Carlos Leon: Madonna's failed husband

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:53

Back in 1996, the whole world learned the name of Carlos Leon - a luxurious Cuban under two meters tall, who became the father of the first daughter of Madonna herself. But alas, their relationship ended as quickly as it began. Where is the world famous fitness trainer now?

Madonna's toy

Singer Madonna is known all over the world. However, the Queen of Pop is known not only for her work, but also for a series of intrigues and scandals that surround the diva throughout her life. In the 80s, she performed with a belt on which was the inscription BOY TOY, which can be translated in two ways: as a toy for guys and as a boy toy. The second became the artist's unspoken credo when choosing men. All of them were just her temporary lackeys. Among them in the mid-90s was Carlos Manuel Leon.

Childhood and moving to America

He was born in Cuba on July 10, 1966 in the most ordinary large and, as usual, very poor family. Sports have fascinated him since childhood. Actually then, from the available entertainment there were only a horizontal bar and running. So all the free time is smallCarlos dedicated to training. He dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion in order to break out of poverty and conquer a free America. But fate decreed otherwise.

He failed to achieve success in professional sports due to an injury. However, he moved to New York. There he was forced to earn a living by helping fat people lose weight. It was then that Madonna herself noticed him. While jogging in Central Park, she asked him to be her personal trainer, even though her true goal was to find the right man to conceive a child. In 1994, the artist moved away from the fatal image and announced to the whole world that she wanted to know all the delights of motherhood.

Birth of Lourdes

Carlos Leon and Madonna could be the perfect couple: they got along well and looked great. But there was no talk of a wedding: it is not known for certain whether any of them wanted this.

They flickered a bit on the red carpet, but the singer needed another fight-toy solely because of her genes: beautiful, powerful, he althy in every sense. The novel, which began in 1994, was actively discussed by the tabloids, and in 1996 their joint daughter, who was named Lourdes, was born. After that, the attention of the paparazzi was riveted around the clock to the star couple and the baby. Unaccustomed to such pressure, the Cuban was wildly embarrassed and even infuriated.

But six months later, the novel cracked at the seams. And six months later, the lovers parted completely. Custody of little Lola remained with her mother,but the man is still present in the daughter's life. They get along wonderfully and often spend time together. In this photo, Carlos Leon celebrates his daughter's 20th birthday in France.

Life after Madonna

This milestone in the biography of Carlos Leon has left its mark forever. After parting with the star, the man tried himself as a model and even an actor. He took part in several photo shoots and received a dozen episodic roles. But in this area he did not expect great success. Therefore, the Cuban abandoned all these ventures and took up his usual business.

However, to this day, the tabloids follow his life, because he went down in history as Madonna's boyfriend and father of her eldest daughter. By the way, he also maintained a trusting relationship with the artist. And sometimes even attends her pompous parties. In addition, after the breakup, the Queen of Pop helped an immigrant to get a residence permit.

New life

Despite the fact that the poor Cuban could famously rise at the expense of Madonna, he did not. By the way, Carlos never allowed himself to comment on his relationship with the pop queen in the media, although he was offered multimillion-dollar fees for the juicy details of their then relationship.

He currently lives in New York and is married to a woman named Betina Holt. He met her in Denmark a couple of years ago. The couple are raising a son and are quite happy. Lourdes gets along well with her father and stepmother, and they see each other regularly. This is facilitated by the fact that Lourdes is studying at the New York School of Fine and Musical Arts, and her mother has already moved to Portugal with her adopted black children for the second year. Madonna, by the way, never opposed her daughter's communication with her former boyfriend.

As you can see from the photo, now 52-year-old Carlos Leon is in excellent physical shape. He continues to play sports, trains we althy clients and sometimes flashes in movies and TV shows.