Salma Hayek's Leading Men

by Lucy Moore | 9 August 2013

Grown Ups 2

In Grown Ups 2, Salma Hayek stars opposite Adam Sandler as his rather passionate wife Roxanne. Hayek is known for her impressive record of contrasting on-screen partnerships with famous actors. Some of them were extremely passionate love affairs, whilst others were more about playful friendships than affection. Here we take a look at some of the most memorable…

Adam Sandler in Grown Up’s (2010)
We have previously seen Salma Hayek and Adam Sandler appear in the original Grown Ups. Hayek plays Roxanne, the delectable, if a little highly strung wife of Lenny (Adam Sandler), and Kevin James is Eric, Lenny’s high school buddy. The film tells the story of a group of high-school friends who reunite for a weekend away after their high-school basketball coach passes away.
Salma Scale: Wedded bliss

Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995) and Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
Salma appears as Carolina, wife of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) in the second and third instalments of the gritty Mariachi trilogy. In Desperado they are passionate lovers, but in Once Upon A Time In Mexico they are not meant to be, as Carolina and their daughter are brutally murdered leaving El Mariachi to avenge their deaths
Salma Scale: Unrequited love

Matthew Perry in Fools Rush In (1997)
Salma plays Isabel Fuentes opposite Matthew Perry in this 90s romantic comedy. The movie tells the story of two relative strangers who are forced in to a shotgun wedding when Isabel discovers she is expecting his child. They wonder if they are doing the right thing by staying together for the sake of the baby or whether they’d be best off going their separate ways.
Salma Scale: Unexpected love

Alfred Molina in Frida (2002)
Salma plays surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in this biopic film with Alfred Molina co-starring as her husband Diego Rivera. In the movie, we are taken through the highly dysfunctional marriage of the two, brimming with infidelities, contrasting sexuality, and eventually heart wrenching divorce.
Salma Scale: Can’t live with each other, can’t live without each other

Antonio Banderas in Puss in Boots (2011)

Another on-screen reunion for Salma and Antonio came in the feline form of Puss in Boots. Salma plays Kitty Softpaws, Puss’s (Banderas) female match and together they embark on a magical adventure in this classic fantasy animation
Salma Scale: Feline friends