The House of the Spirits
Salma Hayek stated that she lost two large comedy roles due to her ethnicity. While the directors thought Hayek was the best actress for those roles, they believed studios would not want a Mexican lead at time. The directors later said that they regretted their decision and that the actress' audition was better than who they cast for the movies. She also mentioned the 1993 film, "The House of the Spirits", did not want to cast Latinos outside of stereotypical roles. Hayek on a denied audition part, "They were not hiring Latinos for Latino roles. They were not hiring Latinos period — unless it was the maid or the prostitute. And that part was not a maid or a prostitute."