Salma Hayek Forms Film Company

Mexican actress Salma Hayek, now producer, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc have agreed to form a film company specializing in Latino movies appealing to wider, mainstream audiences. The company, Ventanazul, will be housed at MGM and be a partnership between the Hollywood film and television studio and Hayek, Oscar nominated for her movie Frida and producer of hit TV show Ugly Betty.

Ventanazul plans to make or purchase independent movies, and plans to distribute two to four films a year that draw on Latin themes, feature Latino or Latina actors and cross over to mainstream audiences for broad, box office appeal. Ole!