- Appealed to Latin American Ambassadors at U.N. World headquarters in New York Wednesday to help end child sex slavery. (October 21, 2004)
- Is a child advocate.
- Is campaigning against the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. He presented a series of TV ads in which he speaks on the subject in Spanish, English and Portuguese. (May 29, 2004)
- His former manager has filed a $63.5 million lawsuit against him for breach of contract. (May 7, 2004)
- The Singapore Tourism Board honored Martin by naming a yellow orchid speckled with crimson spots after him -- The Renaglottis Ricky Martin is a hybrid of the Renanthera bella and Trichoglottis loheriana species, both indigenous to Southeast Asia, the tourism board said. (August 9, 2003)
- Martin has hit out at reports he's planning to marry and have kids with Mexican TV star Rebecca De Alba - Martin insists his relationship with De Alba is private and he has no intention of revealing details of their plans together. (June 27, 2003)
- Martin has reconquered the Latin Albums chart with the best sales week ever for a Spanish-language album in the United States -- Almas del Silencio, released May 20 in the U.S. by Sony Discos, enjoyed a first-week sales total of more than 65,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (June 3, 2003)
- People for the Children, part of the Puerto Rico-based Ricky Martin Foundation, helps a wide range of mostly children-focused institutions and projects.
- Martin was honored for his musical achievements and his humanitarian efforts at the 16th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. (September 24, 2002)
- Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. (1999)
- 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.
- He is a vegetarian.
- Owns a restaurant called Casa Salsa in Miami Beach, Florida.
- Sings the Spanish version of Go The Distance, main theme of HERCULES (1997).
- Turned down a part opposite Jennifer Lopez in WEST SIDE STORY.
- Received a Humanitarian Award for services to Charity at the 2002 Latin Billboard Awards.
- Played Marius in Les Mis on Broadway for 6 months to great reviews.
- Was once a member of the Latin group called Menudo when he was younger.
- He has a tattoo of a rose on his left hip.
- His first plane flight was to Disney Land, Paris.
Quotes- "The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every [writer] thinks, I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine!"
- "Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're born with, but sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror."
Awards- ALMA Awards: National Council of La Raza Vanguard Award (2002)
- World Music Awards: Best Latin Male, Best Pop Male Artist, and World's Best-Selling Dance Artist. (2001)
- ALMA Awards: Special Achievement Award for Male Entertainer of the Year (2000)
- Grammy Awards: Best Latin Pop Performance, Vuelve (1999)
- MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video & Best Pop Video (1999)
- Billboard Latin Music Awards: Album Of The Year and Hot Latin Track Of The Year, Vuelve (1999)
- MTV North Latin: Viewer's Choice Award (1999)
- MTV Russia: Viewer's Choice Award (1999)
- World Music Awards: World's Best Selling Latin Male (1999)
- Teen Choice Awards: Favorite Male Artist (1999)
- Billboard Latin Music Awards: Latin Pop Track of the Year, Livin' La Vida Loca (1999)
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