Ricky Martin

ABOUT RICKY MARTIN

After launching his solo career in 1991, following his time in the boy band Menudo , this Puerto Rican pop star gained widespread success for his self-titled debut album, which included his hit song "Livin' La Vida Loca." In 2018, he played Antonio D'Amico in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story .

He began his acting career in advertisements for soft drinks and fast food on Puerto Rican television.

He has released over five #1 hit Billboard albums and sold over 70 million albums, which include Almas del Silencio in 2003 and Life in 2005. In 2012, he guest-starred as a Spanish teacher on the TV series Glee , where he performed songs by Madonna and LMFAO .

In 2017, he married Jwan Yosef . He was previously in a relationship with economist Carlos Gonzalez from 2011 to 2014. He had fraternal twins named Matteo and Valentino in 2008. In early 2019, he welcomed a daughter named Lucía and in October of that same year, he had another son named Renn. In 2023, he and Yosef announced that they were getting a divorce.

In 1994, he starred in the soap opera General Hospital with Anthony Geary . He served as the manager of the boy band he helped create on La Banda , CNCO , until early 2018.