Ricky Martin

Personal context

Summary

Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer and actor whose screen work includes General Hospital, Glee, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and Palm Royale. His public work also includes a long-running campaign against child trafficking through the Ricky Martin Foundation and his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Since publicly identifying as gay in 2010, he has advocated for LGBTQ equality, including urging Puerto Rico’s lawmakers to pass protections and publicly supporting marriage equality. He has also joined protests calling for Puerto Rico’s governor to resign and supported Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign.