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Maluma Is a Dad of Two! Singer and Girlfriend Susana Gómez Welcome Baby Boy Orión

Sylvie Aderonke
By Sylvie Aderonke 7 min read

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Maluma has officially traded his “Pretty Boy” title for “Girl Dad Turned Girl-and-Boy Dad,” and he couldn’t be happier. The Colombian superstar and his girlfriend, Susana Gómez, welcomed their second child together, a baby boy, and the couple wasted no time introducing him to the world in the sweetest way possible.

Fans who have followed the singer’s journey into fatherhood over the past two years got exactly the kind of heartwarming announcement they were hoping for, complete with a black-and-white family photo that instantly had social media melting.

The couple shared the news on Tuesday, revealing that their son had actually arrived a day earlier, on September 14. In the announcement, Maluma is seen cradling his newborn in one arm while wrapping the other around Gómez, his forehead pressed gently against hers in a quiet, intimate moment.

The simple caption said it all: “Orión Londoño Gómez. 14/09/26.” With that, Maluma and Gómez officially became parents of two, joining their toddler daughter, Paris, to complete their growing family of four.

Maluma and Susana Gómez Officially Welcome Baby Orión

Photo Credit: Instagram/maluma

The birth of Orión Londoño Gómez marks Maluma’s second child for Maluma, 32, and Gómez, 33, who have been together since dating rumors first surfaced in 2020 after they were spotted holding hands.

Gómez, an architect and interior designer from Medellín, Colombia, the same city where Maluma was born, has largely kept a low profile compared to her global superstar partner, though she has built her own career outside the spotlight as the co-founder of the jewelry company Sileo Timeless, which she runs alongside her sister, Juliana Gómez.

Despite her more private nature, Gómez has become a fixture in Maluma’s social media posts over the years, particularly as the couple’s family has grown.

Orión joins big sister Paris Londoño Gómez, born in March 2024, and has already become a fan favorite in her own right thanks to Maluma’s frequent posts documenting her milestones.

The announcement of Orión’s arrival closes the loop on a pregnancy journey the couple kept remarkably private for months, choosing to savor the experience away from public scrutiny before finally sharing the news earlier this year.

For a couple that has built a devoted following around their family moments, keeping this chapter quiet for so long made the eventual reveal feel even bigger.

The Mother’s Day Reveal That Had Fans Buzzing for Months

Maluma and Gómez first confirmed they were expecting their second child back on Mother’s Day in May, sharing a striking black-and-white photograph of Maluma and Paris kissing Gómez’s baby bump, accompanied by nothing more than a single blue heart emoji.

The post quickly racked up millions of likes and sparked immediate speculation among fans that the blue heart was a subtle hint about the baby’s sex, though Maluma did not confirm anything at the time.

It later came out that the couple had actually kept the pregnancy under wraps for five full months before making it public, a choice Maluma explained came down to protecting his family’s peace during an already demanding season of his career.

Speaking with Billboard shortly after the announcement, Maluma opened up about why he and Gómez chose to stay quiet for so long, explaining that keeping things private let them enjoy the experience without outside noise.

He also spoke candidly about how different this pregnancy felt emotionally compared to his first, saying he was filled with “a happiness and joy that is very different from my first pregnancy” once he learned the baby would be a boy.

Maluma also touched on the family significance of having a son, telling the outlet in a separate part of the conversation that his grandfather and dad are absolutely thrilled, tying the moment to a sense of family legacy that clearly means a great deal to him.

Around the same time, Maluma spoke with People about balancing his blossoming family life with his career, connecting the milestone to a Hot Wheels collaboration he had just launched featuring a custom Toyota Land Cruiser built with his growing brood in mind.

He told the outlet that his priority right now is his family, framing the car as a reflection of exactly where his head has been as he prepares to welcome a second child.

The singer also expressed excitement about eventually sharing his love of Hot Wheels with his son the same way he already has with Paris, painting a picture of a dad already dreaming about future playroom afternoons with both of his kids.

From Panic Attacks to Pure Joy: Maluma’s Fatherhood Journey So Far

Photo Credit: Instagram/maluma

Maluma’s road to embracing fatherhood hasn’t always been easy, and the singer has been unusually open about the emotional toll of becoming a first-time parent.

In an earlier appearance on Owen Thiele’s podcast “In Your Dreams,” Maluma revealed that he began experiencing panic attacks shortly after Paris was born, telling the host, “After Paris was born, I started feeling panic attacks.”

He described going through months of struggle before finding the right kind of professional support, crediting therapy along with his family, including Gómez, for helping him work through an entirely new kind of pressure that came with fatherhood.

That vulnerability has made Maluma’s public embrace of his growing family feel especially genuine to longtime fans, many of whom have watched him evolve from a chart-topping reggaeton heartthrob into a father figure unafraid to show the messier, more emotional sides of parenting.

The arrival of Orión appears to be landing during a steadier chapter for the singer, who has spoken openly about feeling much more prepared and emotionally grounded heading into his second experience with fatherhood than his first.

Where Paris’s arrival came with a wave of unfamiliar anxiety, Maluma’s tone around Orión’s birth has consistently carried a sense of calm excitement rather than nerves.

As Maluma and Gómez settle into life with two children under the age of three, fans can likely expect the same kind of warm, unfiltered glimpses into their family life that have become a signature of the couple’s social media presence over the past few years.

Between Paris’s growing personality and now a newborn son carrying a name inspired by one of the night sky’s most recognizable constellations, the family’s next chapter is already shaping up to be one fans will be watching closely.

For now, though, the focus in the Maluma-Gómez household is squarely on the basics: sleepless nights, a toddler adjusting to her new role as big sister, and a newborn boy whose arrival capped off months of quiet anticipation with one deeply personal photo.

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