New GH Hunk:

"I'm Ricky Martin's Son!" Michael Saucedo is turning heads as GH's Juan- but it might not be for the reason you think. The actor, who last month began playing the suddenly grown-up son of Lily and Miguel admits that he has a unique claim to fame- his TV dad was played by Latin singing sensation Ricky Martin!

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"It's a good way to start conversations," the soap newcomer admits, laughing. "Did you know that Ricky Martin is my dad?" Saucedo certainly can relate to Martin's hit single "Livin' La Vida Loca."

Within his first few weeks on the job at GH, the actor was tossed into the middle of the chaotic Nurses Ball- not that he's complaining. "The upside about being here for the Nurses Ball was that I got to meet everybody," he says.

One co-star in particular is having a big impact on the young actor- Maurice Benard (Sonny). "I haven't worked with him in a couple of days, and I was just telling him, 'I'm having Maurice withdrawals," he says, adding, "There are so many good actors here; if I get to work with half of them, it will be great."

Source: ABC Soaps In Depth, July 27, 1999