mexico – Box Office Mojo| access-date = January 2, 2022| archive-date = November 20, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211120012019/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1080460801/| url-status = live}}</ref> was the final film of the ''[[Mariachi Trilogy]]'' and featured Hayek reprising her role from ''Desperado''.

[[File:Salma Hayek 2004.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hayek at the 2004 [[Guadalajara International Film Festival]]]]

In [[Brett Ratner]]'s action comedy ''[[After the Sunset]]'' (2004), Hayek starred as the girlfriend of a master thief, with [[Pierce Brosnan]]. A box office flop, the film received largely negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_the_sunset|title=After the Sunset (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411020119/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_the_sunset|archive-date=April 11, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] found the film to be "a mess, but [it's] a fun, breezy mess", criticizing the overall heist and weak characterization but gave praise to the quick pacing chemistry between Brosnan and Hayek.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/after-sunset |title=''After the Sunset''|last=Berardinelli|first=James|author-link=James Berardinelli|website=Reelviews |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004024846/https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/after-sunset |archive-date=October 4, 2020 |url-status=live }} {{Rating|3|4}}</ref> In 2005, she served as a member of the [[2005 Cannes Film Festival|58th Cannes Film Festival]] jury, co-hosted the annual [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] with [[Julianne Moore]] in Oslo, Norway,<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannes festival opens with drama |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4533671.stm |work=BBC News |date=May 11, 2005 |access-date=October 28, 2007 |archive-date=February 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216171226/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4533671.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1145227,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317190358/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1145227,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |title=People: Jan. 9, 2006 |magazine=Time |date=January 1, 2006 |first=Rebecca |last=Winters Keegan}}</ref> and directed a music video for [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], titled "[[Te Amo Corazon]]" ("I love you, sweetheart") that featured [[Mía Maestro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2005/0004232338|agency=PR Newswire|title=Prince and Salma Hayek Create 'Te Amo Corazon'|date=December 12, 2005|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012091213/http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F12-12-2005%2F0004232338|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hayek appeared alongside her good friend [[Penélope Cruz]] in the 2006 [[Western film|Western]] comedy ''[[Bandidas]]'', portraying two women who become a bank robbing duo in an effort to combat a ruthless enforcer terrorizing their town. Randy Cordova of the ''[[Arizona Republic]]'' said the film "sports" Hayek and her co-star Penélope Cruz as the "lusty dream team" and that they were the "marketing fantasy" for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/1013bandidas1013.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729131819/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/1013bandidas1013.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |title=Bandidas |first=Randy |last=Cordova |work=[[Arizona Republic]] |publisher=AZcentral.com |date=13 October 2006 |access-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref> ''Bandidas'' was followed by ''[[Ask the Dust (film)|Ask the Dust]]'', a period romance set in Los Angeles based on a John Fante novel<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jan/14/john-fante-ask-dust|title=How Ask the Dust nearly missed greatness|first=Rob|last=Woodard|work=The Guardian|date=14 January 2009|location=London|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828083806/https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jan/14/john-fante-ask-dust|url-status=live}}</ref> and co-starring [[Colin Farrell]]. Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' found "something a little forced in both lead performances",<ref>{{cite news |author=Peter Bradshaw |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/jun/02/5 |title=Ask the Dust &#124; Culture |work=The Guardian |date=2 June 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |location=London |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102094630/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/jun/02/5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and with a limited theatrical release, the film was not a financial success.<ref name="tnc">{{cite web | publisher=Thenumbers.com | title=Ask The Dusk Total Grosses Revenues | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/ADUST.php | access-date=1 December 2006 | archive-date=September 7, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907082517/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/ADUST.php | url-status=live }}</ref> Her last film of 2006 was ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]'', a neo-noir crime drama chronicling the notorious "lonely hearts killers" of the 1940s, [[Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck]], in which Hayek played Beck, with [[Jared Leto]] taking on the role of Fernandez. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but the cast garnered praise.  [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' stated: "When Hayek and Leto are onscreen, you do not look away."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huntington |first=Heather |title=Lonely Hearts (2006) |url=http://www.reelz.com/movie/224133/lonely-hearts/reviews/ |publisher=[[Reelz]] |date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=January 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216033846/http://www.reelz.com/movie/224133/lonely-hearts/reviews/ |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}</ref>

Hayek served as an executive producer for the American television series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (2006–2010), after adapting the story for American television with [[Ben Silverman]], who acquired the rights and scripts from the Colombian [[telenovela]] ''[[Yo Soy Betty La Fea]]'' in 2001. Originally intended as a half-hour sitcom for NBC in 2004, the project would later be picked up by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for the 2006–2007 season with [[Silvio Horta]] also producing. She guest-starred on the series as [[Ugly Betty#Cast and characters|Sofia Reyes]], a magazine editor. ''Ugly Betty''  was a success with critics and audiences, won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Comedy Series in 2007, and earned Hayek nominations for both [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] and Outstanding Comedy Series at the [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series |url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2007/Outstanding%20Guest%20Actress%20In%20A%20Comedy%20Series |work=Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2007 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts&nbsp;& Sciences |access-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727182711/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2007/Outstanding%20Guest%20Actress%20In%20A%20Comedy%20Series |url-status=live }}</ref> After finalizing negotiations with [[MGM]] to become the CEO of her own Latin-themed film production company, Ventanarosa, in 2007,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.trulyhollywood.com/articles.php?req=read&articleId=406 |title=News: Salma Hayek |publisher=Truly Hollywood |date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009053743/http://www.trulyhollywood.com/articles.php?req=read&articleId=406 |archive-date=October 9, 2007}}</ref> Hayek signed a two-year deal with ABC for Ventanarosa to develop projects for the network.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hayek sits pretty with ABC deal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i289264b713379249ab47612fec62e6a2|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 15, 2007|author1=Siegel, Tatiana|author2=Andreeva, Nellie|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011163735/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i289264b713379249ab47612fec62e6a2|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007, Hayek made a cameo appearance, as a nurse singing a cover of [[The Beatles]] song "[[Happiness Is A Warm Gun]]", in Julie Taymor's jukebox musical romantic drama ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]''. The role of Madame Truska, a woman who can grow an indestructible beard, in ''[[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant]]'' (2009), was Hayek's first acting project following the birth of her daughter. She characterized the film, which was an adaptation of the book series ''[[The Saga of Darren Shan]]'' by author [[Darren Shan]], as "a little bit of hard work. But it's not like I have to be emotionally devastated for months".<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hayek-idINN0728907820080410| title = New mom Salma Hayek dons beard, fight neonatal tetanus | website = [[Reuters]]| date = April 10, 2008| access-date = January 3, 2022| archive-date = January 3, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220103095051/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hayek-idINN0728907820080410| url-status = live}}</ref> The film was a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.salon.com/2009/10/23/cirque_du_freak/| title = "Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough {{!}} Salon.com| date = October 23, 2009| access-date = January 3, 2022| archive-date = January 3, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220103095046/https://www.salon.com/2009/10/23/cirque_du_freak/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant/details |title=Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Details and Credits |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2022-02-13 |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103095051/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant/details |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Screen Rant]] felt that Hayek is "fun as the bearded lady Madame Truska but [...] is unable to single-handedly elevate the material".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gunning |first=Cathal |url=https://screenrant.com/salma-hayek-horror-movies-ranked-worst-best/ |title=Every Salma Hayek Horror Movie Ranked |publisher=[[Screen Rant]] |date=2021-11-28 |accessdate=2022-02-13 |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102094630/https://screenrant.com/salma-hayek-horror-movies-ranked-worst-best/ |url-status=live }}</ref>