Maria Gimena Boccadoro is an Argentine painter, artist, interior designer, writer, and songwriter. She is famous for being the daughter of Diego Verdaguer, the late Latin American sensation, and internationally acclaimed musician.
Her father Diego Verdaguer, who died of COVID-19 in 2020, was famous for songs he made that became global hits like ‘Yo Solamente Yo’, ‘La Ladrona’and ‘Corazon De Papel’. He is famous for playing the trumpet and the bandoneon instruments as well.
MARIA GIMENA BOCCADORO’S Bio
- BIRTHDAY: 1971
- BIRTHPLACE: Buenos Aires
- ETHNICITY: Latin America
- FATHER: Diego Vaderguer
- MOTHER: Amanda Miguel (Step-mother)
- SIBLINGS: Ana Victoria Vaderguer and Ximena Vaderguer (Step-sisters)
How Old Is María Gimena Boccadoro?
Gimena Boccadoro is 53 years old. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1971, to Diego Verdaguer some few years before he became famous for his music. The identity of her mother has not been revealed. Albeit, the only information available about her is that she was a law student back then in Argentina at the time they met with Gimena’s father.
Gimena’s parents are Latin Americans from Argentina, however, most of their lives were spent working and living in Mexico. Gimena’s father, Diego had to separate from her biological mother due to very rough living conditions and went in search of a better life which brought him to Mexico.
After her father’s separation from her biological mother, Gimena lived with her mother at the early stage of her childhood. While in Mexico, her father started pursuing and developing his musical career. Eventually, the marriage between her parents ended and her mother remarried, however, there is still no information regarding her marriage as well.
Diego Verdaguer’s foray into music in Mexico led him to the path of Amanda Miguel, Maria’s stepmother. Amanda Antonia Miguel Samso, born on the 1st of June, 1956, in Gaiman, the Chabut province of Argentina, is also a popular Latin American musician. The two fell in love with each other while doing the music together and got married subsequently.
María Gimena Boccadoro’s Schooled in Switzerland and the US
Information reported by multiple accounts gave only a few details about her educational pursuit. When she was 12 years old, Maria who initially was living with her mother, moved to Mexico so she could be with her father, who at that time is already building his musical fame and also married as well.
According to some reports, the relationship between young Maria and her stepmother was not an appealing one when she arrived. And due to this, her father was forced to consider schooling her abroad in Switzerland and the United States of America. She showed a passion for art which became evident when she was two years old.
She would constantly do drawings on any platform she finds. While growing up, her childhood and teenage years love for art only grew and expanded into several artistic techniques ranging from painting to pottery. After her studies in Switzerland and the U.S. undergoing several art courses, Gimena relocated to Mexico City, where she began her professional career as an artist.
She established a distinct and creative style that included unusual materials, including hardware and clay, and found things in her work. Alejandro Echeverria, a well-known Mexican art dealer, was one of the first to purchase and collect her work.
Is María Gimena Boccadoro a Singer?
Gimena is mostly popular for her artwork, which is basically still life drawings and paintings on canvas. Although she went on to study law after her pre-high school and high school education, just like her biological mother did, she found her calling in making beautiful drawings of animate and inanimate objects.
Gemina’s late father, Diego Verdaguer was a Latin American iconic musician whose fame came about after the release of several hit songs in the early 1980s. The Argentine turned Mexican songwriter before his death recorded over 15 studio albums from 1976 to 2019, and 5 live albums as well to his credits.
After the separation from his first wife, Diego Verdaguer, Gimena’s late father, met and married Amanda Miguel, who was five years younger than he was when they met. Amanda Miguel, Gimena’s step-mother, at the time of their meeting was a seventeen-year-old who had an interest in music and had joined Diego Verdaguer’s music group and worked with him for some time.
Amanda Miguel, Gimena’s step-mother, is a Latin American music artist from Argentina famous for being the wife of Mexican music maestro Diego Verdaguer. Amanda Miguel became popular after the release of her music albums from 1981 to 1989, and between that being a wife and a dedicated mother.
Maria Gimena Has Two Younger Sisters
Gimena may be the only child from the short relationship her biological parents had but she is not the only child they have from their subsequent relationships. It has been reported that after the split her biological parents had, her real mother went on with her love life, remarried, and had other children for her new family. Although, information regarding her subsequent affairs has not been made known to the public.
Her father, on the other hand, had two more children from his marriage with Amanda Miguel. They have two daughters; Ana Victoria Vaderguer and Ximena Vaderguer.
Ana Victoria was born in Los Angeles California on the 8th of December 1983, she is the first child of the marriage between Diego and Amand and is twelve years younger than Maria. Ana Victoria, who is 40 years old, is an established singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer and she takes after the family line of music.
Maria Gimena’s other sister is Ximena Vaderguer who is the youngest and has little information available about her as she is kept privately away from the public. Although regarded as her step-sisters, Gimena still keeps a good relationship with her family members as was seen when the death of their father brought them all together.
Who is María Gimena Boccadoro’s Husband?
The information regarding the husband of Maria Gimena Boccadoro’s husband has not been revealed to the public, this is because she lives a private life and prefers not to be as popular as her family members are. However, Maria has posted pictures of herself with @thomas_keough cuddling on Instagram. Though she captioned the image with sweet words, nothing more could be said about it.
Maria Gimena may not have the details of her relationship life out there to the public, her sister Ana Victoria on the other hand is known to be happily married and the union is said to be blessed with a child.
Ana Victoria who also follows the family line of music is married to Michael Villalobos. Many details are not revealed about her husband, however, the two who fell in love some three years ago were said to have tied the knot on September 14, 2019.
The couples are said to be happy being together as Ana Victoria has been spotted on several occasions heaping praises on her husband Michael for being a supportive husband and father to her child.