update:
Mario and Esmeralda Rios come home with their baby.
The “Let Me Love You” singer (real name Mario Barretto) announced on January 26 that he and his girlfriend welcomed their first child, a boy.
On Jan. 26, the singer posted a selfie of herself in surgical scrubs on her Instagram Stories with the caption, “Dr. Barrett,” saying, “Women are God’s greatest creations because all I (witnessed) today is God’s work!”
He also revealed the gender of the couple’s child, adding, “He’s a healthy boy!”
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Mario’s heart is screaming with joy.
After all, the R&B singer is stepping into a new chapter of fatherhood. On his 38th birthday, he announced that he was pregnant with his first child with girlfriend Esmeralda Rios.
“There’s a whole universe out there!” Mario captioned an Aug. 27 photo on his Instagram Stories of him resting his hand on Esmeralda’s baby bump. “I can’t wait.”
Shortly after, the “Let Me Love You” star also celebrated the new milestone with a birthday post on Instagram.
“BDAY VIBES #virgoseason,” he wrote in the photo dump, adding a video of him rubbing his girlfriend’s growing belly. “Thank God! I’m trapped.”
