Natalie Martinez

Cuban-American actress-model Natalie Martinez will star in the 2008 action film Death Race. She previously starred in various television shows, including Saints and Sinners and Fashion House.^{1 2}

Martinez originally wanted to be a neonatal nurse, but was chosen by Jennifer Lopez to be her fashion line spokesmodel in 2001. According to NY Daily News, Martinez considers Lopez a "role model" career-wise.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: August 21, 1984³
2. Birthplace: Miami, Florida³
3. Won a contest in 2001 to become spokesmodel for Jennifer Lopez's JLO fashion line¹
4. Cannot drive a stick shift¹
5. Has a "F*** it" tattoo on her heel⁴
6. Has "scars everywhere" from her "tomboy" childhood⁴

Notable Roles

• Case in Death Race (2008)
• Pilar Martin in Saints and Sinners (2007)
• Michelle Miller in Fashion House (2006)

Quotes

"She's a designer, a musical act, a dancer, an actress. As an actress, she's opened things up for the rest of us by not just playing hot Latinas, but playing all kinds of roles."¹—Martinez, on Jennifer Lopez

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Death Race | Jennifer Lopez | Jason Statham | Joan Allen | Tyrese Gibson | Ian McShane | Tom Cruise | Paula Wagner | Models Category

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