Who is Herlinda Gomez?
Herlinda Gomez is a Puerto Rican model, famously recognized for having married Carlos Vives, the famous Colombian singer and actor, in 1990 and had two children with him. Some sources say she is 46 as of 2023, but this still needs to be confirmed. Not much is known regarding Her personal life; however, due to her marriage with Carlos Vives, the media has some information, especially about their divorce.
Herlinda Gomez and Carlos Vives got married in 1990; although they were a couple at the moment, the marriage lasted for just a few years. The relationship reportedly suffered owing to Herlinda’s suspicion that her husband could see someone else, so she hired a private investigator.
After five years of marriage, Herlinda filed for divorce after learning with convincing proof that Carlos Vives was having an affair. However, the separation procedure was put off for a further two years. The former couple went to court to decide who would get custody of the kids, and the lady would have been fairly compensated.
Herlinda Gomez is a medical assistant
According to Herlinda’s LinkedIn profile, it is revealed that she is a medical assistant by profession. She currently works with a medical facility in San Antonio, Texas in the United States of America.
Some sources also claim she used to be a model. We are still determining what kind of model she was or the agency she worked for, but with her stunning beauty and figure, she would have been fit to be a model.
Herlinda Gomez and Carlos Vives produced two children, as mentioned earlier. They are Lucy Vives and Carlos Enrique Vives, a musician and producer born in 1944, two years after his parent’s marriage. Currently 26 years old, Carlos Enrique works as a marketing specialist for an international company and, based on his Instagram page, collaborates closely with his father on the Gaira project.
Herlinda’s second child Lucy Vives was given birth to on January 11, 1996, in San German, Puerto Rico. She is an activist and model in Playboy and Maxim magazines. She is bisexual and dated Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui and Nicole Rendon.
Carlos Vives, Herlinda’s ex-husband
Herlinda Gomez was married to Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo, a Colombian singer, composer, and actor. He was born on August 7, 1961. He is renowned for his version of Colombian traditional music genres such as Latin pop, reggaeton, dance-pop, tropical music, and vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bamboo, and porro.
Herlinda Gomez’s ex-husband Carlos Vives spent his first 12 years of life in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he was born. He and his family relocated to Bogotá when he was young, hoping for a better life. He studied at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, where he graduated with a degree in advertising. He also developed a liking for rock in Bogotá, became active in the local music scene, and began performing in bars and cafés all over the city.
Carlos Vives is one of the most successful Latin music performers ever, with over 30 million albums sold worldwide. He is considered one of the most prominent musicians in the world since he has gradually increased the popularity of vallenato by fusing it with pop and rock music, creating a subgenre known as “vallenato-pop.”
Regarding his personal life, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, a Colombian actress, and Carlos Vives were married; the local media heavily covered their union. He has two children, Carlos Enrique Vives and Luca Vives, with his second wife, Puerto Rican Herlinda Gómez. He is presently wed to Claudia Elena Vásquez, a former Miss Colombia, and they frequently go to Santa Marta and Bogotá in Colombia. Elena Vives and Pedro Vives are the couple’s two children.