[3] Among his contemporaries, such as Mario Romañach, Nicolás Quintana, and Ricardo Porro, Martinez started his career in the 1950s Cuban modernist generation.

[4] The Cuban architects' early works consist of residential architecture including private houses and buildings.

In 1955, a home was designed by Martínez and built for Sergio Carbó in Playa, Havana.

[5] He created a design for the National Aquarium in Miramar, a neighborhood west of Havana in 1959.

Following the Cuban revolution, he remained in Cuba and eventually emigrated to the United States.