When rock icon Prince died from an accidental overdose in 2016 at age 57, among the many stars to pay tribute was Salma Hayek. Hayek, in fact, was not just a fan, but also a good friend. In June 2020, on what would have been the musician’s 60th birthday, she shared a photo of herself with Prince via Instagram. “I miss our two hour conversations on the phone more than ever and every time I watch the news I wonder what he would think, what song would he write,” she wrote in the caption.
Hayek directed Prince’s music video for “Te Amo Corazon,” an experience she reminisced about during an interview with W magazine conducted shortly after Prince’s death. “He was so, so supportive of me,” she said of their friendship, noting that he would often encourage her to return to directing after making her debut behind the camera with the 2003 TV movie “The Maldonado Miracle,” for which she won a daytime Emmy.
“Then one day, he said, ‘Okay, today’s the day. You have to do this song for me,'” she recalled, admitting she was initially hesitant due to his well-documented reputation as a control freak. “So I said, ‘If I’m going to do this, you have to listen to what I say. What if we’re fighting …'” she continued. “And he said, ‘No, we’re going to choose the thing and do the thing.’ So I said, ‘Okay, let’s go have fun.'”
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