Overview

• Carmona said he only learned that Alicia Villarreal had been previously married and divorced months after their wedding when he saw her old marriage certificate.
• He attributed the collapse of their three-year marriage to Villarreal’s burgeoning fame and the industry pressures that distanced them.
• He described the agony of being separated from his three-year-old daughter, Melenie, and the intensified guilt he felt upon learning six years later that she had been abused.
• Carmona recounted confronting stepfather Cruz Martínez with a clear message that he would always remain an active presence in Melenie’s life.
• He now shares a close relationship with his 26-year-old daughter and credits open dialogue for a harmonious co-parenting partnership with Villarreal and Martínez.