Salma Hayek has worked with some legendary directors, from Julie Taymor and Robert Rodriguez to Chloé Zhao and Ridley Scott.  But her favorite director to work with is one who co-starred with the Emmy Award winning actress. In a recent interview with Deadline, the 55-year-old Frida star said Angelina Jolie was her favorite director to work with after they collaborated on Without Blood. 'Angelina is the best director I’ve ever worked with. I absolutely loved working with her; enjoyed every second of it,' she said. 'It’s a tough piece but it was so delicious to come to work every single day. She is a genius and I think this might be her best movie yet. She did an amazing job, really.'She also said she was 'completely blown away by her mind, her dedication, her technical knowledge, and her control of every aspect, as well as her vision which is so clear. 'She is so good with the actors, so passionate, and so focused. But most of all, I was blown away by her kindness to every single person on the set. I talked about this with my co-star Demián Bichir and we were saying, "Wow, she’s really something."'Salma and Angelina previously worked alongside each other as actors on the Marvel movie Eternals. This new endeavor is decidedly more grounded, following a young Italian girl named Nina after she witnesses an act of violence. Without Blood isn't the only project Hayek talked about in her Deadline interview. She also discussed the new show she produced titled Santa Evita, centered on famous Argentinian First Lady Eva Perón. The show stars Natalia Oreiro of Super Crazy fame as Perón, who served as first lady of Argentina before dying of cervical cancer in 1952 at just 33 years old. Despite the character it centers on, Santa Evita takes place after her death, following the strange circumstances regarding her remains. 'Eva Perón is a super charismatic character and there have been so many [projects] made about her. But Santa Evita is based on a part of Evita’s story that is a mystery which is, following her death, she was embalmed by her husband, and then [her body] disappeared for nearly 20 years,' Hayek explained. She later said she felt the series, now streaming in its entirety on Hulu, focuses on 'something that I find very relevant today: the obsession that men can have over women’s bodies. The obsession that men can have to take women who seem unattainable and control them. The story is told in an ingenious and original way.'  

 source : Daily mail