Carlos Slim Domit and María Elena Torruco met when she was only 17 years old. During a racing event, Carlos Slim’s son was smitten, and after 10 years of dating, the businessman decided to propose to her during a romantic dinner.
Carlos Slim Domit serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of América Móvil and Telmex, a position he assumed in 2004, and is also a director of several companies owned by his father, such as América Móvil, América Telecom, Carso Global Telecom, U.S. Commercial Corp, CompuUSA and Grupo Carso. For a time, he was in charge of Grupo Sanborns.
If you want to know more about Carlos Slim Domit’s fortune, American Post News shares all the details of his marriage to María Elena Torruco and their children.
Who is María Elena Torruco?
She is the daughter of Miguel Torruco Marqués, who was appointed the head of the Ministry of Tourism in 2018, when the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, took office as an executive. For her part, Carlos Slim Domit’s mother-in-law is Gloria Garza de la Garza, celebrated last May 10 by María Elena and her son Miguel Torruco Garza, husband of influencer Chantal Torres. She is also the granddaughter of actress and singer María Elena Marqués Rangel, an exponent of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She has two siblings, Miguel and Gloria. The latter is the eldest and has been married to Christian O’Farrill since 2006, with whom she has a son.
When choosing a professional career, María Elena was not interested in the stage as her grandmother was, but in cooking and studied at the Universidad de Turismo y Ciencias Administrativas, a school founded by her father, Jorge Alemán Velasco, and David Freyer Manjarrez.
During her student days, she traveled to Paris, where she settled with a friend in an apartment near Place Vendôme and attended L’Ecole Ritz Escoffier, where she studied French and Mediterranean pastry and gastronomy.
She graduated with honors with the thesis Etiquette, protocol, and menu design about ambiances and received the “Miguel Aleman” gold medal for obtaining the best average of her generation. Since 2006 she has been the director of Gastronomy at UTCA and has taught several haute cuisine workshops.
How did Carlos Slim Domit and María Elena Torruco meet?
It was at that motor racing event that the couple fell in love. At that time, the granddaughter of actress and singer María Elena Marqués Rangel, an exponent of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, was only 17 years old, and Carlos Slim Jr. had already turned 33. According to several media specialized in celebrities, after some outings, both characters started an intermittent courtship that lasted 10 years. They pointed out that they lived through several breakups and reconciliations until they decided to get married.
Wedding of Carlos Slim Domit and María Elena Torruco
In 2010, Carlos Slim Domit married María Elena Torruco, daughter of Miguel Torruco Marqués, head of the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of Mexico. According to Quién magazine, the engagement took place in Acapulco, but Torruco did not expect it because that day was Carlos’ 43rd birthday party, so his family and friends would attend. When it was time for the cake, the bride got a big surprise, as the businessman gave her an engagement ring with a special dedication.
Months after the delivery of the ring and the proposal, which took place at María Elena’s house in the south of Mexico City, the couple married on October 9, 2010, and the religious ceremony took place in the parish of San Agustín, located in Polanco, one of the most exclusive areas of the capital.
Where was the wedding hosted?
In addition, the party was held at the Soumaya Museum in Plaza Carso, located in the same neighborhood in the Miguel Hidalgo district. On that occasion, María Elena wore a dress made by designer Óscar de la Renta. This is the first bridal gown created by the Dominican designer who died in 2014.
According to what was documented by journalist Diego Enrique Osorno in his research “Slim: Biografía política del Mexicano Más Rico Del Mundo” (Slim: The Political Biography of the Richest Mexican in the World), the wedding celebration between Slim Domit and Torruco Garza was attended by more than 1,500 guests, the party menu included more than 100 desserts and the food served after the banquet was typical dishes from the Sanborns restaurants, owned by the Slim family.
Some of the guests recorded in the national media were Ludwika Paleta, Joaquín López Dóriga, Emilio Azcárraga Jean and his wife Sharon Fastlicht Kurian, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, Vicente Fox, singer-songwriter Emmanuel, businessman Juan Domingo Beckmann, writer Guadalupe Loaeza and even Gabriel García Márquez, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
“The attendees who stayed until the end of a gigantic and lavish wedding were invited, at dawn, food from a cafeteria where a breakfast costs less than 10 dollars,” the journalist pointed out in his book.
According to Quién magazine, the parish was decorated with mini orchids, chrysanthemums, and white roses; also, two detailed walls of tulips were built to create an aisle to frame the bride and groom’s entrance to the venue. As for the table linens used during the party at the Soumaya Museum, golden tones, blanket umbrellas stood out, and floral arrangements in white tones.
Children of Carlos Slim Domit and María Elena Torruco
Currently, the couple has four young children: Marielle, Emiliano, Carlos, and Nicol, all of them minors, with whom they have been seen attending sports and entertainment events.
It was in 2011 when their first child was born, but Torruco and Slim Domit decided to keep it private. In addition, the couple has shown a great passion for participating in philanthropic works and has donated to non-profit organizations, charitable foundations, and the Carlos Slim Foundation.
How many children does Carlos Slim have?
Slim Helú was married for 33 years to Soumaya Domit Gemayel until her death in 1999, caused by kidney failure. Carlos Slim and Soumaya had six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa, and Johanna.
As well to the marriage between Carlos Slim Domit and María Elena Torruco, all of the businessman’s children have married and have children.