Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1916-01-25
Day of Death
2003-04-04
Place of Birth
Mexico
Adalberto Martínez
Biography
Adalberto Martínez Chávez, better known in the entertainment world as Resortes was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also an accomplished dancer. His dancing defied gravity itself. He is believed to be, as seen in several of his movies, the creator of the "walking backwards" dance steps, which many years later became known as "The Moonwalk" and popularized by Michael Jackson. Resortes, who began his career as a member of a circus, made his motion picture debut in 1946. He participated in more than 50 Mexican movies throughout his career, and he also participated in many television series. Many of his best films he made were El Rey de México (The King of Mexico), El Cartero del Barrio, Al Son del Mambo (To the Mambo's Rhythm) and El Futbolista Fenómeno (The Phenomenal Soccer Player). But one of his most famous movies was La Niña de la Mochila Azul (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack). That movie also had a sequel, La Niña de la Mochila Azul 2 (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack 2). Those two movies in particular became two of the largest teen movie hits in Mexican movie history and helped Resortes gain familiarity among the younger generations during the 1980s Resortes was hospitalized with emphysema on April 3, 2003 and died on April 4. His nephew is the international artist Alex Martinez.
Filmography (91)
Las delicias del poder
1999
Theater of Horror
1991
Panic in the Mountain
1989
La ley de las calles
1989
Viva la risa II
1989No le saques, pos no le metas
1989
All Souls' Day
1988Viva la risa
1988
The Son of Peter the Knife
1986
Miracles
1986El ladrón fenomeno
1986El superpolicia ochoochenta '880'
1986
El caifan del barrio
1986
Chiquidracula
1985
