It takes nothing to be kind.

Luciana Barroso was a young waitress from Argentina.

She was twenty years old, a single mother, and had been left by the father of her only child. She was struggling to make a living in America.

One day, while working behind the counter, a young man asked if he could "hide" behind the counter with her. He said he was an actor and explained that there were some journalists and people in the restaurant who recognized him.

He was annoyed and overwhelmed by the attention since he was still new to being famous. Luciana didn’t know who he was, but she told him, “You can hide here, but you have to at least help me!”

So he helped her by making cocktails, serving customers, and washing dishes.

Luciana and the stranger talked for a while. At the end of her shift, she asked him his name.

"Matt Damon," he said.

They have now been married for eighteen years and have four daughters. Matt also adopted her oldest child.

2025/8/11 Edited to

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wow what a love story ❤️

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❤️👍❤️

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