Juanes Becomes a Dad for the Third Time

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Juanes Becomes a Dad for the Third Time

Juanes and his wife Karen Martinez at the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in November
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Congrats, Juanes! The Colombian papi welcomed his third child on Saturday, September 14, in Miami. “Happineshappinesshappiness. Dante was born very well, healthy and beautiful! Thanks to God for this blessing,” he tweeted on Saturday. The singer, who already has two daughters, Paloma and Luna, with wife Karen Martinez, named his son after the family dog (well, sorta). “It’s a name that I’ve always liked every since [Dante Alighieri’s] Divine Comedy,” he has said. “The only problem is that we already have a Dante at home, our dog, but we’ll still give him that name.

This new arrival must be a silver lining to the cloud that has hung over the 37-year-old ever since he announced his September 20th “Peace Without Borders” concert in Cuba. Not only has he been accused of endorsing Castro’s communist government, but he also received death threats that made him think twice about staging the historic performance.

But the show will go on. The full lineup was announced last week and includes artists from all over the world: Puerto Ricans Danny Rivera and Olga Tañon, Spaniard Miguel Bosé, Cubanos Los Van Van and Silvio Rodríguez and New York-based CuCu Diamantes & Yerba Buena are some of the musicians on board.

“We expect that this “Peace Without Borders” concert will serve as a bridge for better understanding in the relations between all Cubans, particularly with the youth,” said Juanes.

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