Ricky Martin in Sydney

Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor Ricky Martin has released four video albums and appeared in sixty-two music videos, twelve films, thirteen television programs, and several television commercials. He ranks among the greatest music video artists of all time and is regarded as a video icon.[1]

In 1991, Martin released his debut single "Fuego Contra Fuego", as the lead single for his first solo album, Ricky Martin alongside the accompanying music video. The music video for "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo", the lead single from his third studio album A Medio Vivir (1995), was directed by Gustavo Garzón and won Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year.[2] He filmed a remake video for the song in August 1997 in France which was directed by Christophe Gstalder. Four separate videos were released for "María", the second single from the album. The first uses the original track from the A Medio Vivir album and shows Martin performing the song on a stage at a concert, with some shots of him singing and dancing to the song in the colorful barrio of La Boca in Buenos Aires with the local people. The second version is set to the Pablo Flores Remix of the song and uses scenes and shots of the original video plus added takes of Martin performing in concert or at the barrio, close shots of locals dancing, etc. Both the original and the remix video were released in 1995. A third version, the least known, was filmed to the Pablo Flores Spanglish Remix in 1997. The last version was shot in France and directed by Memo del Bosque in 1997. Also set to the Pablo Flores Remix of the song, this version of the video is considered to be the official version, and is also the most popular. In 1997, Ricky Martin recorded the music video for the song "No Importa La Distancia", the official Spanish version of "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton, for the movie Hercules. It was the first time that Disney adapted one of its promotional themes for Latin America and it was a great international success.[3]

The music video for "Vuelve", the lead single from his fourth studio album Vuelve (1998), was shot by Wayne Isham in December 1997 at the interior of the Ennis House in Los Angeles and released in January 1998.[4] Three separate videos were released for "The Cup of Life", the second single from the album. Three more singles, accompanied with separate music videos were released from the album.

The video for "Livin' la Vida Loca", the first single from Martin's self-titled debut English-language album, directed by Wayne Isham and starring Croatian model Nina Morić, was shot in Los Angeles. It aired later the same month and received six nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Choreography in a Video and Viewer's Choice. It won two primary awards for Best Pop Video, and Best Dance Video, and was voted three additional awards in the international Viewers Choice categories. It also won Ritmo Latino Music Award for Music Video of the Year. The video features Ricky Martin performing in a pub with his band and hanging out with a lady (Nina Morić) at different locations, including New York City. One scene shows several dancers taking their shirts off and performing choreographed dance moves while it rains; this scene coincides with the line in the pre-chorus "She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain". Various snippets of the video seem to merge into each other over the duration of the song. Towards the end of the video, Martin gets distracted by his lady passenger while driving, causing him to drive erratically and causing another car to veer and hit a fire hydrant, releasing a fountain of water; this was also the first scene of the video. Three more singles, accompanied with separate music videos were released from the album.

The music video for "She Bangs", the lead single from his sixth studio album Sound Loaded (2000), was directed by Wayne Isham and shot at the Atlantis Paradise Island hotel in the Bahamas. The singer described the concept of the video as being part of a trilogy with "María" and "Livin' la Vida Loca", "with this girl who drives me crazy because she's crazy, she won't talk to me or tell me her name".[5] Martin told Univision he envisioned the visual taking place in Atlantis and felt that the Bahamas was the perfect place to film it.[6] Jamie King helped with the creative direction of the video and over 100 people were involved in the production process.[7] A body double for Martin was used during the scenes with sharks.[6] The Spanish version of the music video premiered on September 26, 2000 for the Hispanophone market, while the English version debuted on MTV's Making the Video series the following day.[8] The video begins with a group of women on a beach at night swimming to an underwater nightclub, with Martin following them. Martin explained that filming the scene was hard for him because he had to resist without taking air for a long time, as well as having to mime the lyrics without blowing bubbles out of his mouth.[5] Upon entering the nightclub, Martin proceeds to sing "She Bangs" as he dances with the people in the club, with several scenes resembling an orgy. In one scene, Martin sees himself being seduced by mermaids and is later taken into a closet, in which he dances erotically with several women. Near the end of the visual, Martin spills a bottle of water on himself and the people nearby him. The music video concludes with him returning to the surface at daylight.[9] At the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2001, Martin and Isham won the award for Best Short Form Music Video.[10] In the same year, it was the Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards.[11] Two music videos for his next single, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" were directed by Wayne Isham[12] in Coral Gables, Florida, which first aired on January 15, 2001. One music video is set to the English-language duet 'Nobody Wants to Be Lonely' with Christina Aguilera, while the other is set to the Spanish-language solo 'Sólo Quiero Amarte'.

In 2003, Martin released "Tal Vez", as the lead single for his seventh studio album, Almas del Silencio (2003). The accompanying music video, directed by Kacho Lopez and Carlos Pérez, aired in March 2003. Four more singles, accompanied with separate music videos were released from the album.

The music videos for "I Don't Care", the lead single for his eighth studio album, Life (2005), and its Spanish version "Qué Más Da" were filmed in Brooklyn, New York City, and directed by Diane Martel. The video for the English version features Fat Joe and Amerie, and the Spanish version features Fat Joe and Debi Nova. Both videos premiered simultaneously in September 2005.

In 2006, Martin released his first live album, MTV Unplugged accompanied with a video album and won Best Long Form Music Video at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

The music video for The Best Thing About Me Is You the lead single for his ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo (2011) was filmed on December 20 and 21, 2010 in Miami, Florida and directed by Carlos Pérez. The video for the English version premiered on Martin's Vevo channel on January 11, 2011. Joss Stone does not appear in the video. The Spanish version of the video was released on Univision and also does not feature Natalia Jiménez.[13] It was nominated as the Best Short Form Music Video at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

In 2015, he released his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar. Four singles were released from the album with separate music videos. The music video for its third single, "La Mordidita" received over one billion views on YouTube. The Music video for his 2016 single "Vente Pa' Ca" featuring Colombian singer Maluma received over 1.6 billion views on YouTube and is Martin's most viewed video to date.

In 2020, he released his first extended play, Pausa. The music video for its second single, "Tiburones" was filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Kacho Lopez. It shows Martin walking in front of an armoured vehicle while police in riot gear face off against what appears to be a citizen protest. The tension is palpable, but what unfolds is a massive street party as the protest turns into a celebration, the police dropping their helmets and weapons to join in. It was nominated as Video with a Purpose in 2020 Premios Juventud.[14]

He also acted on stage and TV in Mexico, where he achieved modest fame in the early 1990s. In 1994, he appeared on the US TV soap opera General Hospital as a Puerto Rican singer.[15] In 2018, he portrayed Antonio D'Amico in the miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, with other performers, directors, album title and showing year released
Title Other performer(s) Director(s) Album Year
"Fuego Contra Fuego" Ricky Martin 1991
"El Amor de Mi Vida"
"Vuelo" 1992
"Dime Que Me Quieres"
"Susana"
"Juego de Ajedrez"
"Me Amaras" Me Amaras 1993
"Que Día Es Hoy"
(Remix)
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" Gustavo GarzónA Medio Vivir 1995
"María"
"María"
(Remix)
"Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" Gustavo Garzón 1996
"Bombón De Azúcar"
"Volverás"
"María"
(Version Salsa & Merengue)
"Dónde Estarás" Pedro Aznar 1997
"No Importa la Distancia" Dani Jacobs Hercules Soundtrack
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"
(Remake Video)
Christophe Gstalder A Medio Vivir
"María"
(Remake Video)
Memo del Bosque
"Vuelve" Wayne Isham Vuelve 1998
"The Cup of Life"
"La Copa de la Vida"
(Spanish version)
"La Copa de la Vida"
(Spanglish version)
"La Bomba"
"Por Arriba, Por Abajo" Pedro Aznar
"Perdido Sin Ti" Gustavo Garzón
"Livin' la Vida Loca" Wayne IshamRicky Martin 1999
"Livin' la Vida Loca"
(Spanish version)
"She's All I Ever Had" Nigel Dick
"Bella"
"Shake Your Bon-Bon" Wayne Isham
"Private Emotion" Meja Francis Lawrence 2000
Sertab Erener
"She Bangs" Wayne IshamSound Loaded
"She Bangs"
(Spanish version)
"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" Christina Aguilera 2001
"Sólo Quiero Amarte"
"Loaded" Bob Giraldi
"Dame Más (Loaded)"
"Tal Vez" Kacho López Mari and Carlos PérezAlmas Del Silencio 2003
"Jaleo"
"Juramento" Joseph Kahn
"Juramento"
(The Way To Love)
"Y Todo Queda En Nada" Gustavo Garzón 2004
"I Don't Care" Fat Joe and Amerie Diane MartelLife 2005
"Qué Más Da" Fat Joe and Debi Nova
"It's Alright" Simon Brand
"Déjate Llevar"
"Non Siamo Soli" Eros Ramazzotti Wayne Isham 2007
"No Estamos Solos" single release
"The Best Thing About Me Is You" Carlos PérezMúsica + Alma + Sexo 2011
"Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú"
"Más" Simon Brand
"Frío" Wisin & Yandel Carlos Pérez
"Samba" Claudia Leitte Flavia Moraes
"High Flying, Adored"
(with Elena Roger)
Evita
(New Broadway Cast Recording)
2012
"Buenos Aires" Elena Roger
"Come With Me" Carlos Pérez single release 2013
"Come with Me"
(Spanglish version)
"Adrenalina"
(Spanglish version)
Jennifer Lopez and Wisin Jessy Terrero single release 2014
"Vida" Kátia Lund and Lívia GamaOne Love, One Rhythm
– The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album
"Adiós"
(Spanish/French)
Ethan LaderA Quien Quiera Escuchar
"Adiós"
(English Version)
"Disparo al Corazón" 2015
"La Mordidita" Yotuel Simón Brand
"Perdóname" Carlos Pérez 2016
"Vente Pa' Ca" Maluma Jessy Terrerosingle release
"Fiebre" Wisin & Yandel Carlos Pérez 2018
"Tiburones" Kacho LópezPausa 2020
"Falta Amor" Sebastián Yatra Carlos Pérezsingle release
"Tiburones"
( Remix)
Farruko
"Recuerdo" Carla Morrison Pausa
"Canción Bonita" Carlos Vives single release 2021
"Qué Rico Fuera" Paloma Mami Jessy Terrero
"Otra Noche en L.A." Daniela VescoPlay 2022
"A Veces Bien Y A Veces Mal" Reik
"Ácido Sabor" Carlos Pérez
"Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" Christian Nodal single release 2023
List of music videos as featured artist, with directors, album title and showing year released
Title Performer(s) Director(s) Album Year
"Todo Es Vida" Jessica Cristina Aprendiendo a Querer 1992
"Puedes Llegar" Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Plácido Domingo, Jon Secada, Alejandro Fernández, Roberto Carlos, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Patricia Sosa and Carlos Vives Voces Unidas 1997
"Ask for More"
(Pepsi campaign)
Janet Jackson Ask for More 1999
"Más y Más" Draco Rosa Carlos PérezVida 2013
"Adrenalina" Wisin
Jennifer Lopez
Jessy TerreroEl Regreso Del Sobreviviente 2014
"Que Se Sienta el Deseo" WisinLos Vaqueros: La Trilogía 2015
"No Se Me Quita" Maluma Nuno Gomes11:11 2019

Guest appearances

List of music videos as guest appearances, with directors, album title and showing year released
Title Performer(s) Director(s) Album Year
"Todo Mi Corazón" Yuri Soy Libre 1991
"Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe" Residente Residente 2020
"Lullaby" COASTCITY
"Yo Visto Así" Bad Bunny Bad Bunny
Stillz
El Último Tour Del Mundo

Video releases

Albums

Year Video details Certifications
2001 La Historia
  • Released: February 27, 2001
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD/DVD, VCD, DVD
  • DVD edition
2006 MTV Unplugged
2007 Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour
2008 17

Other

Year Video details Certifications
1999 The Ricky Martin Video Collection
1999 One Night Only
  • Released: December 14, 1999
  • Label: Columbia Records Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, VCD, DVD
  • RIAA certification: Platinum (100,000)[24]
2001 Europa: European Tour
  • Released: July 3, 2001
  • Label: N/A
  • Formats: DVD

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Love Boat Ricky
1987 Por siempre amigos (Argentine TV series) Ricky
1991 Alcanzar una estrella II Pablo Loredo
1993 Getting By Martin Guest Star
1994-95 General Hospital Miguel Morez
1996 Barefoot in Paradise Sandoval
1999 Saturday Night Live Musical Guest
2000
2006 Sos mi vida Himself
2011 American Dad! himself Episode: "The Worst Stan" (uncredited)
2012 Glee David Martínez Episode: "The Spanish Teacher"
2013 The Voice Australia Coach Season 2
2014 Dancing with the Stars Judge
2014 The Voice Australia Coach Season 3
2014 La Voz... México Coach
2014 The Voice Arabia Guest Judge
2014 The Voice Kids Arabia Guest Judge
2015 The Voice Australia Coach Season 4
2015 La Banda Judge and executive producer
2015 Nuestra Belleza Latina Guest Season 9, 2 Episodes
2015 Britain's Got Talent Guest Performer Series 9
2017 Lip Sync Battle Himself winner vs. Kate Upton
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Antonio D'Amico 5 Episodes
2019 Amici di Maria De Filippi Coach Season 18
2019 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Host Television special
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Guest Judge Season 5, Episode 1
2020 Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino[25] Host Television special
2021 Behind the Music Himself Documentary
TBA Palm Royale Robert Main role, upcoming miniseries

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Más que alcanzar una estrella Enrique
1997 Hercules Hercules Voice role (Latin American dub)
1999 Idle Hands Man in Car Park
2015 Minions Herb Overkill Voice role (Latin American dub)
2020 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Don Juan Diego

Commercials

Company Year Promoting Title Theme song(s) Region
Pepsi-Cola Soft drink beverage International
Nescafé Clasico Coffee drink beverage ¡Vive la Vida Bold!
Nescafé Clasico 2015 Coffee drink beverage Campaña Ama Los Lunes
Nescafé Clasico 2016 Coffee drink beverage Make the Concert Happen Latin America
Nescafé Clasico Coffee drink beverage Rompe La Rutina
epura 2018 Bottled water Mexico
epura 2019
Nescafé Clasico Coffee drink beverage Latin America
The Latin Recording Academy 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards United States
epura 2020 Bottled water Mexico
Postobón Acqua Soft drink beverage Colombia
Postobón Acqua
epura Bottled water Mexico

See also

References

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  14. "J Balvin, Karol G & Bad Bunny Lead Premios Juventud 2020 Nominations: Full List". July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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