There are few things as inspiring as seeing our favorite stars honoring and saying beautiful things about their mothers. Jennifer López, Eva Longoria and Zoe Saldana are among those who gushed about their mamis, but there are many more. Prepare to be moved.
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Miguel Ángel Silvestre says the only thing bad about his success is how much he misses his mom.
The Sense8 and Narcos star is living in Los Angeles, far from his mom's home in Spain. However, he found a way to show her his love recently and it made me melt even more.
"M A M Á, all the great things that have happened to me, start with you. Mamá, If I could choose, I would ask for you to be my mother in all of my lives. I love you, I admire you, I love you again," he wrote on Instagram.
Salma Hayek has created a whole new business around her mom and grandmother.
Her beauty brand Nuance carries ingredients from their natural creams and ancestral skin remedies, but the Beatriz at Dinner star admits that nothing has been more important in her life, than her mom's unflinching belief in her.
Her mother Diana explained it well in an interview: “I always knew that Salmita would be something big in her life because of her personality, her way of always working for what she wants, but she surprises me — because Salma is unstoppable.”
Eva Longoria takes her mom everywhere.
When the Pope went to the White House when President Obama was in office, Ella Eva Mireles was there with her daughter. Is it time to go shopping? Both of them are first out the door, but the Lowriders star credits her mom with so much more.
She has often called her the driving force in her life and the example of how to do everything you can to serve others. Ella was a part-time special education teacher and a mother of four, one of them with special needs.
Eva Longoria's gratitude towards her mom runs deep and this Mother's Day she even launched a clothing collection dedicated to her.
Zoe Saldana often credits her mom with her resilience.
"You are the ultimate rock star because you became my friend, because you showed us your humanity when we were too young to understand […] We got it and I'm so grateful for that. So, thank you," the Guardians of the Galaxy star told her mother Asalia Nazario when presenting the story of her life in the AOL documentary series My Hero.
Selena Gómez is very close to her mom and often credits her with her success.
"Its because [of my mom] that I can do things on my own. I like to be professional. I like showing up on time. I like being good to people, and I know that I'm reflecting her at the end of the day," she said in a Glamour magazine interview in 2012.
Their relationship has only gotten stronger and they have even gone into business together. Selena and her mom Mandy Teefey's production company is the force behind the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
Alejandro Fernández just loves his Cuquita.
"Thank you for everything and for so much," wrote El Potrillo when he posted this photo with his mom María del Refugio 'Cuquita' Villaseñor.
He often credits her with being the only parent that was there during his childhood. His dad, the iconic ranchero singer Vicente Fernández, was often away on tour. He calls her "my greatest teacher."
Sebastián Rulli talks about his mom often.
The Argentinian Televisa star visits her often in her home in Spain. And when he can't, he brings her to Mexico.
"I love my mother deeply," he wrote when he posted this photo on Instagram.
Jennifer López is often seen with her mom.
They spend a lot of time together and J.Lo is not shy about her admiration for mami Guadalupe Rodriguez. "She used to drive me crazy when I was a teenager, but now I see her and say 'Wow! That's my mom'" Lopez said in an interview with Univision
Paulina Rubio and her mom Susana Dosamantes are an unbeatable team.
"My mother is the boss of my team. I think it was very important to support my mom as much as possible, especially since she's been by my side all my life and she also knows the business (showbiz)," La Chica Dorada told People en Español.
Javier Bardem dedicated his Oscar to his mom.
To thank her for her support, the Spanish actor started speaking Spanish during his acceptance speech in 2008 when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for No Country For Old Men. He said, "This for you. This is for your grandparents and the comedians like you, who have given honor to our profession. Thank you for everything."
