Inside Ricky Martin’s Private Family World as a Father of 4

Valentino will take notes during his concerts, Martin said on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live in 2024, “and he comes and tells me, ‘Something happened with the dancers.'” Matteo would chime in too, especially if the prospect of being embarrassed was on the table.

“He’s like, ‘No, dad, you cannot do that,'” Martin said. “‘No dabbing. That’s not cool anymore.'”

But the musician cherished that, even though he’d reached “the moment where you’re not cool anymore,” his teenagers still wanted to hang out.

“They want to stay with me,” Martin said. “They don’t want to go anywhere.”

And maybe the rapturous reception their Papi received during the Super Bowl moved the needle just a bit as far as his coolness factor goes.

Read on for some super-sweet glimpses into Martin’s vida de familia: