El Moreno Michael
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Larry Martínez is a Venezuelan
entertainer. He is an impersonator, singer, comedian and actor known by his stage name, El Moreno Michael. He is often nicknamed The Man of a Thousand Faces.
in a show called El Show de los Dobles. Moreno Michael's real name is Larry Martínez.
he was given that pseudonym name after impersonating Michael Jackson while dancing Merengue at a TV program called Sábado Sensacional
in 1989. From that moment on, his career as a humorist rocketed and soon he creatively started developing a variety of characterizations.
Martinez is a versatile artist with brimming easiness to carry out interpretations. He is an actor, an impersonator, a humorist and a musician. His potential has surpassed the borders of his home country, carrying out magnificent presentations in many countries. Some of those countries are The United States
(Miami, New York, Orlando), Spain
, Netherlands Antilles
(Curaçao), Panama
, Colombia
, Chile
, Equator
, Argentina
and The Dominican Republic
.
In 1994, Moreno Michael made a successful performance in the Madison Square Garden during a humour festival. Furthermore, his routines in the Colombian Humour Festivals in the years 92, 93, 94 and 96 were considered outstanding by the public. Moreover, his triumphs reached Argentina where he received the prize for the best funny show (1995) in Buenos Aires
.
In the Americas his popularity has taken force also through TV programs of great audience, such as Don Francisco Presenta
, Despierta América
, Sábado Gigante
, La Bola, 900-Risas, and Los Metiches.
Likewise, in Argentina with Tinely and “Hola Susana”, in "Video Match" impersonating Michael Jackson when the real Michael was being presented in Buenos Aires in 1993. Also Moreno Michael has had fabulous interpretations in radio programs as in "Hágase la Risa” at Fiesta 106,5 FM (1994–97).
It is the only Venezuelan who has appeared in the Walt Disney Concert Hall
in Los Angeles
, Madison Square Garden
in New York
and the Caesars Palace
in Las Vegas
.
The international path of this artist has let him share the stage with stars such as Celia Cruz
, Oscar D'León
, Olga Tañón
, Luís Miguel
, Jerry Rivera
, Gilberto Santa Rosa
, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Ismael Rivera
, Cheo Feliciano
, Ricardo Arjona
, Shakira
, Don Francisco
, Vicente y Alejandro Fernández, Servando y Florentino, Juan Luís Guerra
, Juan Gabriel
, Tito Puentes, David Bisbal
, among others.
In 2005, Moreno Michael enhances his hilarious style paying homage to Celia Cruz in presentations called “Eternamente Azúcar” (Eternally Sugar). Celia expressed in an interview for a Spanish television program that Moreno Michael was the one who impersonated her best.
Martinez recently appeared on Súper Sábado Sensacional as one of the judges in the "El Precipicio Reforzado" segment in which he impersonates Juan Gabriel
, a segment which was renamed "El Precipicio Disparatado" in 2011. He frequently appears on La Guerra de Los Sexos in a segment where he impersonates Don Francisco
.
Venezuelan people
Venezuelan people are from a multiethnic nation in South America called Venezuela. Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish, and a majority of them are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
entertainer. He is an impersonator, singer, comedian and actor known by his stage name, El Moreno Michael. He is often nicknamed The Man of a Thousand Faces.
Biography
He started his career dynamically on February 23, 1989 impersonating Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
in a show called El Show de los Dobles. Moreno Michael's real name is Larry Martínez.
he was given that pseudonym name after impersonating Michael Jackson while dancing Merengue at a TV program called Sábado Sensacional
Sabado Sensacional
Súper Sábado Sensacional is a Spanish-language variety show created in Venezuela, and established on Radio Caracas Television in 1968. The show later moved to Venevisión network in 1971...
in 1989. From that moment on, his career as a humorist rocketed and soon he creatively started developing a variety of characterizations.
Martinez is a versatile artist with brimming easiness to carry out interpretations. He is an actor, an impersonator, a humorist and a musician. His potential has surpassed the borders of his home country, carrying out magnificent presentations in many countries. Some of those countries are The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Miami, New York, Orlando), Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
(Curaçao), Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
In 1994, Moreno Michael made a successful performance in the Madison Square Garden during a humour festival. Furthermore, his routines in the Colombian Humour Festivals in the years 92, 93, 94 and 96 were considered outstanding by the public. Moreover, his triumphs reached Argentina where he received the prize for the best funny show (1995) in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
In the Americas his popularity has taken force also through TV programs of great audience, such as Don Francisco Presenta
Don Francisco Presenta
Don Francisco Presenta is a Spanish-language talk/reality show produced by Univision, and is hosted by Don Francisco. Univision originally aired Don Francisco Presenta on Wednesday nights at 10pm central, from October 11, 2001 to November 3, 2010. Since November 10, 2010, it is seen Monday nights...
, Despierta América
Despierta América
¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
, Sábado Gigante
Sábado Gigante
Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment...
, La Bola, 900-Risas, and Los Metiches.
Likewise, in Argentina with Tinely and “Hola Susana”, in "Video Match" impersonating Michael Jackson when the real Michael was being presented in Buenos Aires in 1993. Also Moreno Michael has had fabulous interpretations in radio programs as in "Hágase la Risa” at Fiesta 106,5 FM (1994–97).
It is the only Venezuelan who has appeared in the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bounded by Hope Street, Grand Avenue, 1st and 2nd Streets, it seats 2,265 people and serves as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and the Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
.
The international path of this artist has let him share the stage with stars such as Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
, Oscar D'León
Oscar D'León
Oscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
, Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
, Luís Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
, Jerry Rivera
Jerry Rivera
-Albums:* Empezando a Vivir Sony Music* Abriendo Puertas * Cuenta Conmigo * Cara de Niño...
, Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...
, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Ismael Rivera
Ismael Rivera
Ismael "Maelo" Rivera , was a renowned Puerto Rican composer and singer of salsa music.-Early life:Ismael Rivera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on October 5, 1931. He was the first of five children born to Luis and Margarita Rivera. His father, Luis, was a carpenter and his mother a housewife...
, Cheo Feliciano
Cheo Feliciano
José Feliciano, better known as Cheo Feliciano , is a composer and singer of salsa and bolero music.-Early years:...
, Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, , known as Ricardo Arjona , is a Guatemalan singer...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, Don Francisco
Don Francisco
Don Francisco may refer to:*Don Francisco *Don Francisco *Don Francisco de Paula Marin, Hawaiian*Don Francisco...
, Vicente y Alejandro Fernández, Servando y Florentino, Juan Luís Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
, Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
, Tito Puentes, David Bisbal
David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferré is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall....
, among others.
In 2005, Moreno Michael enhances his hilarious style paying homage to Celia Cruz in presentations called “Eternamente Azúcar” (Eternally Sugar). Celia expressed in an interview for a Spanish television program that Moreno Michael was the one who impersonated her best.
Martinez recently appeared on Súper Sábado Sensacional as one of the judges in the "El Precipicio Reforzado" segment in which he impersonates Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
, a segment which was renamed "El Precipicio Disparatado" in 2011. He frequently appears on La Guerra de Los Sexos in a segment where he impersonates Don Francisco
Don Francisco (television host)
Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld , better known by his stage name, Don Francisco, is a Chilean television personality, and a popular television personality on the Univision network reaching Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States...
.
External links
- Moreno Michael's official Flash-basedAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
website - Moreno Michael's official Video Trailer