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Trivia
Birth name: Enrique José Martín Morales
Date of birth: 24 December 1971
Place of birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nickname: Kiki
Height: 6' 0˝" (1.84 m)
Named one of "People" magazine's
50 Most Beautiful People [1999]
Turned down a part opposite Jennifer Lopez
in West Side Story
Had a cameo in the film "Idle
Hands", but the scene was deleted. He can still be seen in the
background at the Burger Jungle carpark.
Sings the Spanish version of "Go the
distance", main theme of Hercules (1997)
Opened a restaurant in Miami beach, 'Casa
Salsa' in 1999. The restaurant was later closed.
Is a vegetarian.
His nickname among his immediate family
members is Kiki.
Ricky has created the "Ricky Martin
Foundation" which gave a million dollar worth of musical instrument
to Puerto Rican public schools. The Foundation is also deeply involved
in helping children who are victim of child prostitution and/or
pornography, especially in India but also all around the world.
According to Ricky, this is the biggest problem our society is going to
face within the next 10 years.
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