Salma Hayek’s parents are Sami Hayek Domínguez and Diana Jiménez Medina, she comes from a rather wealthy and devoted Christian family. Stick with us to learn more about her father and mother.
Salma Hayek aka Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez is a Mexican-American actress and film producer. She started her career back in the year 1989 with her debut in the Mexican television soap opera Teresa.
However, she rose to prominence after she came to the United States of America and started appearing in works such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West, and Dogma (both 1999).
Let us learn more about Salma Hayek’s parents and take a closer look at her ethnicity and husband.
Who Are Salma Hayek Parents? Meet Her Father And Mother
Salma Hayek was born to her parents Sami Hayek Domínguez and Diana Jiménez Medina.
Her father is a prominent businessman and has tried his hands on politics as well.
Salma’s father Sami owns an industrial equipment manufacturing and distributing firm and is also an executive in the Mexican oil industry. He also ran for the position of mayor of Coatzacoalcos but was defeated.
Salma’s mother Diana is a multi-talented personality. She is an opera singer and talent scout. However, much about Diana’s personal life has not come to the surface, she has not shared much about her works and personal life on the web as of now.
Talking about Salma’s family, she also has a younger sibling named Sami. He is a professional furniture designer.
She belongs to a prominent family from Mexico and grew up with rather a luxurious lifestyle as her family is wealthy. Her family is also a devoted Christian family according to her Wikipedia profile.
What Is Salma Hayek Parents Ethnicity?
Salma Hayek’s parents belong to mixed ethnicity.
Her father Sami belongs to the Lebanese Mexican ethnicity. His ancestry can be traced back to Baabdat, Lebanon.
The father-daughter visited the city of her father’s ancestors’ origin city back in 2015 while promoting her movie Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet according to Reuters.
Similarly, her mother Diana belongs to Mexican of Spanish descent. She revealed in an interview in Madrid as she was 50 percent Spanish and 50 percent Lebanese descent according to her IMDb profile.
As her parents come to form a mixed ethnicity, Salma Hayek also has a mixture of several origins and belongs to a mixed ethnic group.
Who Is Salma Hayek Married To?
Salma Hayek is married to her husband François-Henri Pinault.
Her husband François-Henri Pinault is a French businessman. He is best known as the chairman and CEO of Kering and President of Groupe Artémis.
The couple exchanged their vows and tied their knot back on February 14, 2009, in Paris, and later on April 25, 2009, renewed their vows in Venice as well.
Salma and her husband share a daughter named Valentina Paloma Pinault Hayek together. She was born in the year 2007.
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