LOS ANGELES – Ricky Martin, one of the biggest pop stars of the late 1990s and early 2000s, is making a comeback after years away from the spotlight – but as an actor, rather than a musician.
His last major English-speaking acting role was in The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story , a drama about the 1997 murder of the eponymous Italian fashion designer. And from 2012 to 2013, he played the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara in the hit Broadway revival of the musical Evita.
“This is how I feel every time I’m on set. It’s about being real and also having a bit of fear,” Martin says.When pressed, he says he is still working on new music, but quickly turns the subject back to acting. “But there is something about being in front of the camera as an actor that really fulfils me incredibly.In Palm Royale, Martin had the rare opportunity to flex his comedy chops with several veterans of the genre.