Álvaro Martín is a Puerto Rican commentator who used to work for

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. He currently works for the

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service and

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where he provides

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usually accompanied by former basketball coach Carlos Morales, who has worked with him since he was at

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. After graduating from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in

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, Martín received an undergraduate degree from

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, and graduated with an MS in business administration from

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. He began work in 1991 at ESPN. His commentary duties include the

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and

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. He provided voice commentary in the

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versions of the video games '' Madden NFL 08'' and '' Madden NFL 09''.Madden NFL 09 en Español ships to retailers today
- IGN, 16 September 2008

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