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A Martinez Biography

Birth Name:Adolfo Larrue Martinez

Birth Place:Glendale, California, United States

Profession Actor, Composer, Writer, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

Won the 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor
Received the 2002 ALMA Award for his work on "General Hospital․"
Studied theater at the University of California, Los Angeles, and played on a semi-pro baseball team for five seasons
In 1981, he got married to actress Mare Winningham
Sang at the Hollywood Bowl and won the talent competition at age 12
Ran track and played in a band in high school
Was discovered when a casting director noticed him in an acting class at UCLA
Known for his role as Cruz Castillo in daytime soap opera "Santa Barabara․"
Would frequently take on the role of Native American characters in western films

Awards

1986Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite Daytime Super Couple on a Daytime Serial: nominated
1986Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Daytime Serial: nominated
1987Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1988Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1988Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite Super Couple: Daytime: nominated
1988Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Hero: Daytime: winner
1989Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1989Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite Super Couple: Daytime: nominated
1989Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Hero: Daytime: nominated
1990Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
1990Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Super Couple: Daytime: winner
1990Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Lead Actor: Daytime: winner
1991Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1991Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Lead Actor: Daytime: winner
1992Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1993Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Lead Actor: nominated
1998ALMA Award-Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role: nominated
2000ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera: winner
2001ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama: winner
2002ALMA Award-Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama: winner
2004Imagen Award-Best Actor in a Television Drama: nominated
2009Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor/Television: nominated
2013Red Nation Film Award of Excellence-Outstanding Supporting Actor in Television Mini-Series/MOW/ Cable Television Show: winner
2013Red Nation Film Award of Excellence-Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role: nominated
2014Best Supporting Actor-: nominated
2014Best Supporting Actor-: winner
2015The Golden Coyote Paws-Best Ensemble Cast - Feature/Featurette: nominated
2015The Golden Coyote Paws-Best Screenplay for a Featurette: nominated
2020ISA-Best Guest Actor - Drama: winner
2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program: nominated
2022ISA-Best Guest Actor - Drama: nominated
2023CIFF Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2023Wild Bunch Film Festival Award-Best Supporting Actor (Feature): nominated
2024Daytime Emmy-Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor: nominated
2025Silver Telly-People's Telly - Online Video/Shows/Segments: winner