Salma Hayek Proves She's Got Moves In New Video Dancing To Britney Spears' Song

Jun 08, 2021

Salma Hayek is one of the most successful and gorgeous actresses on the planet, but Hayek led a rather humble life in her native Mexico before she was famous. Having worked on her craft since the age of 18, Hayek's passion for acting eventually propelled her into the stratosphere. Although she's at the top, she still finds time to advocate for causes that she's passionate about. She's most known for her work in combatting domestic violence against women, as well as her advocacy for immigrants and charity work in helping disadvantaged children in Mexico. 

While Hayek's known to be one of the most beautiful actresses working in Hollywood, she's now 54 years old and looks rather different than in her younger years, but she's still every bit as gorgeous. From her upbringing to finding stardom, the 54-year-old actress is still in incredible shape. Known for her famous appearance in the 1996 movie "From Dusk Till Dawn," many fans love Hayek for the scene in which she danced with an Albino Burmese Python Reticulus on her shoulders while wearing a brown bikini that left little to the imagination. 
Now a mother of one daughter, Hayek is still strutting around in bikinis in her 50s. On her Instagram, Hayek shamelessly posts bikini photos, and according to her, she's not stopping anytime soon. The actress frequently takes to Instagram to post both throwback photos, as well as new photos of herself and her busy life.

This time, Hayek has posted a dance video to a classic Britney Spears routine in order to promote her latest film. Read on to learn more about Hayek's new movie, as well as the impressive dance video.

Born on Sept. 2, 1966, in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Salma Hayek once described her childhood as being pretty idyllic. Raised by her mother Diana, who was an opera singer, and her father Sami, an oil company executive, she also had a brother named Sami. She told The Guardian:

"It was a close community, we lived near the ocean and we would be outside all the time with the neighbours' kids, running free, playing football on the streets and at the beach. What better place could there be for a child?"

In another interview with O, The Oprah Magazine, Hayek detailed her close relationship with her grandmother, Maria Luisa Lopez, having described her as her "greatest inspiration." A scientist who Hayek says was ahead of her time, she says, "I still have her inside of me and I always will."

Despite her calling to become a star, Hayek enrolled at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City but dropped out soon after, to the dismay of her family. But she knew that acting was what she was destined to do, so she stuck with her decision.

Well, it didn't take long for the decision to pay off—after getting her first part playing Jasmine in a theater production of Aladdin for kids, Hayek went on to bigger things, landing her first TV gig in 1988 on "Nuevo Amanecer." The following year she got the titular role on "Teresa," a telenovela that catapulted her to fame at the tender age of 22, making her one of Mexico's biggest soap opera stars.

Not satisfied with what she'd achieved in her native Mexico, Hayek set her sights on Hollywood. Despite the odds against her, Hayek packed up her things, landed in Los Angeles in 1991, and began acting lessons with the renowned actress and teacher Stella Adler.

On top of moving to a foreign country, learning the language, and having to build her career once again, Salma Hayek has talked about the racism she faced upon arriving in the United States. She was told she'd never work and that she'd be limited to playing a maid. In an interview with NPR, she said, "I have had to fight, very, very hard for every little mediocre part I ever got."

In another interview with O, The Oprah Magazine, Hayek talked about being one of the first Latin women in the mainstream Hollywood industry:

"Because there was no industry or parts for Latin women when I came here, there was really no competitiveness. Jennifer Lopez and I were the first, and I think Jennifer was my partner at the beginning."

Now that Hayek is established in the business, she will be featured in a new 2021 film, "Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard." The movie is set to be released on Aug. 19, 2021, and in the meantime, Hayek and others are using a dance challenge to promote the film. On her Instagram, Hayek posted a video of her dancing to Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" with the original choreography. 

She captioned the post: 

"Show me your #hitmanschallenge baby! Muéstrame tu mejor #hitmanschallenge baby! I'll be watching..."

Because the song is featured in the upcoming film, the dance has been dubbed the #hitmanschallenge. 

What do you think of Hayek's dance moves? Isn't her dancing impressive? Let us know your thoughts, and be sure to pass this on to other Salma Hayek fans you know!