Giannina Maradona is the daughter of Diego Maradona, one of Argentina’s greatest football players, who died of a heart attack in November 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Giannina Maradona was born on Tuesday, May 16, 1989 (current age: 32; as of 2021) in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Gianinna Dinorah Maradona.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: Black
Diego Maradona and Gianna Maradona
Family and Race
Giannina Maradona was born into a Roman Catholic family in Argentina.
Parents and siblings
Giannina Maradona’s father Diego Maradona is a famous Argentine football player. Her mother Claudia Villafañe is an Argentine businesswoman and producer, and her sister Dalma Maradona is an Argentine actress.
Diego Maradona with his ex-wife Claudia Villafane (far left) and his two daughters Dalma Maradona and Giannina Maradona
She has six half-siblings, five half-brothers and one half-sister. Her half-sister Jana Maradona was born in 1996 and is a lingerie model.
Diego Sinagra, Jana Maradona and Diego Maradona
Her half-brother Diego Sinagra was born in 1986, the result of an affair between legendary Argentinian football player Diego Maradona and a young local woman and Italian model, Cristiana Sinagra.
Diego Sinagra and his mother
Her other half-brother, Diego Fernando, is born to Diego Maradona and Veronica Ojeda.
Giannina Maradona’s half brother Diego Fernando and Diego Maradona
Her other half-siblings’ names are Santiago Lara, Joana, Lu, and Javielito.
Relationships, husbands and children
In 2008, Giannina Maradona married Argentine professional footballer Sergio Aguero, a striker for the English Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team. In 2009, the couple gave birth to a son, Benjamin Aguero Maradona. In 2012, the couple finally divorced.
Giannina Maradona with her husband Sergio Aguero and son Benjamin Aguero Maradona
Giannina Maradona and her son Benjamin Aguero Maradona
Profession
Giannina Maradona is the accessories designer for DeLaPaz, an online portal that sells exclusively designed jewelry and home decor in Buenos Aires, Argentina
dispute
In 2018, Diego Maradona accused his wife Claudia Villafañe and daughters Dalma and Giannina of stealing £3.4 million from his bank account. The former footballer claimed that his family transferred the stolen cash to a bank account in Uruguay and also bought a property in the United States with his money. Giannina responded to the accusation on Twitter, saying:
They know where I live and can come whenever they want…Thank you all for the kind messages. I am at peace with myself and have forgiven him for his worse actions and will do the same now.”
Maradona accused his wife, Claudia Villafañe, of being the mastermind behind the alleged fraud.
Facts/Trivia
- A few months after their divorce, Giannina Maradona’s husband Sergio Aguero began a relationship with the popular Argentine singer Karina Tejeda, nicknamed “The Little Princess”.
Sergio Aguero and Karina Tejeda
- Giannina Maradona has her son’s name tattooed on her wrist
- She is a big fan of Boca Juniors, an Argentinian sports club based in the Boca district of Buenos Aires.
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