Salma Hayek’s landed herself in hot water among her country’s people, by admitting that she does not remember how it is to be a Mexican.
The 45-year-old actress was discussing her role, as the head of a ruthless Mexican drug cartel in Oliver Stone’s film ‘Savages’ when she said, as translated from German to English, “I am proud to have been involved in this film with all these great actors.”
“Honestly, I hardly had any memories of what it is to be Mexican. My life is completely different now,” ABC News quoted her as telling Vogue magazine.
The ‘Desperado’ star is married to the French fashion executive and billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault. A representative for the actress told E! News on Wednesday that “the whole thing has been lost in translation,” adding, “Salma is not disparaging Mexico in any way.”
The representative also forwarded the notes from the story’s author Ingrid Sischy, the former editor of Interview magazine, showing that Hayek’s actual answer had been longer and had a different translation: “I am proud to be in this movie with all these great actors. The truth is that I almost have to try and remember what it’s like to be Mexican.
My life is different now. You cannot make yourself represent something. You have to be an individual, by being the best you can be.”
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