16 Facts About Al Martinez

Al Martinez was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Al Martinez's writings focused mainly on political, health, and social issues within the Latino American community.

Al Martinez was born in Oakland, California, to Alfredo and Mary Martinez.

When Martinez was five years old, his parents decided to split.

At age 20, Al Martinez married Joanne Cinelli, a fellow San Francisco State graduate.

Uniquely, Al Martinez would refer to his wife simply as "Cinelli" throughout his writings.

Al and Joanne Al Martinez had three children and six grandchildren together.

Al Martinez died at 85 years old from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on January 12,2015.

However, Al Martinez grew weary of Oakland and wrote about a particular experience he had while encountering a dog:.

Al Martinez could have been the love child of an unholy union between Richard Nixon and Bebe Rebozo.

In 1972, Al Martinez was offered a position with the Los Angeles Times.

Al Martinez was most noted for his work in the Los Angeles Times, where he began work in 1972.

Al Martinez was let go in January 2009 when he was 79.

Al Martinez won a lifetime achievement award from the California Chicano News Media Association in 2002.

Al Martinez received recognition for his columns by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

Al Martinez received an Emmy nomination in 1992 for his screenplay writings for "Out on the Edge".