Biography

Izzy Martinez started his creative side as a semi-pro Salsa dancer/instructor. However, his dancing career didn't really take off until around the turn of the century. He met many great dancers from, PR, NY and LA... which lead him in the right direction to pursue this passion. He helped choreograph and danced with different local dance groups in Phoenix. Finally in late 2000 he met Rene Delgadillo (Paragons of Salsa Magic) a dance company based upon Magic and Salsa dancing, originally from Las Vegas, in Scottsdale, AZ. He joined the group and had many performances in AZ, LA and Las Vegas. In a snap of a finger he packed up his belongings and took off to Miami, Fl to find a different life style. Little did he know where this journey would take him. The acting bug decided to take a bite and he had the acting fever. Since being a performer all his life his inclinations was for theater but the love of movies and TV lead him to go for films. This started by taking classes with The Actors Studio, coached by Sherry Faith in North Miami, Fl. He learned the method style with Mrs. Faith and continues to develop his craft by taking classes and workshops with the Miami Acting Studio under the direction of Ralph Kinnard. He was also coached by Daniel Urdanivia and recently is involved with the Sociedad Actoral Hispanoamericana a group of musical theater actors. He worked for many years with the HavanaFama Theatre Company. He recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career full force. He joined the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, founded by Carmen Zapata & Margarita Galban, and was the lead actor in many of their plays.
- IMDb mini biography by: Izzy Martinez