Salma Hayek – From Dusk To Dawn, 1996

Salma Hayek Pinault, originally born as Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez on September 2, 1966, stands as a notable Mexican American film producer and actress. Her acting journey commenced in 1989 with a role in the telenovela “Teresa,” but it was her appearances in films like “Dogma” and “From Dusk Till Dawn” that catapulted her into stardom.

In “From Dusk Till Dawn,” an American horror action film, Salma portrayed a vampire queen concealed beneath the guise of a stripper named Santanico Pandemonium. Her character meets her end when George Clooney’s character, Seth, impales her by shooting the chandelier above her. One of the movie’s standout moments was Salma’s alluring table-top dance with snakes, a scene that captured significant attention and popularity.

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