We caught up with actress Salma Hayek to talk about her new movie, Bliss, a romantic love story with a mind-bending fantasy element. 

 

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

 

  1. Bliss is described as a love story following Greg, who, after a recent divorce and firing, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets, and is convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.
  2. The film also stars Owen Wilson, who plays Greg. Principal photography began in Los Angeles in June 2019 and took place in Split, Croatia and on the island of Lopud.
  3. Salma Hayek was born in Mexico, where she began her career starring in the telenovela Teresa and in the film El Callejón de los Milagros (Miracle Alley). In 1991, Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence with roles in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West, and Dogma (both 1999).
  4. Hayek's breakthrough role was in the 2002 film Frida, as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, for which she was nominated for Best Actress for the Academy Award. She also produced the film. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special for The Maldonado Miracle in 2004. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series after guest-starring in the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty in 2007. Other notable films include Grown Ups, Puss in Boots, Grown Ups 2, Tale of Tales, Sausage Party, The Hitman's Bodyguard, and Like a Boss.
  5. Hayek has been married to French business magnate François-Henri Pinault since 2009, with whom she has a daughter. Like most during the pandemic, she says, "my husband said the most romantic thing, I can't wait to do a restaurant, but it's true, it's true, just being able to see friends, to travel and be free and to not be afraid on the street and not be afraid of people cause they are in the proximity. When someone sneezed before, you would say bless you; now it's 'Oh god, I got to get away from you.' It's terrible, it's terrible, but you really do appreciate what you had."