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Ricky Martin’s Milestones
| Born and raised in Puerto Rico | |
| Moved to Mexico to appear in a stage production of "Mama Ama El Rock/Mom Loves Rock & Roll" | |
| Returned to Puerto Rico to finish high school | |
| Served as spokesperson for Puerto Rican tourism in TV commercial campaign | |
| Spent six months in NYC looking for work | |
| 1978 | Began acting career at age six, appearing in television commercials |
| 1984 | Joined the popular teen singing group Menudo |
| 1985 | Legally changed first name from Enrique to Ricky |
| 1989 | Left Menudo to pursue solo acting and singing career |
| 1992 | Portrayed a musician-singer in the Spanish-language telenovela "Alcanzar una Estrella II/To Reach a Star" |
| 1993 | Acted in spin-off movie version of telenovela reprising his role as the singer Pablo |
| 1993 | Moved to L.A. |
| 1993 | US TV debut in two episodes of the NBC sitcom "Getting By" |
| 1994 - 1995 | Had regular role as Miguel Morez on the ABC daytime drama "General Hospital" |
| 1996 | Broadway musical debut in role of Marius in "Les Miserables" |
| 1999 | Enlivened the telecast of the Grammy Awards with live performance of "La Copa de la Vida", the official theme song of World Cup France '98; won Grammy in the Latin/Pop category |
| 1999 | Headlined own CBS variety special, "Ricky Martin: One Night Only" |
| 1999 | Signed deal with PepsiCo for sponsorship of his 1999-2000 North American tour; set to appear in commercials for the beverage |
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