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Ricky Martin Revealed as Surprise Cast Member, Executive Producer in Gael García Bernal’s Hombre Al Agua

Ricky Martin returns to Spanish-language acting as an executive producer on the comedy-drama, which also stars a high-profile Latin American cast.

  • Ricky Martin has joined Gael García Bernal's Hombre al Agua as cast member and executive producer ahead of the film's world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival next month.
  • Bernal reached Martin by phone shortly before filming began in Mérida, Mexico, after initially considering him an almost impossible idea during development; Martin agreed before the project was fully explained.
  • Martin plays Roby, an actor hired to portray the film's protagonist in a movie-within-the-movie, joining a high-profile Latin American cast featuring Esmeralda Pimentel and Manuel García Rulfo.
  • Scheduled for release in Mexican cinemas on September 24, Hombre al Agua is among 17 titles competing to represent Mexico at the 99th Academy Awards.
  • This role marks Martin's first fully Spanish-language, on-screen performance in more than two decades, following his recent appearance in the Primetime Emmy-winning show Palm Royale.
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udgtv broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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