American actor and singer
Two daughters (Devon Makena, Ren Farren) and one son (Dakota Lee)
A native Californian of blended heritage (Mexican and Apache on his fathers side, Piegan Blackfeet and Northern European on his mothers) he played Native Americans in several of his early western films.
Made his singing debut at age 12 at the Hollywood Bowl where he won a talent competition.
Played five seasons on a semi-pro baseball team.
Was in a rock-and-roll band in high school and ran track.
Won a daytime Emmy award for his hunky role as Cruz in the soap opera "Santa Barbara" .
When he was a child, his family referred to him as "A" or "Little A" to distinguish him from his father and grandfather, also named Adolpho. The nickname stuck and he eventually took "A Martinez" as his stage name.
Auditioned for the role of Ramiro Martinez in The Deadly Tower .
We have a similar method of approaching the tasks of acting, Marcy,[Walker] and I, and that similarity made it possible for us to build an,early trust with one another.
Every memory I have of SANTA BARBARA is dwarfed by working with Marcy,[Walker]. .
