Great news for all Salma and Ugly Betty fans!

“Salma Hayek will go in front of the cameras for a multi-episode story arc on Ugly Betty, ABC’s new hit comedy, the network announced on Monday.

Hayek, who executive produces the series, will make her first guest starring appearance in the November 2 episode called ‘Trust, Lust, and Must’.

She’ll appear in three more episodes throughout the month of November.

In her role, Hayek will play Sofia Reyes, a newcomer to the Mode scene who will leave a lasting impression on Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) and Betty Suarez (America Ferrera).”

In an article about Disney wanting to make more movies about and for the Latin community, a new Salma Hayek movie was mentioned. Read the small quote on the movie below.

“…Disney has several Latino projects that are close to getting greenlights, including a Salma Hayek film about clashing cultures in a marriage between a Latina and a Connecticut blue blood…”

Salma attended the 21st Annual American Cinematheque Award Honoring George Clooney today, looking absolutely breathtaking. Click on the thumbnails below to view 30 pictures from the event. Got more pics from this or old events? Send them to webmaster@salmahayekweb.com and you will be given proper credit.

The most-watched new TV show of the 2006-07 season, Ugly Betty was picked up for a full season order, Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment announced today. The show, based on the worlds most popular telenovela, Yo Soy Betty La Fea, is executive-produced by Salma Hayek and stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez.

“In just two weeks Ugly Betty has given us an impressive foothold leading into the Greys Anatomy hour on Thursday night”, said McPherson. “The show has proven to be competitive in a very strong time period, and we’re thrilled with Ugly Bettys performance.”

The ABC freshman has already established itself a solid second to CBS time period veteran Survivor in the 8 oclock hour among Total Viewers (15.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.7/13), while holding the No. 1 position on average with Adults 18-34 (4.0/12). On average, Ugly Betty has improved the time period for ABC by 96% in Total Viewers (15.3 million vs.. 7.8 million) and by 92% in Adults 18-49 (4.8/14 vs.. 2.5/7) over the same nights last year. Additionally Ugly Betty qualifies as the No. 1 new series this season in Total Viewers (1.13 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/9) among Hispanic viewers watching English language TV.

Source: The Futon Critic

Salma will be on the cover of magazine Redbook’s November issue, and their site has details on how the photoshoot went. They also have a picture from the photoshoot on their site, which you now can see in the gallery, by clicking on the thumbnail below. Continue reading for the story on how the shoot went.