Ricky Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 24, 1971 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biography
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. Born in San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads. Martin's third album, A Medio Vivir (1995), helped him rise to prominence in European countries. The chart-topping single "María" incorporated a mixture of Latin music genres and became his first international hit. His international success was further solidified with his fourth album, Vuelve (1998). The album, which earned Martin his first Grammy Award, spawned songs "Vuelve" and "La Copa de la Vida". Martin performed the latter at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards. His first English album, Ricky Martin (1999) became his first US Billboard 200 number one. The lead single "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Martin's success in the late 1990s is generally seen as the beginning of the "Latin explosion". He has been credited for propelling the Latin pop music genre to mainstream recognition, paving the way for a large number of Latin artists to achieve global success. Martin has since released several successful albums, including Almas del Silencio (2003) and MTV Unplugged (2006), as well as Grammy Award winner A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015). Notable singles in this period include "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely", "Tal Vez", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Mordidita", "Vente Pa' Ca", and "Canción Bonita". As an actor, Martin took a role in the hit soap opera General Hospital (1994–1996), while his portrayal of Antonio D'Amico in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018) garnered him an Emmy nomination. He also starred as Ché in the Broadway revival of the musical Evita in 2012. Martin is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, having sold over 70 million records worldwide. He has scored 11 Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one songs, and won two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, two American Music Awards, three Latin American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, eight World Music Awards, fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards, a Guinness World Record, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His philanthropy and activism focus on LGBT rights and fighting against human trafficking; in 2004, he founded The Ricky Martin Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on denouncing human trafficking and educating about the crime's existence. ... Source: Article "Ricky Martin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Man Overboard!
Movie · as Roby
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Apprentice: Unfinished Business
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ricky Martin: A Loco Life
Movie
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Palm Royale
TV · as Robert Diaz · 20 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Movie · as Self - Performer
El cuartito
Movie · as Narrador
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Movie · as Don Juan Diego (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
American Crime Story
TV · as Antonio D'Amico · 9 eps
Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien
Movie · as Self
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie · as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie · as Self - Musical Guest
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ricky Martin: Festival de Viña del Mar
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Voice
TV · as Self - Coach · 65 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
La Voz
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Glee
TV · as David Martínez · 1 ep
Ednita Nazario: Real... En Vivo
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin: Live - Black and White Tour
Movie · as Self
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin: MTV Unplugged
Movie · as Self
Aún hay más... Homenaje a Raúl Velasco
Movie · as Self - performer
El hormiguero
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tyra Banks Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hape trifft!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Fahrenheit 9/11
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Best of Max
Movie · as Self
Star Factory
TV · 1 ep
Ricky Martin: La Historia
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin - Europa (European Tour)
Movie · as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 3 eps
M6 awards 2000
Movie · as Self
The Beatles Revolution
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin: One Night Only
Movie · as Self
Latin Grammy Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
V.I.P.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin - The Video Collection
Movie · as Cantante
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández
Movie · as Self
CD:UK
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche prochain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RTL-Spendenmarathon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 2 eps
Somos un solo pueblo
Movie · as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TOTP2
TV · as self - performer · 1 ep
Un pueblo que canta
Movie · as Self
Más que alcanzar una estrella
Movie · as Enrique
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 2 eps
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alcanzar una estrella II
TV · as Pablo Loredo Muriel · 100 eps
MTV Unplugged
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Larry King Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
De TV Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Menudo · 2 eps
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
Miss USA
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep