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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Menudo_members.jpg) Menudo, c. 1981. (top) Miguel, Johnny, Xavier; (bottom) René and Ricky | |
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| Origin | Puerto Rico |
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| Spinoffs | MDO |
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Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band formed by producer Edgardo Díaz.[2] Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band",[3] they have been ranked as one of the biggest boy bands of all time by several publications, including Billboard, Us Weekly, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue, being the only Latin band on their lists.[4][5][6][7]
The band had several radio hits during its career. They acted in a television film (1979's Leyenda de Amor[8]) and two feature films, Una aventura llamada Menudo and Menudo: La Película, in three mini series named "Quiero Ser", "Es Por Amor" and "Por Siempre Amigos" and another television mini-series named Panchito y Arturo.[9]
Menudo's original lineup consisted of (five boys) two sets of brothers: Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry (ages 12 and 13); and the Melendez brothers, Carlos Meléndez, (age 12), Óscar Meléndez, (age 11), and Ricky Meléndez, (age 9); the latter three are Díaz's cousins.[10] The band's golden-era lineup consisted of members Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, René Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Xavier Serbiá, Charlie Masso and Ray Reyes. It was also a starting point for popular international stars like Ricky Martin (1984–89) and Draco Rosa (1984–87), who were members of the band in the mid-1980s.
Entering the 1990s their popularity started to wane and allegations of drug use and sexual abuse accusations against Díaz started to surface. In 1997, the rights and the name Menudo were sold. The remaining members continued to perform as MDO until their official disbandment in 2002. However, this iteration has continued to perform sporadically since. New management of Menudo formed a new line-up in 2007, releasing an EP but disbanding in 2009. Some of the members of the "golden era" of the band reunited in 1998 under the name El Reencuentro and in 2019 for the "Súbete a Mi Moto Tour".[11]
Menudo is estimated to have sold 20 million albums worldwide and has generated over 300 million US dollars.[12][13]
- ^ "Menudo". Billboard.
- ^ "Menudo". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. March 27, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "'Súbete A Mi Moto': Amazon Prime Video Will Air TV Series of the Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band". Latin Times. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "The 22 Biggest Boy Bands of All Time: One Direction, 'NSync, Backstreet Boys and More". Us Weekly. August 8, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "12 Best Boy Bands of All Time and Their Best Songs for the Ultimate Playlist". Seventeen. November 26, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Boy Bands: 25 of Our Very Favorites". Teen Vogue. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (March 27, 2004). "Menudo Returns". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 73–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Menudo Leyenda de Amor 1979". YouTube. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Panchito y Arturo Parte 2". YouTube. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Molina, Maria (October 11, 1984). "Menudo". New York : J. Messner – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "El grupo Menudo anuncia su regreso con gira internacional". Quién. September 5, 2019.
- ^ Burton, Carson; Chapman, Wilson; Urban, Sasha (June 9, 2022). "'Menudo: Forever Young' Releases Official Trailer (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "'There was a price to pay for that magic': Menudo's successful, turbulent and tragic story". Yahoo!. July 2, 2022. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.