Nostalgia-inducing Hollywood couple Daisy Fuentes and Richard Marx — she a regular on 1990s MTV as the network’s first Latina VJ, he the singer-songwriter of enjoyably cheesy ’80s and ’90s love anthems (“Right Here Waiting,” NSYNC’s “This I Promise You”) — have added to their already impressive property portfolio with the purchase of a $9 million estate in guard-gated Hidden Hills. Simultaneously, they’ve sold an ocean-view Malibu mansion for $6.1 million, comfortably above the $5 million Marx paid for the place in 2015.
Though Fuentes and Marx are perhaps not as widely known today as they were during their early professional years, they’re clearly no less successful. Cuban-born Fuentes, 54, was a pioneer of the celebrity licensing/branding deals that are today an integral part of many artists’ income streams; by 2013, her namesake apparel brand had racked up a whopping $1.5 billion in lifetime sales. And Marx, 57, still reaps huge royalty paychecks from songs he’s written for other artists, in addition to his own hits — which still regularly stream on soft rock radio stations across the country, 20+ years after their debut.
Built in 1973 but extensively renovated and expanded in 2019, the couple’s new Hidden Hills mansion spans nearly 9,000 square feet of luxury living space, with six bedrooms and six full bathrooms. The place is also endlessly peaceful, tucked away at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac atop a steep ridgeline, with panoramic views framing the surrounding hills and otherwise pancake-flat San Fernando Valley skyline. A sizable infinity swimming pool adds to the visual glitz.
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Image Credit: Trulia Described in the listing as a “stunning contemporary estate,” the house is of unclear architectural provenance but will no doubt impress guests. An all-glass entryway spills into a double-height foyer; a step-down living room boasts a fireplace and foldaway doors with spectacular views.
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Image Credit: Trulia Wide-plank oak floors continue into the open dining room and the massive kitchen, which includes chic finished and commercial-grade appliances. Also on the ground floor are an oversized pantry/prep room and a family room that spills out to the grassy backyard via more foldaway glass doors.
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Image Credit: Trulia The home’s six ensuite bedrooms include an upstairs master with its own cozy sitting room, plus a private balcony and lavish bathroom.
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Image Credit: Trulia Back downstairs, the sprawling — roughly two acre — lot includes a gated motorcourt anchoring an attached four-car garage, plus spacious loggias, numerous patios, and the aforementioned pool/spa overlooking Hidden Hills and surrounding communities.
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Image Credit: Trulia In case Fuentes and Marx ever need to borrow a pesky cup of sugar, some of their new neighbors include Lil Wayne, Madonna, Drake, Jeffree Star, John Stamos, and multiple members of the Kardashian clan.
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Image Credit: Trulia The couple also own at least two other luxury homes, one of them a $5.8 million oceanfront pad in Malibu that was acquired solely by Fuentes in 2013, prior to their marriage. And in 2019, the pair jointly purchased a $3.1 million getaway in Florida’s pricey Coral Gables community, just outside of Miami.
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Image Credit: Trulia As for the couple’s other Malibu home, the one just sold for $6.1 million last month — that property included a Mediterranean-style mansion (below) with five bedrooms in approximately 6,000 square feet of living space. The new owners, tech industry executive Tom Kershaw and his Russian-born wife Yelena, will enjoy the property’s close proximity to gorgeous Paradise Cove beach — plus luxe amenities like a wine cellar, recording studio, and separate guesthouse.
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Image Credit: Redfin Marc Shevin of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties and John Galich of Sotheby’s International Realty held the Hidden Hills listing; Leah Lail of Coldwell Banker repped Fuentes and Marx. Lynette Bishop of Compass and Rita Simpson of Sotheby’s International Realty held the Malibu listing; Britney Smits of Coldwell Banker repped the buyers.
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