Shakira: who is Valerie, her unknown cousin who triumphs in the show

January 21, 2022

Valerie carries the same blood as Shakira. Both are symbols of beauty and talent.

Valerie Domínguez Tarud. Source: Instagram @valeriedomi Posted in ENTERTAINMENT on 1/21/2022 · 07:03 am Share this article

Shakira is one of the symbols of beauty and talent in the world. But she is not the only one in her family who has succeeded in show business. Colombia also boasts Valerie Domínguez Tarud, the cousin of Gerard Piqué's wife.

ValerieShe works as a presenter, actress, model and has become in recent years a fitness, beauty and healthy eating influencer. She has more than 2.8 million followers on Instagram and one million on Tik Tok, where she makes funny videos with her husband Juan David Echeverri (“El Pollo”) and their baby Thiago.

Valerie is the daughter of Alberto José Domínguez, who is the nephew of William Mebarak Chadid, the father of Shakira. The 41-year-old was crowned Miss Colombia in 2005, her achievement that she was promoted to the Miss Universe world pageant in 2006. There she was among the ten finalists. Undoubtedly, beauty pageants catapulted her to fame and the call to participate in artistic projects.

Shakira's cousin She trained as a fashion designer in Milan, but acting has given her more popularity. “Gentlemen prefer them brutes” has been one of her novels where Valerie Domínguez shone and in “Murderer Women” she also shone with her character Clara, the fantasist. As a presenter, she was summoned to participate in the talent reality show “Factor X” and years later in Miss Universe Colombia 2020, among others.

For more conquests, the Panamanian film “More than brothers”, where Valerie Domínguez brought Mia to life, was shortlisted for “Best Foreign Film” at the 2018 Oscar Awards. Shakira's family member has also been nominated on several occasions for “Best leading actress” at the TVyNovelas Awards and India Catalina Awards of the Colombian Audiovisual Industry.

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