Salma Hayek Clears Up German Vogue Comments; Proud of Mexican Heritage!

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Salma Hayek is getting a little flack for a recent comment about her Mexican heritage. Hayek claims the quote was lost in translation. Hayek sat down with German Vogue and made a comment regarding how different her life is now, “I am proud to have been involved in this film with all these great actors. Honestly, I hardly had any memories of what it is to be Mexican. My life is completely different now.”

It’s true that we have a problem in Mexico and it is important to talk about it. However, the U.S. is playing a major role, even if they claim it is purely a Mexican problem. More than 30,000 people have been killed in the past few years in this drug war — mainly by arms that come from the U.S.

My life is completely different. It’s great thanks to my daughter Valentina and my husband.”

Hayek says her comment was lost in translation,

“I have never denied my background or my culture,” Hayek says in the statement by publicist Cari Ross. “I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with. I have always been an active part of my community. I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride. It saddens me when my words are lost in translation and taken out of context to hurt the people of Mexico, whom I love.”

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