The collateral damage of the 2008 split fell hardest on Simone's paternal grandmother. Verónica Castro was open about her estrangement from Valeria Liberman, an acrimonious dynamic that spilled across entertainment newsmagazines for years.
Verónica often voiced sorrow over how rarely she saw her eldest grandchildren. Distance compounded the emotional rift: Verónica remained based primarily in Mexico City and Acapulco, while Simone and Mikhail lived in Florida. Visits were irregular and mediated through formal channels. In various television interviews over the past decade, the screen icon admitted that she watched Simone and Mikhail grow up through occasional photographs rather than shared holiday dinners.
Simone's sibling reality is equally fractured:
- Mikhail Zaratustra Castro Liberman (born 2007): Simone’s full brother, who shared her sheltered upbringing in Miami and has similarly opted out of public social media.
- Rafaela Castro (born 2014): Simone’s half-sister from Cristian’s relationship with Colombian musician Paola Eraso. In stark contrast to Simone, Rafaela became an active child influencer with an established presence on Instagram and stage appearances alongside her father and grandmother.
This contrast highlights the deliberate path Liberman mapped out for Simone. While Rafaela stepped directly into the performance pipeline championed by the Castro matriarchy, Simone grew up with the autonomy of an ordinary student.
