FOLLOWING his split from Winona Ryder, Matt Damon moved on with Luciana Barroso.
After two years of dating, the Oscar winner and the latter tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony.
Who is Matt Damon’s wife, Luciana Barroso?
On December 9, 2005, Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso walked down the aisle in a Manhattan wedding ceremony.
Born on July 31, 1976, Luciana is an interior designer from Salta Province, Argentina.
While discussing his marriage to Luciana, Matt credited her for his years of acting success.
The Oppenheimer star told Jake’s Takes: “I do pride myself, in a large part because of her, at being a professional actor.
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“And what being a professional actor means is you go and you do the 15-hour day and give it absolutely everything, even in what you know is going to be a losing effort.
“If you can do that with the best possible attitude, then you’re a pro, and she really helped me with that.”
How did Matt meet Luciana?
Matt and Luciana first crossed paths in Miami on April 5, 2003.
At the time, the former was filming for the 2003 comedy, Stuck On You.
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Meanwhile, the latter was bartending in the South Beach area.
Luciana recalled to Vogue Australia: I was working as a bartender in South Beach (Miami) and he was shooting a movie there and the crew ended up in the bar one Saturday night.
“Matt’s story is that he saw me across the room and there was a light on me.
“And I’m like…’Yeah it was a nightclub, there were lights everywhere!’
“He had started getting recognized and asked for pictures and autographs, and then it got kind of aggressive because people are drinking and stuff.
“So he came and hid behind the bar…[wanting to] just hang out back there and have a drink.”
She added: “He says, ‘Oh, I saw you and I really wanted to talk to you.’
“He had trained as a bartender for a film years before, so he started making drinks.
“And he made me a ton of money in tips that night because of course, everyone wanted to go and see him.
“And by the end of the night, he invited me to go out with his friends.
“So it turned into a really fun night and then 15 years later here we are!”
She further remembered: “We definitely had a connection right away.
“It was so easy to talk to each other, we were very comfortable [with each other].
“When you meet somebody that you have a connection with, that’s just the person that you have a connection with.
“All the other stuff, the movie star part, wasn’t really a factor. To me, he’s just Matt.”
Similarly, Matt explained to Ellen DeGeneres: “I literally saw her [Luciana] across a crowded room, literally.
“Eight years and four kids later, that’s my life. I don’t know how else our paths would’ve crossed if that didn’t happen.”
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How many kids do Matt and Luciana have?
Matt and Luciana have three daughters; Isabella, Stella, and Gia.
From her previous marriage to Arbello Barroso, Luciana also has an older daughter named Alexia.
