Albert Martinez

Alberto Pineda Martinez was born in Manila on April 19, 1961, to Bert Martinez, and Margarita Pineda.^[7]

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Martinez began his acting career in 1979 when a talent agency hired him for a television ad. At the time, he was just a personal assistant for his younger brother William, who was an actor. Soon after, he became a film extra in the 1981 film Totoo Ba Ang Chismis? followed by a bigger role in the film Blue Jeans.^[8] He took his first teleserye role as Glenn in the 1980 series Anna Liza on GMA Network. Martinez's character, Glenn was the suitor of the titular protagonist, Anna Liza which was portrayed by Julie Vega.^[9] The show lasted until Vega's death in 1985.^[5] He then made his ABS-CBN debut in the 1993 sitcom Oki Doki Doc.^[4]

Martinez cites actor John Travolta's acting style as his basis on his own film roles. He describes Travolta as having a tongue-in-cheek style in acting as characterized in his roles in Face/Off, Broken Arrow and Battlefield Earth. Martinez praised Travolta for making his roles "shine" on the aforementioned films despite not portraying "natural characters". He also cited Christopher de Leon as his idol since he started his career in film acting.^[10]

In 1992, after taking a break from acting to raise his two children with Anna Lissa "Liezl" Sumilang in the United States, Martinez starred in the romantic drama film Yakapin Mo Akong Muli, which was a box office bomb.^[1] He followed that up with Kahit May Mahal Ka Ng Iba a year later, which was not well received. As a result, he was only not able to complete the three-picture deal he signed with Regal Films, and went back to being a film extra.^[8]

Martinez got back into significant roles thanks to performances in GMA teleseryes and the 1994 film Pangako ng Kahapon, which earned him a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[8] After that he got to work with Nora Aunor in two films: Muling Umawit ang Puso and Sidhi. He also won several Best Supporting Actor awards from the Gawad Urian and the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) for his role in the film Dead Sure.^[5] His role in Dead Sure was the first time he played a villain role.^[8]

In the television series Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin, he portrayed Ferdinand Fuentebuella who marries a woman from a rich family to save the wealth of his own family. On the eve of Martinez's character's wedding, Fuentebuella had a one-night stand with a prostitute (portrayed by Gina Alajar and gets her pregnant. Fuentebuella is reunited with his daughter, Catherine (portrayed by Angelika dela Cruz) five years later but again gets separated from each other. Throughout the series Fuentebuella is determined to reunite again with his daughter as his loveless marriage deteriorates. This role of a sympathetic character was deemed a deviation from Martinez's usual portrayal of hateful characters in films. Commenting on his role after being asked how does he chooses his role, Martinez says that the audience views the characters as role models which they would like to emulate. He says that he tries to incorporate positive values in his role yet he makes sure that the character he portrays remains flawed adding that he is "always looking for a dark twist".^[9]

Martinez starred as a downtrodden husband in the 2003 film Magnífico. He then starred in the television series, Sa Piling Mo, together with Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual which was shown on ABS-CBN. He also worked on the fantaserye Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko and the teleserye Maria Flordeluna in 2007 as the role of Gen. Leo Alicante. From 2009 to 2010, he worked on the teleserye May Bukas Pa, in the role of the antagonist turned protagonist Mayor Enrique Rodrigo.^[4] He played the role of Frank Crisanto on the teleserye Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo, alongside Kris Aquino, Kim Chiu, Gina Pareño, Coco Martin, and Gerald Anderson.^[11]

Martinez then directed his first film Rosario which was shown at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival.^[12] Although many praised his direction, he did not receive a directing nomination.^[13]

Martinez was part of cast for the 2012 film, Born to Love You. His next major appearance in a feature film would be in the 2021 adult drama film The Housemaid, although he also figured in a special role in Revirginized which starred Sharon Cuneta.^[14]

In 2021, he returns to GMA-7 as part of Las Hermanas.^[15] He also played the role of Dr. Richard Smith in Voltes V: Legacy.

Martinez returned again to ABS-CBN in a villain role in The Iron Heart as Engr. Priam dela Torre, the leader of the Tatsulok syndicate and the biological father of the protagonist, Apollo, played by Richard Gutierrez.^[4][16] After The Iron Heart, he appeared as one of the main casts of Lavender Fields in 2024. As of 2025, he portrays Mayor Roberto Guerrero in FPJ's Batang Quiapo.

His father, Bert Martínez, was a character actor during the 1960s.

Albert was married to Liezl Sumilang from 1985, until her death in 2015.^[17] In the late 1980s, the couple owned up to 46 massage therapy clinics throughout California in the United States.^[18] They had three children: actor Alfonso Martinez, Alyanna Martinez, Alissa Martinez. He now has three grandchildren.^[8]

Martinez owns a large car collection, which includes a 1968 Mercury Cougar he restored for his late wife, Liezl. Sometimes he would go off-roading with his cars in a property he owns in Tanay, Rizal.^[8]

Film

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Year	Title	Role
1981	Blue Jeans
	Totoo Ba ang Tsismis
	Bata Pa si Sabel	Candido
	Bakit Ba Ganyan?	Albert
1982	First Kiss, First Love
	Ito Ba ang Ating Mga Anak?
	Mother Dear	Anjo
	No Other Love
	Diary of Cristina Gaston	Alberto
	Story of Three Loves	Bernie
	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
1983	Exploitation
	Ang Boyfriend Kong Kano
	Mortal Sin
	Summer Holiday
	Daddy Knows Best
1984	Where Love Has Gone	Aldo Asuncion
	Daddy's Little Darlings
	Teenage Marriage
1985	Lilac, Bulaklak sa Magdamag
	Pahiram ng Ligaya
1992	Yakapin Mo Akong Muli	Abel Lalugan
1993	Kahit May Mahal Ka Ng Iba	Ramon
1994	Pangako ng Kahapon	Governor Nicanor Romero
	Talahib at Rosas	Mayor Jake Jalandoni
1995	Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2	Benny De Guzman
	The Grepor Butch Belgica Story	Ruben Umali
	Muling Umawit ang Puso	Miguel
1996	Dyesebel	Gildo
	Maruja	Nanding
	Segurista	Jake
	Mumbaki	Carlos Bakayawan
	Gloria, Gloria Labandera
1997	Nang Iniwan Mo Ako	Anton Marasigan
	Rizal sa Dapitan	José Rizal
	Bridesmaids
	Buhay Mo'y Buhay Ko Rin	Anton Marasigan
1998	Pusong Mamon	Ron
	Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa?	Ding
	Tatsulok	Dave
1999	Sidhi	Miguel
	Peque Gallaga's Scorpio Nights 2	Andrew Sales
	Ekis	Gene
2000	Ika-13 Kapitulo	Caesar Nero
	Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya	Orlando
2001	Abakada... Ina	Daniel
	Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure	Edmond/Emong
2002	Laman	Omar
2003	Magnifico	Gerry
	Captain Barbell	Lagablab
2004	Astigmatism	Doc
	Anak Ka ng Tatay Mo
2005	Birhen ng Manaoag
	Sandalang Bahay	Cesar
2006	Numbalikdiwa	Carlos
2007	I've Fallen for You	Jonathan
2010	Rosario	Ship's captain
2012	Born to Love You	Charles Ronquillo
2016	Oro
2017	Carlo J. Caparas' Ang Panday	Hari
2021	Revirginized	Bart
	The Housemaid	William
2023	Voltes V: Legacy – The Cinematic Experience	Richard Hamaguchi Smith
	Penduko	Gat Blanco

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• Rosario (2010) – MMFF Entry "59th Famas Best Director (winner)"

Television / Digital Series

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Year	Title	Role	Ref
1980–1985	Anna Liza	Glenn Laxamana	[19][a]
1995	Oki Doki Doc	Guest	[20]
1994	GMA Telesine Specials: Aishite Masu
1995	Oki Doki Doc	Albert
1998	Nagmamahal Pa Rin Sa'Yo	Ryan
2000–2001	May Bukas Pa	Ramon Suarez
2001	Larawan
2001–2002	Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin	Ferdinand Fuentebella
2002–2003	Habang Kapiling Ka	Alejandro Javellana
2003–2004	Twin Hearts	Ben Katigbac
2005	Maynila
2006	Sa Piling Mo	Benicio Chuatoco	[20]
2006–2007	Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko	Juan Penduko	[20]
2007	Maria Flordeluna	General Leo Alicante	[b]
	Princess Sarah	Captain Christopher Cewe	[19][20]
2008	Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection: Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara	Fritz Martinez[c]	[21]
	Palos	Salvatore
	I Am KC: Yes Sir!	Angelo Martinez
	Kahit Isang Saglit	Ronaldo Dimaandal	[22]
2009–2010	May Bukas Pa	Enrique D. Rodrigo / Gonzalvo Policarpio	[23]
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Mr. Santelices
2010	Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo	Francisco "Frank" Crisanto	[24][25]
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Sonny Gonzales
2011	Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin	young Jaime Sebastiano	[26][27]
	Green Rose	Darren Lee	[28][29][30]
	100 Days to Heaven	Tagabantay[d]
2011–2012	Nasaan Ka, Elisa?	Mariano Altamira	[31][32][33][34][35]
2012–2013	Princess and I	Anand Wangchuck	[36][32]
2013	Juan dela Cruz	Samuel Alejandro	[37]
	My Little Juan		[e]
2014	Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel	Prinsipe Tino[f]	[38][39][40][41][42][43]
	Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon	Leo Romero	[44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
2015–2016	All of Me	Manuel Figueras	[51][52][53][54]
	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Tomas "Papa Tom" G. Tuazon	[55]
2017	La Luna Sangre	Theodore "Prof T" Montemayor	[56]
	The Good Son	Victor Buenavidez	[56]
2018	Bagani	Agos
2018–2019	Kadenang Ginto	Robert Mondragon
2019	The General's Daughter	BGen. Marcial De Leon
2021–2022	Las Hermanas	Lorenzo Illustre
2022–2023	The Iron Heart	Engr. Priam Dela Torre
2023	Voltes V: Legacy	Dr. Richard Hamaguchi Smith
2024	Wonderful Pinas	himself/host
2024–2025	Lavender Fields	Zandro Fernandez
2025—2026	FPJ's Batang Quiapo	Mayor/Vice Mayor Roberto Guerrero	[57]

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