Manny Martinez Jr. was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He took his passion of helping others and became a certified medical and nursing assistant, caring for the elderly for over eighteen years He began writing poetry and short stories at an early age, and decided to compile them to create his first book entitled "The Path of Everyone" that takes you on a spiritual and emotional journey twenty years in the making. It was only when his son was born that he decided to write children's books, and continues to search for the next classic children's story to share with the world. In 2021, he graduated from Murray Academy Master Writer's Program and earned a scholarship for the Advanced Master Writer's Program, which he graduated in 2023. His colorful and heartfelt storytelling now transcends in his writing of film screenplays, television scripts and novels.