18 facts about Ricky Martin
- Ricky Martin has received popularity worldwide and helps the poor.
- Ricky Martin has been nominated one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People Magazine and People en Español in 2000 and 2006 respectively.
- Ricky Martin is Puerto Rican.
- Ricky Martin was chosen, hi Félix Trinidad in 1999, to lead Puerto Rico's w
orldwide tourism campaign, both exemplifying Puerto Rico's youthfulness, enthusiasm and indefatigable character. - Ricky was named the 2006 Latin Recording Academy Person of The Year.
- Ricky Martin has recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged that is set to air in November 2006. He will also release it as a CD.
- Ricky Martin is currently working hard to banish Human trafficking.
- Ricky Martin played Marius in Les Miserables on broadway for six months.
- Ricky Martin has received a humanitarian award for his charity work.
- Ricky Martin has a tattoo of a rose on his left hip.
- In 2004 his former manager filed a $63.5 million lawsuit against him for breach of contract.
- In 1999, Ricky Martin was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
- Ricky Martin was a member of the internationally known Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.
- Ricky Martin helped build and restore 224 houses in Thailand's tsunami-hit Pang Nga province.
- Ricky Martin is a vegetarian.
- Ricky Martin is 6' 1/2" tall.
- First cross over smash was Cup of Life, which he performed at the grammy's.
- Became popular in the US during the Latin craze along with Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, and Shakira.
