▁male ▁actors ▁Category : Screen writ ers ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : Screen writ ers ▁from ▁Kentucky <0x0A> </s> ▁Gab i ▁Mart ine z ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁soap ▁opera ▁Sun set ▁Beach ▁port rayed ▁by ▁American ▁actress ▁Pr isc illa ▁Gar ita ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁the ▁show ' s ▁end ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Although ▁she ▁first ▁appeared ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁show ▁premi ere , ▁Pr isc illa ▁was ▁cred ited ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁opening ▁cred its ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁Character ▁history ▁When ▁she ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁Sun set ▁Beach , ▁Gab i ▁immediately ▁started ▁trying ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Ric ardo ▁Tor res , ▁an ▁engaged ▁Police ▁officer , ▁and ▁she ▁continues ▁fl ir ting ▁with ▁him . ▁Days ▁later , ▁Gab i ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁Ric ardo ' s ▁f ian cé ▁was ▁Pa ula ▁Stevens , ▁her ▁half - s ister . ▁Gab i ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁her ▁half - s ister , ▁but ▁Ric ardo ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁sympathy . ▁Pa ula ▁offered ▁Gab i ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁a partment , ▁where ▁she ▁continued ▁trying ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Ric ardo . ▁Things ▁got ▁complicated ▁when ▁Ric ardo ▁and ▁Gab i ▁sle pt ▁together , ▁and ▁Gab i ▁accused ▁Ric ardo ▁of ▁rap ing ▁her , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁court . ▁Pa ula ▁was ▁convinced ▁that