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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Biography from TMDB.
- December 24, 1971 (54)
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Actor, also producer
- 9 on Motif · 14 credits in all
What are Ricky Martin's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Robert in Palm Royale (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ricky Martin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Ricky Martin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 9 with a Motif page; 73 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hombre al agua(2026)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
Motif score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Palm Royale(2024)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows
El cuartito(2021)
Motif score: 39th percentile of all films
Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films
American Crime Story(2016)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Glee(2009)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all showsStar Factory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Ricky Martin - The Video Collection (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Salsa e Merengue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
TFI Friday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
Alcanzar una estrella II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
The Love Boat(1977)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 1977 to 2026.
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· American Crime Story
- 2016Primetime Emmy nomination· American Crime Story
- 2020First film· Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major awards from 10 major nominations, 1985–2021.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Grammy Award, won · Best Latin Pop Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
- Grammy Award, won · Best Latin Pop Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Latin Pop Performance
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Ricky Martin's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ricky Martin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ricky Martin's Motif titles; José Feliciano shares the most, 2.
- José FelicianoShared titles: The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015), Ricky Martin: One Night Only (1999)See all 2 shared titles with José Feliciano
