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These Latin leading ladies have beauty,
talent and the box office clout to show for it.
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Jessica Alba is the sex kitten next door whose action roles show off her assets. The Fantastic Four movies in which she has starred have earned a combined $288 million, while her role in Sin City earned her an MTV Movie Award for Sexiest Performance. No wonder she regularly dominates the most desirable body lists in both women’s and men’s magazines....
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A classy, classic beauty, Eva Mendes first turned up on the Hollywood radar in supporting roles in Training Day, All About the Benjamins, Out of Time, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and 2 Fast 2 Furious, but it was her role as Will Smith’s love interest in the $178 million 2005 hit Hitch that elevated her to leading lady status....
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The camera has had an affair with her California girl-next-door looks ever since the actress was a 21-year-old model debuting in her first movie, The Mask, opposite Jim Carrey—but she has had her biggest success not appearing on screen. Cameron Diaz’s three turns as Princess Fiona in the Shrek movies have helped rack up over a billion bucks at the box office....
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Long respected and admired in Latin America, and when acting
in her native Spanish, Penelope Cruz has not always gotten her
due in Hollywood. But the Madrid-born actress finally reached a milestone this year with her Academy Award nomination for Volver, which re-teamed her with director Pedro Almodóvar....
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Few would have thought that a Mexican telenovela actress would become one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, but Salma Hayek has proven that she’s much more than the voluptuous sex symbol first seen here in Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn. Wild Wild West may be her biggest box office hit at $114 million, but it was the acclaimed and successful Frida...
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Wearing multiple hats as an actress, recording artist, producer, and fashion and fragrance mogul, Jennifer Lopez has come a
long way from In Living Color dancer to a powerhouse worth an estimated $110 million. She has sold over 50 million records worldwide, amassing numerous multi-platinum, platinum and
gold albums, singles and videos.
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