Adalberto Martínez
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-01-25
Day of Death
2003-04-04 (87 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1999)
Las delicias del poder
as Remígio
(1991)
(1989)
Panic in the Mountain
as Tio Deto
(1989)
La ley de las calles
as Valgamedios
(1989)
(1988)
All Souls' Day
as Thief
(1988)
(1986)
Miracles
as Kayum - The Witchdoctor
(1986)
The Son of Peter the Knife
as Micky Inflaus
(1985)
Chiquidracula
as Abuelo
(1984)
Mamá, soy Paquito
as Chambitas / Luciano Buenrostro
(1984)
Peter Knife
as Micky Inflaus
(1984)
(1983)
Las modelos de desnudos
as Resortes
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
The Girl with the Blue Backpack
as Tío Andrew
(1979)
(1979)
(1978)
(1978)
(1976)
The Bricklayers
as Patotas
(1975)
La presidenta municipal
as Cabo Melquiades
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
Los Cacos
as El Garabato
(1972)
Tacos al Carbón
as El chidas
(1970)
(1970)
(1967)
Los tres mosqueteros de Dios
as Padre Pérez (as Adalberto Martinez 'Resortes')
(1966)
Matar es fácil
as (uncredited)
(1965)
(1965)
The Mocking Ghosts
as Ojitos
(1963)
(1962)
Pilotos de la muerte
as Diafano Ruiz Solito
(1961)
Jóvenes y rebeldes
as Resortes (as Adalberto Martínez 'Resortes')
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
El aviador fenómeno
as Amado
(1961)
Carnaval en mi barrio
as Lalo
(1960)
El gran pillo
as Beto
(1960)
(1959)
Del suelo no paso
as Paco
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
Yo quiero ser artista
as Adalberto Chávez (Beto)
(1958)
(1957)
Comedians of the League
as Ponciano (as 'Resortes')
(1957)
Dying of Laughter
as Beto / Doña Rosita
(1957)
(1957)
(1956)
¡Viva la juventud!
as Cheche Ramírez
(1956)
(1956)
The King of México
as Pablo Rojas
(1956)
The Flying Saucers
as Marciano
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Love in Four Parts
as Dimas
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
Los Fernández de Peralvillo
as Carrana; teporocho
(1954)
(1953)
My Three Merry Widows
as Don José Sanmaniego y Cajal / Pepito
(1952)
(1952)
(1952)
El beisbolista fenómeno
as Amado Rodríguez
(1951)
(1951)
They Say I'm a Communist
as Benito Reyes
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
To the Sound of the Mambo
as Chon Godínez
(1949)
Confidencias de un ruletero
as Lauro Escamilla Cejudo (as Resortes)
(1949)
I Slept With a Ghost
as Resortes
(1948)
Crew
(1979)
El futbolista fenómeno
Writer