Richard Gere seen enjoying new low-key life in Spain with family after ditching Hollywood

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moved from the US to Spain with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their sons sons Alexander, 5, and James, 4, last year.The family sold their sprawling $10.75 million mansion in Connecticut before they relocated to Silva’s home country.“We are happier than ever,” Gere said about the move in an interview with Elle España last month.“She, because she is at home and I because, if she is happy, I am happy,” Gere added about his wife.Silva, who met the legendary actor in 2014 at a hotel in Positano, Italy, explained in the interview that the couple was also drawn to Spain for humanitarian reasons.“The only reason why both Richard and I are here in Madrid is to be part of the board of the NGO Hogar Sí,” she shared. “We want to help this country to end homelessness.

Our goal is that, within 5 years, no one sleeps on the street.”Gere previously expressed his excitement about their move on “The Tonight Show” in November. “My wife is Spanish and she gave me about seven years here, and so we’re going to spend some years in Madrid,” he shared. “Our kids are bilingual, so they’re going to flourish there.”The “Pretty Woman” star is dad to son Homer, 24, from his marriage to Carey Lowell.

Silva, meanwhile, has an 11-year-old son, Albert,from a prior marriage.This past weekend, Gere made a public appearance at Spain’s Goya Awards where he received the International Award and expressed gratitude for being in the “world of telling stories” and recognized the “thousands of people it takes to make a movie,” according to Deadline.He also spoke to the press about the “profound experience” that comes with watching movies. “Leaving your house, you can’t pause the film or leave it for tomorrow.