Francino is dedicated to acting and Izah is a soul singer and songwriter. They both welcome us at the Tommy Hilfiger store on Paseo de Gràcia, 15, which reopened its doors on September 7. Reimagining historic pieces and silhouettes from the brand’s archives with a contemporary vision, the new collection showcases Tommy’s recognizable original tartan, red, white and blue colors, stripes and the iconic TH Monogram.

Every morning, waking up with their little Gio, 15 months old, Izah and Carles Francino follow a ritual of gratitude. “We raise the blinds, close our eyes and say thank you. We are very grateful for the luck we have as a family and we believe that Gio has to learn that,” say the singer Isabel Hernández and the actor.

Recent parenthood has meant a high-voltage journey where, guided by intuition, they have built the foundations of a solid and modern family that breaks stereotypes and puts an end to established roles. With a brilliant career, Carles’ best film or Isabel’s most special song today would be titled Gio. “A child is a mirror, small reflections of each one. He is the person who brings out your best and your worst version,” describes Francino.

A magical connection has been created between them that is sustained thanks to structures invisible to the rest and that, ironically, hold them, tie them and direct them. Something they call their four pillars. “Thank you would be the first. “It’s what we do right after we wake up.”

A pillar with which Francino agrees—they were asked separately—and adds to the list the extension of the family, the expansion beyond the hard core. “We are very familiar, like a kind of tribe,” jokes the actor. “Not only do we take care of the three of them, we are lucky to have a great family, friends from whom we learn daily, and to love the animals very much.”

Although they have to travel frequently due to their professions, their home in Bellaterra, a residential area near Barcelona, ??is an oasis of peace surrounded by forest, another of its pillars. “Nature, animals, are very present in Gio’s life. More than animalists, I would talk about sympathizing with them, without radicalizing them,” says the Catalan interpreter.

The last pillar and, perhaps, the most important has been intuition, since it has served as a compass in their first months as parents. Instinct has led them to establish roles that break with traditional family stereotypes and at the same time serve as a mirror in which to look at themselves for future generations.

“In society the idea is very instilled that men help women and it is not about him lending a hand, but about truly dividing the work. “Both have to be self-sufficient to be able to meet the child’s needs,” Izah denounces. In his case, Francino explains that this distribution existed before Gio’s birth. “She takes care of some things more, I take care of others more. All in a very natural and spontaneous way, the intuition to row in a certain direction.”

A view free of gender roles, which focuses on a better, egalitarian, more human world. A philosophy that they also practice on social networks when they expose their son. “Carles shows it more and I find it very interesting that in networks it is the father who spends the most time with the child,” argues the artist born in Manchester, with Andalusian and Aragonese roots. Instagram is full of motherhood references and in need of fatherhood models. “From the beginning we agreed that I was not going to publish anything with the child. “I wanted to let him establish himself as a reference for a father,” claims the artist.