For Salma Hayek, there is one man who helped shape everything in her life: her father. Proud to be close and grateful for his continued energy, Salma took to Instagram on November 5 to celebrate Sami Hayek Dominguez 87th birthday with a heartfelt message.

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“Happy birthday, my old man! What a blessing to see you approaching your 90s with such strength, health and enthusiasm for life,” she wrote. ‘Your continued passion and vitality for the work is a great example for the new generations. We love you.”

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She paired her words with a sweet photo of her father with his eldest granddaughter, 17-year-old Valentina Paloma, who is looking more and more like her famous mother.

Salma’s loving post got her followers talking for a number of reasons. Firstly, fans admired Sami’s vitality and spirit, with one commenter writing: “What a blessing and what an example he sets for us to live to 90 with the energy and joy that defines him!”

Others praised the ‘mini-me’ resemblance between Salma and Valentina, who posed with her grandfather without make-up. “Valentina is getting so beautiful,” read another popular comment, as fans admired her natural beauty.

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Salma recently revealed that Valentina wants to be involved in filmmaking, but she is also interested in pursuing another career in college. Hayek confirmed that her daughter wants to be involved in filmmaking, but that she is also interested in pursuing another career in college. “She wants to study political science and then minor in film, because she wants to become a director,” Salma continues. “But she doesn’t want to study to become a director; she said, “It’s in my blood. I want to spend the time learning something more complicated. ”

Last year’s epic cake moment

While Salma didn’t share any details about how they would celebrate, she gave a glimpse into the family’s birthday traditions last year. Even at the age of 86, her father took part in a classic Mexican birthday custom, the “mordida” – a playful tradition of pushing the birthday boy’s face into the cake.

After singing Las Mañanitas, it was Valentina who gave her grandfather a gentle push and sent him briefly into the cake before Salma helped lift his head and reveal his smile.