Sweet Tooth Star Dania Ramirez Shares Swimsuit Photo Saying “Hola”

1. Biking Workouts

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Ramirez was in the best shape of her life while filming the 2012 movie Premium Rush. “It was hard to film the movie, period,” she says. “To be on bikes, remembering lines while riding all over New York City in the middle of traffic. You can’t tell a New Yorker, ‘Oh you can’t cross right now because we’re shooting a movie.’ They don’t care! I always felt like I was on the verge of crashing. I fell so many times; I can’t even begin to tell you. It was intense. But I was in the best shape I’ve ever been in my life. [Biking] works you out everywhere. It’s a whole-body workout. My abs were, like, out of control and my arms were super-diesel.”

2. Scorpio Passion

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Ramirez is most attracted to confidence and honesty. “Knowing how to be laid-back,” she says. “And enjoying the moment. I have a tattoo on my arm that says, ‘Live, Love, Life,’ and that’s how I live life. If you can somehow figure out a way to do that, you can get with me... I’m a Scorpio, I’m a primal kind of beast at heart. I like passion. Anybody who’s passionate about what you do, passionate about what you eat, passionate about working out. I feel like passionate people are gonna be passionate all across the board. That’s all I’m gonna say about that.”

3. Postpartum Diet

Ramirez had to get right back to filming Devious Maids after giving birth, so she worked hard to feel like herself again, quickly. “I stuck with mostly fruits and vegetables right after I gave birth,” she says. “I wanted to get accustomed to eating really healthfully and to having smaller portions throughout the day. Also, I like to feel healthy. I know that when I'm looking better and I'm eating right, I also feel better.You get so much out of the extra effort that you put into looking your best. The key to being confident is taking care of yourself and feeling like you're the best you can be.”

4. Beauty Routine

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Ramirez keeps her beauty routine simple. “I have less time, but certain things remain the same,” she says. “For instance, I still always take my makeup off, no matter how tired I am,” she says. “The babies are teething and waking up at night, so I use my MAC wipes as a shortcut. In the mornings I try to find time to use my Clarisonic brush. Being able to really clean my pores has changed my skin completely. I used to take the time to contour my skin perfectly, but now I just even it out quickly with foundation and then add a little bronzer on my cheeks.”

5. She’s a Free Spirit

Ramirez has always been a free spirit. “I’m pretty open, I say anything,” she says. “It gets me in trouble sometimes. I was that 13-year-old kid coming home with my 17-year-old boyfriend because I can’t hide! I try to dive into something completely new. That’s a lot like my personality. I’m fearless in that way. I can take a trip by myself to Guatemala with a pair of jeans and a few T-shirts and be completely in my element and be cool. Live Love Life!”

Salma Hayek needs nothing else for a perfect summer besides beer and a swimsuit. The 56-year-old actress is having a blast on a scuba diving trip with her friend and instructor Martina Engel, and sharing highlights from the adventure. Hayek posted pictures of the pair happily posing in bikinis and wetsuits, well-earned drinks in hand and snacking on oranges. “Hanging out with my favorite dive master,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Hayek stays ageless and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Knows You Love Her Bikinis

Hayek celebrated hitting 25 million followers on Instagram by posting a very tongue-in-cheek video of herself working out in a swimming pool. “I can’t believe it, 25 million followers! Thank you soo soo much to every single one of you. 🙏 Seeing as you all like my bikini pictures the most 👙, here’s a bikini work out for you all. I hate exercising- but I love to celebrate good moments dancing in the water. I am genuinely moved and grateful for all your love & support 🥰.”

2. She Is Brave

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Remember the infamous scene-stealing snake dance Hayek did in From Dusk Till Dawn? It turns out she wasn’t exactly prepared for that. “They just kind of threw me on the stage with the snake, put the music on and said, ‘Hey, dance!’” she says, adding that there was no choreography—she was left to her own devices. “I was feeling insecure [and] just wanted to get through it. It was a really small part but to my surprise people really remember that moment.”

3. No Hair Dye, Please

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Hayek’s gorgeous dark locks? All natural, all her. The actress no longer has the patience to sit through endless root touch-ups. “It’s my natural color, and it’s my natural white hairs,” she says. “One of the reasons I don’t dye my hair is because I don’t have the patience to sit through it. I don’t want to spend what’s left of my youth pretending I’m younger and then not enjoying life.”

4. She’s Very Funny

Hayek fought typecasting to be allowed to do comedy (no one could forget her star turn in 30 Rock). “I was typecast for a long time,” she says. “My entire life I wanted to do comedy and people wouldn’t give me comedies. I couldn’t land a role until I met Adam Sandler, who put me in a comedy [2010’s Grown Ups], but I was in my forties! They said, ‘You’re sexy, so you’re not allowed to have a sense of humor.’ Not only are you not allowed to be smart, but you were not allowed to be funny in the ’90s.”

5. No Botox or Fillers

Hayek’s secret to beautiful, ageless skin? Golden face masks and chicken soup. “I use an ingredient called Tepezcohuite that’s used in Mexico for burn victims because it completely regenerates the skin, and there’s no one in the States who is using this ingredient except for us,” she says. “Some of the ingredients, when I took them to the American labs, they were like ‘Oh my god! How come nobody is using this?’ This is why I have no Botox, no peels, no fillings.”