Salma Hayek’s shocking 1995 casting photo goes viral

Salma Hayek’s 1995 casting photo has gone viral almost thirty years later.

The 58-year-old actress has been praised by fans after social media sleuths unearthed a Polaroid photo of her at the start of her acting career, when she was just breaking into Hollywood.

The portrait accompanied her acting resume and appeared in Latina Magazine in 2018.

Commenting on the photo, social media users said she looked almost the same as she does now, despite how much time has passed.

The Desperado star – who showed off her chic sense of style during a smoke break and shopping last month – was praised for her seemingly ageless beauty.

She wore a nude, low-cut T-shirt with a gold cross pendant as she showed off her sultry glow and signature voluminous dark hair.

Alongside the photo was an attached resume, which appeared to be from 1997, showing her breakout role as Carolina in Desperado and several other appearances.

It featured her roles from the 1993 indie drama Mi Vida Loca to her breakthrough role in the 1997 romantic comedy Fools Rush In.

Her various theater roles and three awards were also mentioned.

Hayek began her entertainment career in 1989 and began making small acting appearances before her breakthrough in 1995.

The casting materials provided a glimpse into the trajectory of her rise to superstardom.

She next starred in one of her most iconic roles as Frida Kahlo in the titular biopic Frida in 2002.

Hayek’s portrayal of the famous Mexican artist earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Since then, Hayek has become an award-winning actress as well as an acclaimed film producer.

Commenting on the photo, social media users said she looked almost the same as she does now, despite how much time has passed. The Desperado star was praised for her seemingly ageless beauty

Alongside the photo was an attached resume, which appeared to be from 1997, showing her breakout role as Carolina in Desperado and several other performances, including one of her most iconic performances in From Dusk Till Dawn; pictured in 1996 in From Dusk Till Dawn still

The casting materials provided a glimpse into the journey of her rise to superstardom. She next starred in one of her most iconic roles as Frida Kahlo in the titular biopic Frida in 2002.

Most recently, she starred opposite Channing Tatum in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, which was released in February 2023.

Earlier this year, she spoke about her decades-long resume and said her acting career improved after she turned 40.

She talked about her most iconic, groundbreaking role Wall Street Journal in October: ‘I don’t think there was one that opened so many doors.

‘I kept thinking, “This is it. You know, people are going to bring me the good roles.” But that didn’t happen to me,” she explained.

“Even after I was nominated for an Oscar, the kind of roles I got didn’t change.”

Hayek began her entertainment career in 1989 and began making small acting appearances before her breakthrough in 1995; pictured 1994

Since then, in addition to being an award-winning actress, Hayek has also become an acclaimed film producer; pictured in 1996 in Los Angeles

Earlier this year, she spoke about her decades-long resume and said her acting career improved after she turned 40; pictured November 1995 in Los Angeles

Of her most iconic breakout role, she told the Wall Street Journal in October, “I don’t think there was one that opened so many doors; pictured in August 1995 in Los Angeles

Hayek added: “What has opened the doors for me is my tenacity, my consistency. I just wouldn’t leave.

‘And it’s funny, just when they said to me, “After a certain age that’s it, your career is over.” That’s when my career started to get better.’

She continued, “They said, ‘You’re going to stop working in Hollywood at 40.’

“And here we are, 58, still working.”