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J-Lo, Salma among top 25 most influential
Hispanics
 August
17, 2005 -- Time magazine has named singer-actress Jennifer
Lopez (shown left), actress Salma Hayek, designer Narciso Rodriguez and Attorney General Alberto
Gonzalez to its list of the nation's 25 most influential Hispanics.
Lopez (Puerto Rico), who has landed this year the 19th spot on Fortune magazine's list of the richest people under age 40, was chosen for her rise from background dancer to chart-topping actress and singer. Her clothing
lines and fragrances brought in more than $300 million in revenue last year.
Salma Hayek (Mexico) was already a superstar in Mexico when she decided to go to Hollywood, at the age of 23, with no other support but that of her talent.
The magazine appreciated her for having started at the bottom of the filmic food chain and working her way up to producer
Frida, which was nominated for six Academy Awards (including Best Actress for
Hayek), and won two.
“Directing came next; Hayek's Maldonado Miracle, about how a bleeding statue changes a town, aired on Showtime in 2003. At this stage, she could be sitting by the pool, fending off the scripts, invitations and free frocks, but with
Hayek, 38, nothing is show business as usual. She took Penelope Cruz, a putative rival, under her wing when the Spanish actress arrived in Hollywood.
She's trying to send more film productions Mexico's way to build up the industry there. And she's also developing two new U.S. films and two TV shows, plus writing a script for Jamie
Foxx. Hayek may have been noticed for her body, but she's known for her body of work”, reports Time magazine.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the country's first Hispanic attorney general, was born in San Antonio to Mexican immigrants who worked as migrant workers when he was young.
Also on the list are Comedian/TV Host, George Lopez, Hollywood director Robert Rodriguez, whose Spy Kids trilogy features Latino superheroes played by Antonio Banderas and Carla
Gugino; Los Angeles Angels owner Arturo Moreno, fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez, author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez and musician Gustavo Santaolalla.
The list is the topic of Time's cover story, available on its website,
time.com, and on newsstands today.
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