1. Salma Hayek first came to prominence in 1989 as the eponymous lead in the Mexican soap opera "Theresa". After two years of stardom in this limited genre, she left the show to pursue a career in film. Initially, she met with little success, leading her to complain bitterly about Hollywood's treatment of Latinas, while a guest on comedian Paul Rodriguez's talk show. This impassioned outcry attracted the attention of director Robert Rodriguez, who cast her as the female lead in his first film with a substantial budget. What was the title of this breakthrough Hayek movie? El Mariachi The Legend of Bagger Vance Pulp Fiction Desperado

2. Years after achieving film stardom, Hayek appeared on Charlie Rose's talk show, this time proclaiming that she didn't just want to be a "bikini girl". However, she did encourage this perception earlier in her career by appearing as a gyrating bikini clad dancer - visible only from the neck down - in another Robert Rodriguez-directed film. What was this collaborative screwball comedy? Flirting With Disaster Four Rooms The Twilight Zone How the West was Won

3. In yet another Rodriguez film, Hayek would play yet another "bikini girl" - this time an exotic dancer who turns out to be a bloodthirsty vampire in what can best be described as a postmodern combination of a buddy film and a slasher movie. What is the name of this Quentin Tarrantino-scripted hit? Dance of the Damned Reservoir Dogs From Dusk Till Dawn Night of the Living Dead

4. In this feature, Hayek plays an aspiring singer who works as a coat-check girl at the most popular and decadent dance club of the disco era, yet manages to keep her innocence and dignity. What is the name of this box office disappointment that attempted to capture the spririt of the decadent 1970's New York high society scene? Play That Funky Music 54 The Cotton Club La Vida Loca

5. Hayek played another supernatural hoofer in this controversial 1999 Kevin Smith film, wherein she plays a muse who poses as an exotic dancer. What is the name of this movie, which earned its director at least three death threats? The Passion of the Christ Dogma The Last Temptation of Christ Chasing Amy

6. Hayek had an uncredited role, playing a drug lord's lover, in a 2000 Oscar Nominee for Best Picture that details the worldwide drug trade from the perspectives of a dealer, a United States drug czar (based on William Bennett), and a Mexican policeman. It also featured an Oscar-winning turn from Benicio del Toro. Which of these films am I talking about? Traffic The French Connection Blow The Tailor of Panama

7. One of Hayek's more distinguished starring roles was not in a theatrical release at all. Which of these films, orignally made for the Showtime cable network, has her playing an activist in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorial rule of Rafael Trujillo? Traffic In the Time of Butterflies Evita Frida

8. Probably Hayek's most serious effort to date, this film is the story of a groundbreaking Mexican artist from the early twentieth century and the influential cultural circles in which she was a major player. Which of these films did Hayek spend years trying to have made, eventually serving as the movie's producer and garnering an Oscar nomination for Best Actress? Evita Diego Rivera Frida The Artist

9. After her ambitious, Oscar-nominated effort, Hayek reunited with Robert Rodriguez and Antonio Banderas for an action comedy that seemingly brought Rodriquez's "Mariachi" trilogy to an end. What is the name of this fast-paced 2003 effort that also featured Johnny Depp? Once Upon a Time in Mexico Desperado Juan Guitarista From Dusk Till Dawn

10. In this "caper" picture, co-starring Pierce "James Bond" Brosnan, Hayek plays a retired gem thief who is struggling to keep her husband from pulling one last, career-capping heist. What is the name of this film, which also sees her invoke her "bikini girl" persona in several scenes? After the Sunset Traffic Tailor of Panama The Thomas Crown Affair