Ricky Martin's 4 Kids: Everything to Know

Mar. 15, 2025

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Ricky Martinmay have a longstanding music career, but his role as a father to his four children is the most rewarding for him.

Martin has long been open about hisdesire to have a large familyand how the world hasn’t always made it easy due to his sexuality. “Many years I dreamt of being a father, and many, many, many times I went through this grieving process of ‘I am gay, I am a closeted gay man, and I’m not going to be able to be a daddy,” he once toldOutmagazine.

Martin started his family as a single dad when he became a father to twin boys Matteo and Valentino, 16, born via surrogate in 2008. In 2017, MartinmarriedartistJwan Yosef. “My kids ask me abouthaving two daddiesand I tell them we are a part of a modern family,” Martin toldOutmagazine about his blended family. “This is a beautiful sense of freedom.”

A few years later, the couple welcomed their own children, daughter Lucia, 6, and son Renn, 5, via surrogate just nine months apart.

In July 2023, Martin and Yosef announced that theywere divorcingafter six years of marriage. In a statement, they shared that their children would be their main focus amidst their split.

“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children,” it read in part.

Here is everything to know about Ricky Martin’s four children.

Matteo, 16

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In 2020, Martin toldExtrathatMatteo and Valentino have his full supportif they decide to pursue careers in the entertainment industry.

“When I was 12 years old, I told my father that I wanted to be an artist and he supported me. I am very thankful, Dad, for that, for just coming with me on this journey, so I have to do the same,” he said.“I have the experience. I will clean the path for them.”

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The twins didn’t really grasp their dad’s fame until they were “5 or 6” and were allowed to watch Martin’s shows from the crowd, rather than backstage.

“They went in front of the stage and when they came back they go, ‘Oh, got it Daddy.You are Ricky Martin,’ " the singer toldKelly Clarksonin June 2024. “It was just so beautiful.”

To this day, Matteo and Valentino are Martin’sbiggest critics.

Valentino, 16

Now, as a teenager, Valentino is interested in video content and hopes to one day be a YouTuber.

“Matteo is more into the arts and Valentino is gonna spend his life in front of a screenbecause he wants to be the best YouTuber in the world,” Martin said in a 2020 interview forExtra.

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In March 2024, Matteo and Valentino made a rare red carpet appearance when they joined their dad at the premiere ofPalm Royalein Los Angeles.

Lucia, 6

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Martin’s only daughter, Lucia Martin-Yosef,was bornon Dec. 24, 2018, via surrogate — the same day the “Livin' La Vida Loca” singer was born 47 years earlier.

Speaking with PEOPLE in 2020, Martin discussed what it was like tohave a daughterafter raising two boys. “They just gravitate towards you. They’re Daddy’s little girl. It’s real,” he said.

Martin gave another rare glimpse of his daughter on herthird birthdayin December 2021. He shared photos of him and Lucia walking along the beach together and an adorable video of Lucia running into Martin’s arms.

“This pretty girl has her birthday the same day as me,” Martin wrotein the caption. “The 24th of December. Lucia Martin-Yosef, the light in my eyes, my inspiration, my motivation. You are the head of the house and we love it that way. I love you with all my being. Congratulations my daughter.”

Renn, 5

Just nine months after welcoming Lucia, Martin and Yosefwelcomed their son, Renn Martin-Yosef, via surrogate on Oct. 29, 2019. The couple announced his birth on Instagram, sharing aphotoof themselves cradling the newborn, captioned: “Our son Renn Martin-Yosef was born.”

In his 2020 interview withOutmagazine, Martin opened up about howparenting two young childrenthis time around was different than with his twins.

“Listen, I became a daddy when I was 35; it’s not the same thing when you’re 48. You need the energy!” he said. “And I’m strong, trust me, I’m healthy — I’m carrying two babies at the same time and the stroller and the backpack — but it’s a lot. It’s a big responsibility.”

While Martin generally keeps all of his children out of the spotlight, he has shared a few rare photos of his youngest, and even for a toddler, Renn appears to have a lot of personality.

Martin showcased Renn’s playful personality again in aJanuary 2021 post, which showed the singer planting a kiss on Renn’s cheek as he hung upside down over his dad and smiled. “My wizard. He does with me what he wants,” Martin’s caption read, translated from Spanish.

source: people.com