Hiba Aboukhris Benslimane (Arabic: هبة أبوخريص بنسليمان; born 30 October 1986), known professionally as Hiba Abouk, is a Spanish-Tunisian[2][3] actress. She is known for her roles in television series, especially that of Fátima in El Príncipe.
Hiba Abouk | |
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 Abouk at the 2017 Sitges Film Festival | |
| Born | Hiba Aboukhris Benslimane 30 October 1986[1] Madrid, Spain |
| Education | RESAD |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
editHiba Aboukhris Benslimane was born in Madrid on 30 October 1986,[4] the youngest of four siblings.[5] She was born to Tunisian parents, and her father was of Libyan origin and had a Romani great-grandfather.[6][7] Her parents had earlier settled in Spain after emigrating from Tunisia. Hiba is passionate about Flamenco.[7] She studied at the French Lycée in Madrid until age 18. Later she studied Arabic philology,[8] and earned a licentiate degree in drama from the RESAD.[9]
Abouk landed her television debut in a minor role in an episode of El síndrome de Ulises in 2008, but her acting career did not fully take off until 2010, when she featured in television series La isla de los nominados.[10][11] It was followed by television credits in Cheers, El corazón del océano, El Príncipe (her first leading role), Con el culo al aire, and Madres.[11]
Personal life
editAbouk married Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi in 2020. They have two sons.[12][13][14] In March 2023, Abouk announced their divorce.[15]
Abouk celebrates Eid al-Fitr.[16] She speaks five languages: Spanish, Arabic, English, Italian, and French.[2]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Character | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pegada a tu almohada | Marisa | Mari Navarro | |
| 2014 | Historias de Lavapiés | Rachida | Ramón Luque | |
| Terre brulee | Hiba | Short film | ||
| 2017 | Proyecto tiempo | Alba | Isabel Coixet | |
| 2019 | Malek | Shoreh | ||
| 2020 | Caribe: todo incluído | Alicia | Miguel García de la Calera | |
| 2021 | Manos libres | Laura | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | El Síndrome de Ulises | Hiba | 1 episode |
| 2010 | La isla de los nominados | Eva Lys | 11 episodios |
| 2011 | Cheers | Ágata | 1 episode |
| 2012–2013 | Con el culo al aire | Candela Prieto Soriano | 26 episodes |
| 2014 | El corazón del océano | Guadalupe | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | El Príncipe | Fátima Ben Barek | 31 episodes |
| 2021 | Madres. Amor y vida | Raquel Gutiérrez | 8 episodes |
| J'ai tué mon mari | Laure | 6 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Vertele. "La actriz de moda" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Moroccan Footballer Achraf Hakimi and Tunisian Actor Hiba Abouk Share Their Secrets to a Good Life". 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Inside Our October 2022 Issue Starring Bollywood Actor Deepika Padukone, and Arab Power Couple Hiba Abouk and Achraf Hakimi". 30 September 2022.
- ^ "La vida íntima de Hiba Abouk: la complicada relación con sus padres y su difícil divorcio con Achraf Hakimi". ABC. 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Hiba Abouk, la singular biografía y personalidad de la actriz de moda de la serie 'El Príncipe'". El Comercio (in Spanish). 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Bonet, Joana (25 April 2021). "Hiba Abouk, amor de madre: "Estoy terriblemente enamorada de mi hijo Amín"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Los cuatro guardaespaldas de Hiba Abouk". Vanitatis (in Spanish). 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Taulés, Silvia. "Hiba Abouk se opera el pecho y las caderas" (Archive). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved on 21 September 2015. "De familia acomodada, estudió en el Liceo Francés de Madrid para pasar después a la Facultad de Filología Árabe. "
- ^ "Todo sobre la vida de Hiba Abouk, la protagonista de 'El Príncipe'". Semana. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Hiba Abouk: la evolución física de 'El síndrome de Ulises' a 'Madres. Amor y vida'". Qué!. 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b Bertran López, Gerard (13 December 2022). "Hiba Abouk, el gran apoyo de la estrella de Marruecos Achraf Hakimi". La Vanguardia.
- ^ "Achraf Hakimi: 10 things on Borussia Dortmund's high-flying Real Madrid loanee". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "PSG : modeste, chaleureux, culotté... qui est Achraf Hakimi ?". Le Parisien (in French). 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Achraf Hakimi announces the birth of his second child". Morocco Latest News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Hiba Abouk confirms her divorce from PSG star Achraf Hakimi shes asking for more than half of hakimi's wealth little did she knows that all of hakimis wealth is under his mothers name". Mundo Deportivo USA. 2023-03-27. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Anaya, Paloma (27 May 2020). "Hiba Abouk y Achraf Hakimi celebran el primer 'Eid al-Fitr' con su bebé". ¡Hola!.
Further reading
edit- (in Spanish) "'Que no me digan que no se puede, porque yo lo tenía todo en contra: mujer, árabe, sin un duro...'" (Archive). El Mundo. 4 August 2014.