Salma Hayek poses for the first time with her daughter Valentina for Vogue magazine

Salma Hayek is one of the Mexican actresses who has had the greatest impact on Hollywood, to the extent that she was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for her work in Frida. Her personal life also seems to be full of success and happiness, as she has been married to tycoon François-Henri Pinault since 2009, with whom she has a beautiful daughter, Valentina.

Valentina Pinault was born in 2007 and despite having the parents she has, she has been kept far away from the cameras and has grown up in a very private environment. Now, at 14 years old, she appeared on the cover of the most important fashion magazine in the world next to her mother. What a debut as a model!

Cover girls!

Salma and Valentina are the cover of the May edition of the magazine Vogue Mexico and it is the first time that the daughter of the actress poses for a magazine (what better for your first session than the magazine fashion!). It is definitely an excellent cover for the month in which Mother’s Day is celebrated in this country.

During the interview, Salma talked about how she has managed to balance being a mother with a career as demanding as acting and assures that her husband has been a great support, but that at first, she thought that she would no longer work, because she wanted to dedicate herself to fill your family. Now, even though her career is going great, she says that her family will always come first.

It was about three years after having Valentina that I began to act little by little and began to travel, but when she was seven years old, she sought to have her own rhythm and her own space. In my case, although I have managed to continue acting and have been able to keep my profession alive, and I love it, it is not easy any day, there are times when decisions become increasingly complicated. It is a fact that the family always comes to the fore.

Salma enjoyed every stage

Many women struggle to find that balance between their personal and professional lives, but Salma thinks that she did not have so many problems because when she had Valentina, she had already done many other things that she was very proud of and could focus on raising her daughter. without feeling that he was missing out on something in the workplace.

My case was very particular because I became a mother very late. I did it because I found the partner of my life, who had a stable career. I wanted to have this daughter so much that nothing else mattered to me. Neither my career nor anything, I think that helped me a lot. In addition, I felt that I had already done many things in my life, so it was already a different stage for me because I had already done things that I was already very proud of.

We must respect the decisions of each woman

Salma was also asked for her opinion on women who decide not to become mothers and her response deserves applause as it highlighted the importance of women being allowed to fully decide on motherhood. Also, she talked about the stereotype that women who don’t have children are not complete, something that she completely rejects.

I think it is very important that women can say whether or not they are a mother for and for her, without feeling guilty. It has been said that if you are not a mother, you are not a complete woman and it doesn’t have to be that, there are many ways to exercise the maternal instinct, which in addition not all of us have the same and it is very important to respect that. I can tell you that I understand what my case was, but there are those who don’t want it and that’s fine.

“Mexican mom is a Mexican mom”

Although Valentina is a very independent girl, Salma tries not to let her roles make her spend a lot of time away from home. In addition, she agrees with her husband not to go on a trip together at the same time so that her daughter is not left alone.

With this, Valentina commented that Salma leaves for very short periods of time, but even so, she calls her at all times. On her part, Salma defended her protective attitude by saying that “a Mexican mom is a Mexican mom, no matter where you are.”

My mom is going away for two weeks and the truth is that that’s not much for me, I tell her to go and make her movies, that I’m going to be fine. She always talks to me, that if I already ate, that if I already fell asleep. It doesn’t matter if she’s in Los Angeles and I’m in London, she marks me.

Valentina wants to dedicate herself to acting

For her part, Valentina talked a little about what she would like to do when she grows up. Of course, she is still too young to be clear about it, although she has two great examples of super-successful people at home and she is already eager to follow in her footsteps, but, above all, chart her own path.

I want different things, but I almost always move between four. I would like to be an actress and then a director because that’s what makes sense in my head. Also, I think it must be more difficult to be a director if you don’t have experience on the other side of the screen, that could help directing.

With feet on the ground

When dealing with the subject of social networks, Valentina showed great maturity for her age by making it clear that her use of networks is not based on searching likes or approval of anyone, but in talking about issues that she considers important.

I think my generation doesn’t much care how many likes have, but have something to say. The boys of my age do not put everything of our lives. In my case, I want to put things on my networks about who I want to be, but the important thing is also out there. What we are talking about today are problems that everyone seeks to address in a different way: it can be the environment, the importance of sexuality, race or beauty standards.