Hiba Aboukhris Benslimane was born in Madrid on 30 October 1986,[4] the youngest of four siblings.

[5] She was born to Tunisian parents, and her father was of Libyan origin and had a Romani great-grandfather.

Later she studied Arabic philology,[8] and earned a licentiate degree in drama from the RESAD.

[9] Abouk landed her television debut in a minor role in an episode of El síndrome de Ulises [es] in 2008, but her acting career did not fully take off until 2010, when she featured in television series La isla de los nominados [es].

[15] She speaks five languages: Spanish, Arabic, English, Italian, and French.