Just eight months after tying the knot, Benjamin Bratt and Talisa Soto welcomed their first child, daughter Sophia Rosalinda. Three years later, they became a family of four with their son Mateo Bravery. “I think there’s a settled quality, there’s a gravitas that comes with aging and being a parent. Because you certainly come to recognize that there’s nothing else that takes greater priority than raising your children,” Bratt shared with People.
A detail you won’t forget about Bratt is that the whole family is centered around Sophia and her needs. He told Esquire in 2022, “She incurred a brain injury at birth, so she faces a host of challenges. She’s nineteen now, and we’re working to help her gain independence,” he stated. The “Miss Congeniality” actor revealed that the family moved around over a dozen times to give Sophia the help she needed and credited Soto for holding down the fort when he films. “Raising children, especially one who is as challenged as our daughter, is physically and emotionally exhausting. My wife carries the brunt of it because when I go off to work, she is left behind. She’s my hero,” declared. Unfortunately, the family had to go through another health scare when Soto was diagnosed with breast cancer and while Bratt initially kept quiet about it, he shared his reason for opening up about the private matter.
