Actress Salma Hayek was about to die from coronavirus

According to an interview with Variety, the actress spent much of 2020 recovering from COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic. “My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because I was very sick. I said, ‘No thanks. I’d rather die at home, ‘”he said.

Salma Hayek gave an interview to Variety and revealed that she had coronavirus. The actress, who will play Ajak in Marvel Studios’ Eternals , confessed that she suffered the hardest face of the disease and even pointed out that she was about to die.

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According to the publication, the actress spent much of 2020 recovering after suffering from COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic. “My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because I was very sick. I said, ‘No thanks. I’d rather die at home, ‘”he said.

Hayek spent around seven weeks isolated in a room in her London home, where she resides with her husband, François-Henri Pinault , and their 13-year-old daughter. “At one point they put oxygen on him, but he still hasn’t fully recovered the energy he had before, ” says Variety.

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The star returned to work in April to shoot House of Gucci for Ridley Scott. “It was not a long time. It was easy. It was the perfect job to come back. I started doing ‘Zooms’ at one point, but I could only do a few because it made me very tired , ”he recounted on his return to the set.

In addition to talking about her experience with the coronavirus, the interpreter gave some clues about her role in Los Eternos. “It never crossed my mind to be in a Marvel movie. I guess I thought that ship had sailed and it was an absolute shock.

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Suddenly I got a call: ‘They want to talk to you about a new franchise.’ And I was like, ‘What? I said yes, but they don’t give you any information until they call you, “said the artist, who regretted how difficult it is to get superhero roles as a woman and Mexican.

“I think there are people in power who have wanted this change for a long time. But it takes many elements to make it happen. For example, Marvel Vice President of Film Production Victoria Alonso, I can’t love that woman more. She is extraordinary. It was a great support for the cast, “he said of the growing diversity on the big screen.

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The Eternals , which also has names like Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani or Kit Harington, hits theaters on November 5, 2021.