Ricky Martin Gets Spanish Citizenship, but Denies He's Getting Married

By Larry Yepez Jr.

A Ricky Martin spokesman denied on Monday that the Puerto Rican star will marry Carlos Gonzalez, his longtime partner, in Spain.

"Having frequently advocated for the right of marriage equality, Ricky himself would have no qualms about sharing any decision to get married, but at this time, any reports of Ricky Martin planning to be married in Spain are unequivocally false!" said the spokesperson.

On Saturday, Spanish daily El Pais said that Ricky wanted to marry in Spain to recognize Prime Minister Zapatero's achievements in that country when he legalized gay marriage in 2005.

Although Ricky is Puerto Rican and lives in Miami, he requested Spanish citizenship in March.

His spokesperson admitted that he did become a Spanish citizen:

"Last week, the government of Spain granted a long-pending request of citizenship to Ricky Martin. In thanking the Spanish government, Martin detailed that while he remains an ardently proud citizen of Puerto Rico/The United States, he had requested the dual citizenship to be part of a growing global community and celebrate his strong ties of heritage and artistry with Spain."

Do you know anyone with dual citizenship?

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