Ricky Martin
Biography
Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he joined Menudo at twelve. He left the group in 1989 and launched a solo career in 1991, gaining recognition in Latin America with his first two albums before A Medio Vivir (1995) and its single María made him an international name. Vuelve (1998) won him his first Grammy Award, and he sang La Copa de la Vida at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His English-language debut, Ricky Martin (1999), reached number one on the Billboard 200, while Livin' la Vida Loca topped charts in the United States and Britain. On screen, he played Miguel Morez on General Hospital from 1994 to 1996, earned an Emmy nomination for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), and took the role of Ché in Evita on Broadway in 2012. He has sold more than 70 million records and won two Grammy Awards.
54years old
Turns 55 on December 24in 43 days
- Born San Juan
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Enrique José Martín Morales (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 18 years2002 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020Jingle Jangle: A Christmas JourneyIMDb rating 6.4
- 2004Fahrenheit 9/11IMDb rating 7.5
- 2002Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham PalaceIMDb rating 7.7
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First role
Ricky Martin was rejected at his first two Menudo auditions for being too short, but his persistence at a third audition won him a place in the band in 1984 at age 12.
Early training
In 1990 Martin got into New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but a friend asked him to Mexico City before classes started. There he saw Mama Ama el Rock, was offered a part, and left school to move to Mexico City for the play.
Big break
After saying in a 1996 interview that he wanted to perform on Broadway, Martin got a call days later offering him the role of Marius in Les Misérables, which he played for eleven weeks.
A role that slipped away
Martin was set to star in a remake of Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas with Jennifer Lopez in 2001, but the project never happened.
Ricky Martin movies on Netflix
Worked with
Ricky Martin made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Michael Moore
David E. TalbertDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by David E. Talbert
Geoff PosnerDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Geoff Posner
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1999 to 2020, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2016 | Best Latin Pop Album | A Quien Quiera Escuchar | Won |
| 1999 | Best Latin Pop Album | Vuelve | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Hispanoamericano Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album | Won | |
| 2007 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album | MTV Unplugged | Won |
| 2006 | Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year | Won | |
| 2004 | Lo Nuestro Excellence Award | Won | |
| 2002 | Billboard Spirit of Hope Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.