The Cuban influencer Amanda Camaraza shared an emotional post on Instagram this Wednesday to celebrate the first birthday of her son Marcello, along with a series of photographs from a professional outdoor cake smash session.
In the Instagram post, Amanda wrote: "Looking at these photos, I couldn't say who brought life to whom... because you are the oxygen in my blood, Marcello. I love you so much it hurts and scares me. Today you are celebrating your first birthday, and I still can't believe it. You look perfect, so beautiful and healthy, full of vitality... with those black eyes that are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. Happy birthday, my little one. In your tiny hands is my entire world."
The post was made one day before the exact date of Marcello's birth, on May 21, 2025, the first child of Amanda and her partner, entrepreneur Manuel Alejandro Pérez Odicio, known as "Manny."
The images show the little one dressed in a Levi's denim overall and camel-colored boots, in front of a white cake with textured decoration and a wooden topper featuring the word "One" in cursive typography.
In one of the photos, Amanda, wearing a royal blue dress and wavy black hair, guides Marcello's hand towards the cake, while the baby watches with curiosity.
Other shots show the child standing next to the cake, with remnants of white frosting on his cheek and nose, in what has become a very popular tradition among Latin American families in the United States to celebrate a child's first birthday.
Amanda publicly introduced Marcello on the day he was born via her social media, and since then she has been actively documenting her motherhood.
However, in August 2025, the influencer decided to partially distance the baby from social media, a decision that many of her followers respected.
Amanda Camaraza is an influencer based in Miami with over a million followers on Instagram, a milestone that she celebrated in June 2025.
Marcello's birthday post garnered over 18,600 likes and 645 comments in just a few hours, receiving congratulatory messages from fans and figures within the Cuban community abroad.
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