Turns out, Mario was often hospitalised between the ages of 10 and 15 due to an illness.
He explained: “There was a large tumour growing on the gland above my left kidney, and by the time my test results were out, it was already the size of an orange. I had to immediately undergo a major operation. Half of my body was cut open, and I had to get that half of my kidney removed. After the surgery, I had many tubes inserted into me, and I couldn’t move. I was basically laying in the hospital for months. Every day, different relatives and family members would visit me, and they would leave in tears.”
Following that revelation, Mario lifted up his shirt to show a long, obvious scar on the left of his abdomen.