Robert De Niro at the 2023 Tribeca Festival in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
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Leandro, grandson of actor Robert De Niro, has passed away at the age of 19. This was announced by his mother Drena De Niro on Monday (July 3rd).
Drena is the adopted daughter of Robert De Niro. On her Instagram account she posted the sad news about the loss of her son Leandro, who everyone just called Leo.
My beautiful sweet angel. I’ve loved you like words can’t describe since I felt you in my stomach. You were my joy, my happiness and everything that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you now I wished I was with you. I don’t know how I’m going to live without you, but I’ll try to move on and spread the love and light you gave me by letting me be your mom. You were loved and cherished so deeply and I wish love alone could have saved you. 😞 I’m so sorry my baby, I’m so sorry @carlosmare 😢💔. Rest in peace and in eternal paradise my dear boy 🙏🏽💔💔💔💔💔🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
In the post, Drena, who is an actress and producer herself, also mentioned Leandro’s father, artist Carlos Rodriguez. He published a black tile on Instagram just a few hours after Drena’s post. Among them are numerous expressions of sympathy from friends, fans and acquaintances.
Drena De Niro was adopted by the Hollywood actor in 1976 at the age of six. Her mother is actress and jazz singer Diahnne Eugenia Abbott, to whom Robert De Niro was married from 1976 to 1988. In 2003, Drena gave birth to their son Leandro. The circumstances under which Leandro De Niro died initially remained unknown.