Decomasters is approaching its grand finale. In the delivery this Monday, March 24, he tested his contestants and their partners with a new challenge: the renovation of a country house that will serve as a setting to evaluate their skills and, at the same time, awaken nostalgia for the family moments lived between its walls. The broadcast not only focused on creativity and design, but also on the personal stories of some of the participants, such as that of Sea Flowerswho shared with her colleagues what her last separation, that of Javier Merinofather of her young children.
Mar Flores and Javier Merino married on October 25, 2001 in an intimate wedding held at the Torre de la Reina farmhouse. After a decade together and with four children in common, the couple decided to put end to their relationship in 2016. For Mar’s first-born son, Carlo Costanzia, the figure of his mother has been fundamental throughout his life, as he himself has related in several interviews: “Shared custody can only be had if you have good vibes. I didn’t expect it,” he confessed, referring to the moment when his parents’ separation became official.
Mar Flores has acknowledged that, looking back over the years, the economic crisis of 2008 played a decisive role in the breakup. “When the decision is made, he makes it. The crisis was horrible for all businessmen and drowned him. I also didn’t know how to manage it and have the maturity,” the actress reflects on the reasons that led to the end of her marriage with Merino. This would also be the second separation that Mar Flores would go through. In 1996 she separated from Carlo Costanzia di Costiglione, father of her first child, a process marked by intersections of demands, difficult moments and the custody dispute.
Some of those episodes from the past, according to Mar herself, are reflected in her biography. calm seawhere he opens the pages of his personal and family history. “As I experienced a traumatic separation, we sat down to talk. We shared custody and the family continues to have a relationship“, he made clear in the delivery of Decomasters. The actress stressed that, despite the difficulties, both she and Javier Merino chose to maintain a solid family bond: “My children have not felt the breakup. The youngest have experienced that their parents are sometimes together and other times not, but they live in the family home.”
Shared custody, explains Mar Flores, implied sacrifices for the adults: “I have the trauma “When I have to leave, we adults have made the effort,” she said, highlighting the importance of prioritizing the emotional stability of the children. At the same time, this stage marked the beginning of a new chapter for her: “It was very hard to start over. Setting up my brand, returning to fashion or television…”, he reflected on the professional challenges he had to face while rebuilding his personal life.
Among the fondest memories of that period is one of the family homes that he sold after the separation. Both she and her son Carlo remember significant moments lived there, from breakfasts to family gatherings. “From breakfast to cooking time it was all about taking the bike. What a shame to have sold it. I was building it before I met Javier and I sold it because there were many memories. “I still miss having it,” Mar confessed, revealing how the home became a symbol of her family history and the stages she has lived through.
