He's known all around the world for his music, his star-studded collaborations with other artists, and his millions of dollars earned. His rags-to-riches story is also one of the most inspiring out there. But Pitbull doesn't seem to care about all of that as much as he cares about one thing: his children.
Fans were shocked to realize that Pitbull, AKA Armando Christian Pérez, has six children with a few different women. It was surprising not because there were multiple baby mamas (obviously Mr. 305 is going to date around) but because hardly anyone has ever seen Pitbull's children.
One mother of two of his children took Pitbull to court at one point, and those two reportedly had a decade-long relationship previously. Yet barely anything is known about any of Pit's six kids, apart from their names and guesstimated ages.
The question is, then, how does anyone know whether Pitbull is a good dad? There's a pretty simple answer, though.
Pitbull Is A Good Dad Because... No One Knows Who His Kids Are
Now, it's not true that no one knows who Pitbull's kids are. There are only two names to go off of -- Destiny and Bryce, Pit's nearly-grown kids -- and that's all. It's all fans need, though, to tell that Pitbull is probably a pretty good dad.
Because if a globally recognized performer and artist is able to keep his children's identities under wraps, he must be doing something right.
Anonymity Takes Effort When Dad Is A Superstar
First off, his children's anonymity suggests that Pitbull intentionally keeps their names and faces out of the media. Plus, the fact that his ex took him to court apparently only one time likely means that he paid up what he owed in child support (and then some).
Not only that, but because Pitbull went to court and addressed the case, that means he's confirmed paternity. Otherwise, the tabloids would be all over the story. So, Pitbull is clearly taking responsibility for all six of his children, whoever they are.
What's more, if Pitbull wasn't doing a good job of caring for his kids, it's likely that his various ex-partners (or ex-flings, who knows) would come after him in court for what they feel they're owed. A lack of drama seems to mean a lack of issues with co-parenting, even as Pitbull is traipsing across the globe and likely charming plenty of other women.
Unlike Owen Wilson, whose ex called him out publicly for wanting nothing to do with their daughter, Pitbull has zero drama of the sort.
Pitbull Also Publicly Cares For All Kids
A bonus to the whole daddy-ing thing with Pérez? He spends a lot of time and effort caring for children. Not his own, though fans can assume he does plenty of that under the radar.
What Pitbull visibly does for children is easier to highlight: he started a tuition-free school for children in Miami, Florida, later expanding the sports and management-oriented school to different states.
The nonprofit school has an impressively high graduation rate, so Pitbull is doing a world of good for a lot more children than just his own. That's not all, though.
Pérez has also used his private jet to transport cancer patients during Hurricane Maria, then donated all proceeds from a special pandemic-era song to Feeding America and other foundations.
The bottom line is that Pitbull cares about promoting children's education, so it's obvious that while he's out throwing cash at global-level problems, his own kids are definitely getting a quality education thanks to their superstar dad.
In fact, Pitbull has previously said in interviews that he's careful to encourage his kids' education and, of course, hard work. Because although his children are all set to inherit millions (even if Pit's estate was split evenly six ways!), that's not what he says life is about.
Pitbull is delivering plenty of life lessons to his children, even if he's not been married to any of their moms (that's clearly not the type of lesson Pit cares about!).
But they're also getting a bit of anonymity that's probably nice, seeing as most of Pit's kids are teens or older, and would likely be embarrassed by their dad's lyrics and on-stage antics. At least, most average teens would be.
The thing is, Pitbull's kids probably aren't average at all, and they've likely already learned the hard lesson of what fame does to someone's life, and that's why they've continued to live normal lives under the radar.