#My teen suicide band series#
They also had their own telenovela series entitled Quiero Ser.
It included hit songs such as "Quiero Ser" ("I Want to Be"), " Súbete A Mi Moto" ("Get on My Motorcycle"), "Rock En La TV" ("Rock on TV"), "Claridad" ("Clarity"), and "Mi Banda Toca Rock" ("My Band Plays Rock"). The album would launch Menudo into international stardom. During 1981, the group, which by then consisted of René Farrait, 14, Johnny Lozada, 13, Xavier Serbiá, 13, Miguel Cancel, 13, and remaining original member Ricky Melendez, 13, released Quiero Ser ( I Want to Be). They also made "Fui Hecho Para Amarte", which itself was also a cover, in that song's case of KISS's '" I Was Made For Lovin' You", but that song was not included in "Fuego", being released on their " Xanadu" album instead. The group then released several moderately successful albums, including Fuego ( Fire), which yielded hits "Ella A-A" ("Her"), "Fuego" ("Fire"), and "A Bailar" ("To Dance"). In the early 1980s, Menudo had several local hits in Puerto Rico, including their first major hit, "Los Fantasmas", and a cover version of ABBA's " Voulez-Vous" and "Chiquitita", the latter of which they filmed three music videos for, including one with music legend Ednita Nazario (who sang with them and played the titular "Chiquitita" on the video). They released an album that took them one step closer to international fame, Chiquitita (album), It was time then for Carlos, 15 to also leave, so at the end of 1979, Johnny Lozada, 12 joined the group and made their first Christmas album, Felicidades. 15 year old Nefty was the very first member to leave and was replaced by 12 year old René Farrait. Then in 1978 they released another album called Laura, which was not popular. It featured Enséñame a cantar, a song by Spanish singer Micky. They were signed to Padosa Records and released their very first album, Los Fantasmas. The original line up consisted of 5 members, the Sallaberry brothers, Fernando and Nefty, and the Melendez brothers, Oscar, Carlos, and Ricky. His dream was to make a group similar to The Jackson 5. Menudo was formed in 1977 by Edgardo Díaz. 1.2 Internal conflicts and image change.In 2019 Meléndez, Lozada, Farrait, Cancel and Reyes, came back for the "Súbete a Mi Moto Tour". This iteration, which included Meléndez, Lozada, Farrait, Cancel, Massó, and Reyes, performed continuously for 15 years, disbanding in 2009. On the other hand, some of the members of the "golden era" of the band reunited in 1998 under the name El Reencuentro. However, this iteration also disbanded in 2009. Meanwhile, new management of Menudo formed a new line-up in 2007, with new members releasing an EP. However, this iteration has continued to perform sporadically since. The remaining members continued to perform as MDO until their official disbandment in 2002. In 1997, the rights and the name Menudo were sold. In addition, allegations of drug use and sexual abuse accusations against Díaz started to surface, which also contributed to the decline. It was also a starting point for popular international stars like Ricky Martin (1984–89) and Draco Rosa (1984–87), who were members around the mid-1980s during their youth.Īs the group entered the 90s, their popularity started to wane as record sales started to decrease. The band's golden-era lineup consisted of members Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, René Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Xavier Serbiá, Charlie Massó and Ray Reyes. Menudo's original line-up consisted of two sets of brothers: Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry (12 and 13), from Ponce, Puerto Rico (Fernando was born in Spain) and the Melendez brothers, Carlos Meléndez, (12), Óscar Meléndez, (11), and Ricky Meléndez, (9) the latter three are Diaz's cousins. Their success led them to also release one television film (1979's Leyenda de Amor ) and two feature films: Una aventura llamada Menudo and Menudo: La Película as well as to act in a telenovela named "Quiero Ser" and a television mini-series named Panchito y Arturo. They also had several radio hits during its course. Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band", Menudo has been ranked as one of the Biggest Boy Bands of All Time by several publications, including Us Weekly, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue, being the only Latin band on their lists. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era and selling some 20 million records worldwide. Menudo was one of the biggest Latin boy bands in history, releasing their first album in 1977. Menudo is a Puerto Rican, Latino boy band that was formed in 1977 by producer Edgardo Díaz.
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