Claim: Ricky Martin is a star in a North American country.
Evidence: He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico , becoming a modest star in the country.
Mexico -LRB- México , -LSB- ˈme.xi.ko -RSB- , modern Nahuatl -RRB- , officially the United Mexican States -LRB- -LSB- Estados Unidos Mexicanos , links = no -RSB- , -RRB- , is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.