United Kingdom, April 27 -- Salma Hayek will forever be grateful for the support she received from Penelope Cruz when she first tried to make it in Hollywood in the 1990s.

The 58-year-old actress enjoyed career success in her native Mexico, namely in the title role in telenovela in 'Teresa' which ran for two years and 125 episodes, before she made the move to Los Angeles in 1991.

Salma can remember how difficult it was to land roles as a Latino actress during the decade but she was lucky to have Penelope - who moved from Spain to America to make it in Hollywood - to lean on, and vice versa.

In an interview with Italian publication IO Donna, Salma said: "In the 1990s, there were no roles for Latinos, I had to fight for every opportunity...