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Salma Hayek arrives for a screening of Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, at Cineworld Leicester Square in London. Picture date: Monday June 14, 2021.

Salma Hayek is somewhat in shock at the idea she is becoming an action star at the age of 54.

The actress was already a household name in Mexico because of telenovelas when she first broke out in Hollywood in Desperado in 1995, and has since been nominated for an Oscar for her turn as Frida Kahlo in the 2002 film Frida, and had roles in films such as Savages, Grown Ups and Puss In Boots.