Here are some pics of Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek arriving at the 2009 ALMA Awards at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

Pardon my fawning, but Salma is still one stunningly beautiful woman.
I love the jewelry, and how it seems to match the hem of her dress.
Spoiler alert: the awards show airs tonight on ABC, so if you don’t want to know who won, quit reading, just hit the ‘more’ button to get more Hayek.
The awards themselves were an Ugly Betty-palooza.  Hayek was given the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence.  Lauren Velez (UB’s Elena) won TV Drama …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek will be on TV again tonight, but it won’t be alongside America Ferrera. She will instead be appearing in tonight’s episode of 30 Rock.
Now, any of you who have read Ugly Betty News for a while must know that I have mixed feelings about this. I love Hayek. I think she’s a very good actress, has some pretty sharp business savvy, and of course, she’s quite easy on the eyes.
Yet, at the same time, I have this irrational, visceral hatred for all things 30 Rock. As you know, every …read more

America Ferrera continues her involvement in good causes, this time by taking part in Stand Up to Cancer, the major, star-studded telethon that takes place tonight.  The Ugly Betty star will be joined by a huge cast of movie, TV, and music stars, including Halle Berry, Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Jack Black, [Ugly Betty Eecutive Producer] Salma Hayek, James Taylor, Carrie Underwood and Rob Lowe.
Here is a PSA about the cause directed by David Fincher:

Celebrities will share their personal experiences with the disease and will help answer phone calls from donors.  The show will air on ABC,CBS and NBC tonight …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek is working on a new reality show, according to The Celebrity Cafe.
Hayek called off her engagement to go-zillionaire businessman Francois-Henri Pinault recently.  Pinault is the father of Hayek’s daughter Valentina.  However, a broken engagement doesn’t mean that other brides can’t get Hayek’s help.
Apparently, the show will be concerned entirely with weddings, WENN reports.  Hayek and her associate Jose Tamez are currently developing the concept of the show with TV bosses.
Salma will also be amongst the multitude of celebrities taking part in the “Stand Up to Cancer” special, airing in September.
What would be REALLY cool …read more

Salma Hayek was honored for her efforts as executive producer of Ugly Betty at the Women In Film 2008 Crystal Lucy Awards gala in Hollywood. 
The woman who gave us America Ferrera was presented with the Lucy Award for excellence in television for the hit ABC show.
Salma told The Hollywood Reporter: “I wanted it to be different than anything I was seeing on television. I also wanted Latin people to feel excited and proud that there was something on television that sort of belonged to them, but I wanted the American audience not to feel alienated from it.”
Also attending …read more

 
Character on Ugly Betty: Sofia Reyes, Editor In Chief of Meade Publications magazine MYW.  (Of course, Hayek is also the show’s executive producer).
Main Characteristic:  Super-sexy, smart, and (it turns out) devious.
Most Famous For:  The hit movie Frida, which sent her career into the stratosphere.
Ugly Betty Episodes: 1.06 – Trust,Lust, and Must , 1.07 – After Hours, 1.08 – Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral, 1.09 – Lose The Boss, 1.10 – Fake Plastic Snow, 1.12 – Sofia’s Choice.
Best Moment: Of course, I’m going to say the scene in 1.06 where she took off her shirt and teased Daniel in the elevator, …read more

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Remember when I told you about Ugly Betty producer Salma Hayek trying to use breastfeeding as a weight loss method? To refresh your memory, a friend of the actress said: “Salma has been pumping and freezing endless amounts of breast milk. When she’s not feeding Valentina, she’s hooked up to an industrial-size breast pump.”
I remember talking to some friends of mine in the medical profession, and they said she was absolutely making a mistake. Breastfeeding is for a specific purpose, and it isn’t weight …read more

There have been a rash of stories about various castmembers and producers of Ugly Betty that can only be categorized as…weird. It has been a full moon, hasn’t it?  (BTW, the picture I’ve added to this post will make sense in a minute).
First, the one you’ve probably seen. Rebecca Romjin’s husband (and season 1 guest star) Jerry O’Connell made this very funny parody video of the pretty bizarre Tom Cruise Scientology video making the rounds.
Many are saying this may be the end of O’Connell’s career, but I think it might actually help. Cruise’s power in Hollywood is a shadow of …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek is nervous.
According to Page Six, Hayek reported her laptop stolen on a recent trip abroad.  It is reported that the notebook computer was filled with photos of friends, family, and her baby Valentina.
I’d be in quite a panic myself, and I’m no international celebrity who is stalked by relentless paparazzi, as Hayek is.  According to the report, Hayek is “desperate to get the computer back and worried that the images could fall into the wrong hands.”
I would imagine so.
If you are reading this, and you are the one who took Ms Hayek’s laptop, I’m …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek, who played prominently on screen in season one as Sofia Reyes, has signed on to play a bearded lady in the horror drama “Cirque du Freak”.  She will play opposite star John C. Reilly.
Cirque du Freak is part of a vampire-based young adult book series, which in the United States was called “The Saga Of Darren Shan”.   Here is the synopsis:
A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with …read more