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Adolfo Larrue Martínez III (born September 27, 1948), credited as A Martinez, is an American actor and singer. He had roles in the daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives, and the primetime dramas L.A. Law, Profiler, Longmire and Dark Winds. His feature films include The Cowboys (1972), Powwow Highway (1989), Curse of Chucky (2013), Ambulance (2022) and Far Haven (2023). Early life and education Martinez was born Adolfo Larrue Martínez III in Glendale, California. His family referred to him as "A", "Little Adolfo", and "Little A" as a child to distinguish him from his father and grandfather. Over time, "A" became the name he would use. His heritage is Mexican and Apache on his father's side, and Piegan Blackfeet and Northern European on his mother's side.Martinez attended Sunland Elementary School and Mt. Gleason Junior High School in Sunland/Tujunga, where he played Kiwanis youth softball each summer (he was a formidable pitcher) and starred in numerous school musical productions. He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. In high school, he was in a rock band and on the track team. After intending to study political science at UCLA, he turned to acting instead. Career Martinez began his professional career at age 12, as a singer, and earned a talent competition title at the Hollywood Bowl. He played on a semi-pro baseball team for five seasons. Film Martinez has appeared in a number of feature films, including: The Cowboys (1972), Starbird & Sweet William (1973), Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974), Joe Panther (1976), Shoot the Sun Down (1978), The Honorary Consul (1983), Walking the Edge (1985), Powwow Highway (1989), She-Devil (1989), The Cherokee Kid (1996), What's Cooking? (2000), Wind River (2000), Curse of Chucky (2013), Ambulance (2022) and Far Haven (2023). Television The majority of his acting roles have been on television. He had a significant appearance, playing the stable hand Luis, who aids Little Joe on the Bonanza episode "Gideon the Good" in 1970. Also in 1970 he appeared in the episode "Log 114--The Hero" on Adam-12. He had a recurring role on All in the Family as a helper at Archie's bar. In 1973, he appeared in the Hawaii Five-O episode "A Bullet for El Diablo". In 1974, he appeared in an episode of the short-lived ABC police drama Nakia. In 1976, he played a novice bullfighter in the Columbo episode "A Matter of Honor". Martinez appeared as Tranquilino Marquez in three episodes of the mini-series Centennial in 1979. In 1979 episode of Quincy, M.E., "Walk Softly Through the Night", he played a pre-med student. In 1979, Martinez made an appearance on Barney Miller, playing Claudio Ortiz in the sixth-season episode, "The DNA Story". He returned in 1981 to portray Joseph Montoya in the episode "The Doll". Martinez played a grape picker in 1982 on CBS's Falcon Crest, Native American 'Low Wolf' on the short-lived Born to the Wind, and a police detective in the 1983–1984 series Whiz Kids. In 1983 he had a guest role in a Season 5 episode of Hart to Hart as Jose. From 1984-1992 he played the role of Cruz Castillo on the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara. Martinez has also worked on prime time television, including starring roles in series such as Profiler and L.A. Law.In September 2008, Martinez joined the cast of the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live in the role of Ray Montez and was written out in June 2009. In February 2011, Martinez appeared in several episodes of the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful as Dr. Ramon Montgomery. He returned in January 2012 for a few additional episodes. In 2012, he landed the recurring role of Jacob Nighthorse in the television series Longmire.In April 2014, it was rumored he was joining The Young and the Restless. In July 2014, he appeared on the NBC television show The Night Shift as Dr. Landry, de la Cruz's father. In late 2014, he also appeared in Othello on stage at the Odyssey Theatre in west Los Angeles.From September 2015 to 2017, Martinez appeared on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives as Eduardo "Eddie" Hernandez. He returned to the show in 2020. Martinez played Sheriff Mayo in the third season of the television series Queen of the South. In June 2022, Martinez was cast as Master Pakku in the Netflix live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender. In 2023 he plays the Sheriff Gordo Sena in the second season of Dark Winds. Awards Over the years, Martinez has been nominated for numerous awards, and received some, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Red Nation Film Award of Excellence, an award as Best Supporting Actor at the Red Dirt International Film Festival (for his own written short film called "Four Winds), and three from the Soap Opera Digest Awards. Personal life In 1981, he was married briefly to actress Mare Winningham, who was also cast on The Young Pioneers; they divorced later that year. In 1982, he married Leslie Bryans; they have a son and two daughters. He moved from Malibu to Thousand Oaks, California in 2014. References External links A Martinez at IMDb. Discover the Martinez A popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Martinez A books.

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  • Constance Verity Saves the World synopsis, comments

    Constance Verity Saves the World

    A. Lee Martinez

    For Constance Verity, saving the world isn’t the hard part. It’s keeping her new, ordinary life from falling apart along the way that’s going to be tricky. This is the next book in...

  • Under the Sun synopsis, comments

    Under the Sun

    Anthony Martinez

    You follow a lost soul and people moving on. And a mystery about their sun.

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    El esclavo

    Anand Dilvar

    Una inspiradora novela sobre el perdón, la libertad y la verdadera superación personal.Un hombre despierta atrapado en un cuerpo en estado vegetativo, tras un terrib...

  • Big Papi synopsis, comments

    Big Papi

    David Ortiz & Tony Massarotti

    The inspiring and dramatic story of Big Papi, from growing up poor to becoming one of the most popular and successful players in Major League Baseball.Raised in the Dominican Repub...

  • Queens of Wonderland synopsis, comments

    Queens of Wonderland

    Gama Ray Martinez

    Enter through the looking glass into Queens of Wonderland, Book Two in the Defenders of Lore series, in which Knights of the Round Vanessa and Michael must follow Captain...

  • Animal Farm synopsis, comments

    Animal Farm

    George Orwell

    A resounding plea in favor of freedom and against totalitarianism that has become a classic of 20th century literature. A condemnation of totalitarian society, brilliantly stunned ...

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    Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything

    Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

    “In a world where we are so often dividing ourselves into us and them, this book feels like a kind of magic, celebrating all beliefs, ethnicities, and unknowns.” The New York Times...

  • Letras con sabor a mexico synopsis, comments

    Letras con sabor a mexico

    Odilo Rial

    Recetas realizadas y adaptadas para llevar la cocina mexicana a tu mesa de una forma sencilla, estés donde estés, sin olvidar su historia y raíces.

  • Cocina con nervio synopsis, comments

    Cocina con nervio

    Gerardo Maza

    Hola me llamo …Gerardo Maza , mi afición favorita es cocinar para mi familia y amigos.  Para ello no dejo de formarme y de asistir a cuantos cursos o congresos de cocina puedo...

  • Dark Moments synopsis, comments

    Dark Moments

    Anthony Martinez

    21 poems: A Happier Place, Mascara, Butterflies Bursting into Flames, Punching Bag, Hugging Teddy Bears, Taken, The Bottom of a Bottle, Thinning, Fester, A Prayer, Paper Boats, Reg...

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    El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha I

    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    El Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero, México cumple el compromiso plasmado en la edición impresa: “Ahora desde Guerrero, México esta innovadora edición será producida en medios digit...

  • Open Wide synopsis, comments

    Open Wide

    benny blanco & Jess Damuck

    The debut cookbook from benny blancopop music superproducer, artist, actor on FXX’s Dave, and consummate food freakteaches you everything you need to know about cooking, enjoy...

  • La ciudad del invierno sin final synopsis, comments

    La ciudad del invierno sin final

    Javier Martínez

    Tras el suicidio en directo y viral de Deena Whitelion (una de las influencers más conocidas de Estados Unidos), las vidas de tres personajes cambiarán para siempre. Eva es una em...

  • Melanie Martinez synopsis, comments

    Melanie Martinez

    Bern Bolo

    Do you know who is Melanie Martinez? Are you familiar or had heard these songs; Cry Baby, Dollhouse and Soap? Weird titles huh….! Now let me warn you first that these songs ar...

  • Peril synopsis, comments

    Peril

    Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy & Rebecca Zanetti

    From romantic thriller powerhouses Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy and Rebecca Zanetti, the trio behind the instant USA Today bestseller PIVOT, three new in...

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    The Martinez Marriage Revenge

    Helen Bianchin

    One woman discovers that you can’t keep secrets from a billionaire without expecting paybackof the most pleasurable kind . . .When Shannay’s marriage to billionaire ...

  • Pintxos y Tapas synopsis, comments

    Pintxos y Tapas

    Gerardo Maza

    Hola me llamo Gerardo Maza , mi afición favorita es cocinar para mi familia y amigos.  Para ello no dejo de formarme y de asistir a cuantos cursos o congresos de cocina puedo ...

  • Tanakh synopsis, comments

    Tanakh

    Various Authors

    The Tanakh (also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach) or Mikra is the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The traditional Hebrew text is known as the Masoretic Text. Tanakh is an acronym of the first Heb...

  • El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha II synopsis, comments

    El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha II

    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Instituto Guerrerense de la Cultura, Arturo Martínez Nateras, Marcos Leonel Posadas Segura, Adriana Bernal, Elisa Espinoza Castillo, Maricarmen Miranda Diosdado & Víctor M. Martínez Beltrán

    El Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero, México cumple el compromiso plasmado en la edición impresa: “Ahora desde Guerrero, México esta innovadora edición será producida en medios digit...

  • Las Aventuras del Caballero Blanco synopsis, comments

    Las Aventuras del Caballero Blanco

    Alicia Jiménez Santamaría

    El caballero Lahán viaja de vuelta a su castillo tras recorrer Irlanda en busca de aventuras y no haber encontrado nada digno de mención. Pero en Caherseeven cambia su suerte: ayud...

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    Scraps

    Anthony Martinez

    50 poems: Stairway to Heaven, Father, Home, Promises, The Fabulous Life of a Killer, Chasing Cars, Make Believe, Director's Cut, As Seconds Tick By, The Broken Boy Show, Lighting i...

  • La ciudad de los corazones rotos synopsis, comments

    La ciudad de los corazones rotos

    Javier Martínez

    Después de la muerte, la vida continúa y el mundo sigue girando. La reacción en cadena no ha hecho más que comenzar y uno a uno irán cayendo los secretos que permanecen en la sombr...

  • TORA synopsis, comments

    TORA

    Moises

    La Torá (del hebreo, תּוֹרָה, transl. Torah) es el texto que contiene la ley y el patrimonio identitario del pueblo israelita; constituye la base y el fundamento del judaísmo. La t...

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    Buzz Saw

    Jesse Dougherty

    The remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington Post writer who followed the team most closely.By May 2019, the Washington Nation...

  • Letras con sabor a Mexico, Tomo II synopsis, comments

    Letras con sabor a Mexico, Tomo II

    Odilo Rial

    Voy a dedicar el Tomo 2 de la colección Letras con Sabor a México a los “Antojitos” que como su nombre insinúa son platillos para comer en cualquier momento que se nos antoje, podr...

  • Unforgiven synopsis, comments

    Unforgiven

    Rebecca Shea

    Companion novel to "Unbreakable" & "Undone" and is the final book in the Unbreakable series This is Lindsay and Matt's story. Lindsay Christianson seemingly has it allthe perf...

  • Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports synopsis, comments

    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

    James Patterson

    In Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to...

  • Split synopsis, comments

    Split

    J.B. Salsbury

    JB Salsbury is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has captivated readers around the world. Her unforgettable new novel is a story of romance and suspense, with a...

  • Don Quijote de la Mancha synopsis, comments

    Don Quijote de la Mancha

    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    Don Quijote de la Mancha es una novela escrita por el español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Publicada su primera parte con el título de El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Manch...

  • Fault Lines synopsis, comments

    Fault Lines

    Rebecca Shea

    At eleven he was my first crush. At sixteen he became mine. At nineteen he broke my heart and destroyed me. That was ten years ago and the last time I saw Cole Ryan. They say you n...

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    Los secretos de YouTube

    TheGrefg

    ¿Quién mejor que él para contártelo?Con 6,5 millones de suscriptores en su canal principal, TheGrefg está capacitado para opinar del tema y compartir contigo sus reflexiones sobre ...

  • The Quran synopsis, comments

    The Quran

    Anonymous

    The Quran represents the fountainhead of Divine guidance for every Muslim. Its revelation to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his practical implementation of the revela...

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    Azucar con Amor

    Concha Requena

    Este libro aunque lo parezca no va de repostería ni de cocina. Si quieres saber algo más sobre eso te recomiendo que visites mi blog. Aquí te voy a contar todo lo que me ha ido suc...