Marcello Hernandez's girlfriend is architect Ana Batlle Cabral
Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernandez is dating Dominican-born architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral. The Yale-trained designer has joined him on major red carpets, including the 2026 Met Gala, and was with him as he prepared to host the ESPYs at Lincoln Center.
Key Takeaways
- Marcello Hernandez, an SNL cast member since 2022, is dating architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral.
- Batlle Cabral earned architecture degrees from SCAD and Yale and works at Frida Escobedo Studio in New York.
- The couple was first spotted in January 2025 and later debuted on the red carpet at the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere.
- Hernandez is hosting the 2026 ESPYs at Lincoln Center and has appeared with Batlle Cabral at high-profile events.
As celebrity breaking news focus turns to the ESPYs, attention is also on who is standing beside the host. According to Town & Country, the Miami-raised comic has been more visible lately with Batlle Cabral while still keeping much of his personal life private.
Who is Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral?
Batlle Cabral was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States after high school. She studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design, earning a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2018 with minors in business, architectural history, and electronic design.
In 2023, she completed a master’s degree in architecture at Yale University. While at Yale, she curated the North Gallery exhibition SobreMesas y Sobres, centered on Latinx peoples, migratory stories, and Latin cultural identities. She also contributed to Yale’s Time Space Existence project at the Venice Biennale in 2021.
Since August 2023, she has worked as an architect at the Frida Escobedo Studio in New York. Her résumé also includes freelance furniture and set-design work, a stint at Brandon Haw Architects, Dominican firm internships, and a study semester in Lacoste, France.
When did Marcello Hernandez and his girlfriend go public?
Hernandez and Batlle Cabral were first linked in January 2025, after DeuxMoi posted a photo of them at Manhattan’s Michelin-starred restaurant Marea. They made their red-carpet debut later that year at the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere.
They have since been spotted at major events together, including Heidi Klum’s 2025 Halloween party—as Morticia and Gomez Addams—the 2026 Grammys, the 2026 Met Gala, and fashion shows. On ESPYs night, Just Jared reported the couple walked the red carpet ahead of Hernandez’s hosting duties.
What has Marcello Hernandez said about their relationship?
Hernandez has spoken warmly about Batlle Cabral in interviews. He told E! News she is “unreal,” a “good person” with “great taste,” who loves her family and is “obviously well educated.”
On Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, he said he is “in a relationship with a Dominican girl” who is “an architect,” adding, “She’s unreal. She went to Yale.” A May 2026 GQ profile noted her remark that she was not a fan of his comedy when they met—though Hernandez had doubts about that claim.
How and when they first met remains unclear. What is clear is that Batlle Cabral has her own career track—and that Marcello Hernandez’s rise from Greenwich Village ticket-selling to SNL, a Netflix special, and the ESPYs stage has put their relationship in a brighter spotlight.