The famous Enrique Martín Morales, known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography spanning multiple genres, including Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton, and salsa.
Ricky Martin was raised in Puerto Rico. He began his career at the age of 12, as a member of the Puerto Rican music group Menudo. During his time in the group, he had the opportunity to travel and record in various languages including Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
He left the group in 1989 and went to study in New York. During a trip to Mexico, his plans changed when he was offered a part in the musical play, “Mama ama el Rock”. He went on to portray “Pablo” in the Mexican soap opera Alcanzar una Estrella II (1991). He won a Heraldo, the Mexican equivalent of the Academy Award, for his role in Más que alcanzar una Estrella (1992), a film loosely based on the soap.
Ricky Martin’s top movies and TV shows
- Mas Que Alcanzar una estrella (1992)
- Hercules – Latin American dub (1997)
- Idle Hands (1999)
- Ricky Martin: One Night Only (1999)
- Minions – Latin American dub (2015)
- The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)
- Ricky Martin: Behind the Vegas Residency (2017)
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
- El cuartito (2021)
Ricky Martin awards and nominations
Ricky Martin has been nominated for and won several awards which include Primetime Emmy Awards, ALMA Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, Gold Derby Awards, Golden Camera, Germany, and Grammy Awards.
