Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin: Listening and Speaking Activities
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, actor, and author who is known as the “King of Latin Pop”. He holds dual American and Spanish citizenship, and began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. Since the beginning of his solo career in 1991, Ricky Martin has become one of the best- selling Latin music artists of all time with over 70 million records worldwide. He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, where he achieved modest stardom. In 1994, he appeared on the US TV soap opera General Hospital, playing a Puerto Rican singer.
In early 1999, after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed “The Cup of Life” at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene. Following its success, Martin released “Livin’ la Vida Loca”, which helped him attain success worldwide. It is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the
English-speaking market. His first English-language album (titled Ricky Martin), sold 15 million copies and is his best selling album to date. 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.
ACTIVITIES
1. Speaking Part – Questions: Answer the questions by filling the blanks and then record yourself saying the questions and the answer (send the audio to the teacher).
1. ¿Cuál es el nombre real de Ricky Martin? El nombre real de Ricky Martin es _________ 2. ¿Quién es Ricky Martin?
Ricky Martin es ________________
3. ¿De dónde es Ricky Martin?
Ricky Martin es de ___________
4. ¿Cuántas nacionalidades tiene Ricky Martin?
Ricky Martin tiene ______________
5. ¿En qué idiomas canta Ricky Martin?
Ricky Martin canta en _______ idiomas. Canta en _______ y en __________.
6. ¿Cuál es una de sus canciones más famosas?
Una de sus canciones más famosas es ______________
7. ¿En qué serie actuó Ricky Martin?
Ricky Martin actuó en la serie ___________________
2. Listening Part – Song: complete it by filling the blanks —> Vive la vida loca
Ricky Martin: Livin’ la vida loca
loca, reina, bebía, vida, besa, cartera, dragón, diosa, beso, baile
La ____ de la noche
La ____ del vudú
Yo no podré salvarme
Podrás salvarte tú?
La tela de la araña
La uña del ____
Te lleva a los infiernos
Ella es tu adicción
Te ____ y te desnuda con su ____ demencial
Tú cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar
Tú te dejas arrastrar
Ella que será
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
Y te dolerá
Sí, de verdad te toca
Ella es tu final
Vive la ____ ____
Ella te dirá
Vive la ____ ____
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
Se fue a New York City
A la torre de un hotel
Te ha robado la ____
Se ha llevado hasta tu piel
Por eso no bebía
De tu copa de licor
Por eso te besaba
Con narcótico sabor
Es el ____ de calor
Ella que será
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
Y te dolerá
Sí, de verdad te toca
Ella es tu final
Vive la ____ ____
Ella te dirá
Vive la ____ ____
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
Te ____ y te desnuda con su ____ demencial
Tú cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar
Tú te dejas arrastrar
Ella que será
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
Y te dolerá
Sí, de verdad te toca
Ella es tu final
Vive la ____ ____
Ella te dirá
Vive la ____ ____
She’s livin’ la ____ ____
3. Listening Part – Choosing a song: Choose one of Ricky Martin’s song and then send to Mrs. Navarrete an audio (no longer than 20 seconds) with the song playing and say that you like that song (in Spanish) For example: me gusta ____ (name of the song).
