Washington
(ANI):
Salma
Hayek
has
confessed
that
she
entered
the
United
States
as
an
illegal
immigrant.
The
Mexican
actress
talks
about
her
humble
beginnings,
her
former
undocumented
immigrant
status
and
her
charity
projects
in
an
interview
with
V
Magazine
Spain,
where
she
seductively
poses
for
the
cover
titled
'A
Woman"s
Weapons".
“I
was
an
illegal
immigrant
in
the
United
States," Fox
News
quoted
Hayek
as
saying
in
the
interview.
“It
was
for
a
small
period
of
time,
but
I
still
did
it,"
she
added.
In
the
interview,
Hayek
also
discussed
her
involvement
with
women"s
issues,
including
the
promotion
of
awareness
programs
about
violence
against
women
and
the
rising
discrimination
against
undocumented
workers.
“I
had
to
endure
the
worst
time
of
all
in
terms
of
racial
discrimination
in
Hollywood
when
I
first
started
out,"
she
said.“It
was
inconceivable
to
American
directors
and
producers
that
a
Mexican
woman
could
have
a
lead
role,"
she
added.
As
one
of
the
most
prominent
Latina
figures
in
Hollywood
today,
Hayek
is
an
acclaimed
actress,
director
and
producer
and
one
of
a
few
Latinas
to
be
nominated
in
the
'Best
Actress"
category
of
the
Academy
Awards.