Salma Hayek almost died from COVID-19 and continues to present sequels

The Mexican actress reveals that she suffered from COVID – 19 and despite her doctor’s pleas, the famous woman refused to go to the hospital saying that they would rather die at home

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Salma Hayek claims to have been near the death after suffering from COVID – 19 . The Mexican actress has revealed that she was very bad as a result of the coronavirus during the first weeks of the pandemic.

“ It was so bad that my doctor begged me to go to a hospital “, said the Oscar-nominated actress during an interview via Zoom with Variety . “ I said, ‘No thanks. I’d rather die at home ‘ “.

The Star originally from Veracruz, Mexico is also about to release a new movie that is the sequel to “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” called “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.” Hayek appeared in the movie of the 2017 but only appeared for two minutes. Now the actress is one of the protagonists and will appear next to Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in the character of Sonia Kincaid.

Salma Hayek is one of the protagonists of Marvel’s ‘Eternals’

Another of the most anticipated projects from Veracruz is the Marvel movie, “Eternals”, where Hayek will be one of the superheroes. When he received the call from the studio, he could not believe that he was considered.

“It is very difficult to be an action hero if you are Mexican,” Hayek confessed to the portal. “It is very difficult to be a superhero if you are Mexican and a woman. But being a superhero, being Mexican, a woman, and my age, I felt like they were joking. And worst of all, I was one of the first to be confirmed from the cast. I had to keep quiet for many months. I couldn’t tell a soul and I couldn’t wait until the day I could say it. ”

In “Eternals”, Hayek will share credits with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden , Kumail Nanjiani , Lauren Ridloff , Bryan Tyree Henry , Lia McHugh , Don Lee , Kit Harrington , Gem Chan , Barry Keoghan , and many more.