Richard Gere eyes plan to leave Spain and return to US
At the 2025 Gala: Carnaval in New York City, Alejandra spoke to the Daily Mail about her family's plans, saying they had decided to live in Spain for "a few years" and then come back to the States. "We're always coming back," she said, referring to herself, her husband and their sons Alexander, five, and James, four. "We'll come back here in the summer because we have the kids at camp. We just have to balance our lives there and here.". After years of living in New York City, the couple decided to move to Spain, where Alejandra is from, and raise their children there.
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