Singer Ricky Martin has been cast as Gianni Versace's lover Antonio D'Amico in Ryan Murphy's Versace: American Crime Story

Published: 21:18 BST, 7 April 2017 | Updated: 21:18 BST, 7 April 2017

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Ricky Martin has joined the cast of FX's Versace: American Crime Story.

The pop singer will join Penelope Cruz, Darren Criss and Edgar Ramirez in Ryan Murphy's third installment of his FX franchise.

He will play the role of Gianni Versace's partner Antonio D'Amico in the series documenting the fashion designer's murder, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

New role: It was announced Friday that Ricky Martin (L) will play the role of Antonio D'Amico in Versace: American Crime Story

Openly gay Martin will star as Versace's long-time love, who dated the designer for 15 years before his murder.

Ricky, 45, who has starred in Evita on Broadway, also acted on soap operas before hitting it big as a solo star.

Versace will be the third installment in the American Crime Story series, but fans will have a long while to wait as the second installment based on Hurricane Katrina has not begun airing yet. The s

The star: Edgar Ramirez (L) will play iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace in the Ryan Murphy series

Versace was shot in broad daylight outside of his Miami home in 1997 by 27-year-old Andrew Cunanan, a California native who went on a cross-country killing spree before committing suicide.

Zero Dark Thirty actor Edgar Ramirez will play the iconic fashion designer.

The role of Andrew Cunanan will be played by former Glee star Darren Criss.

Good match: Glee star Darren Criss will play serial killer Andrew Cunanan on the FX show

While a direct motive for Versace's murder is unclear, a Vanity Fair article details Cunanan as a gay man obsessed with fashion culture.

According to the report, Cunanan had partied with Versace in San Francisco before he shot him in the head in Miami on July 15, 1997.

Gianni's sister Donatella took over the fashion brand after her brother's murder. She will be portrayed by Penelope Cruz in the series.

She'll need a good wig: Penelope Cruz will portray Gianni's sister Donatella

It was rumored at one point that the role of Donatella would be played by Lady Gaga, who had a role in Murphy's FX series American Horror Story: Hotel.

Gaga's touring commitments and filming of A Star Is Born interfered with the shooting of Versace: American Crime Story.

An expected air date for the series is still unknown.