Manuel Marín Gaudier born in Barrio Salud, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

[1] His parents were Juan Marin and Rosalia (Chalía) Gaudier.

He studied in the "Escuela de la Calle de la Rosa".

[2] Before becoming Mayor of Mayagüez, Marín was president of the municipal assembly of Mayaguez for sixteen consecutive years.

[2] In his run as mayor his projects included among others: the building of the Anti-Tuberculosis Hospital in Cerro las Mesas; the "Hogar Infantil"; he bought the Mayagüez Light; he built 70 percent of the paved roads in the city; the rain sewer system; the Santurce barriada; the Roosevelt School; and many other projects.