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Miguel Ángel Cancel Vázquez is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and retired police officer who began his career with the Puerto Rico-based boy band Menudo.
Carlos Javier Rivera Massó, better known as Charlie Massó, is a Puerto Rican singer and actor. Massó is a former member of Menudo, joining the band at the height of Menudo's worldwide fame. He replaced Rene Farrait and quickly became a fan favorite with his participation on the albums of Por Amor and Una Aventura Llamada Menudo, which was the name of both Menudo's second movie and of the soundtrack album for it. Charlie recorded 14 albums with Menudo, two were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1984 and 85.
Ray Reyes León was a Puerto Rican singer who was a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.
Oscar Neftalí Sallaberry Valls and Fernando Ramón Sallaberry Valls, are Puerto Rican singers and actors who were part of the original lineup of the band Menudo. Nefti and Fernando are the sons of Santiago Sallaberry, a doctor in oncology.
El Reencuentro was the name that six ex-members of musical group Menudo used for their comeback project remembering Menudo's golden era. Ricky Melendez, Rene Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes, and Charlie Masso re-joined to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their success in Latin America, North America, Spain and several other countries in the world. They started in 1998 as an experimental project and they had an unexpected success that continued until 2015 through North and Latin America.
"Sube a mi Motora" is a song by Menudo from their 1981 album Quiero Ser. It became arguably the album's most popular song, topping the charts in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Venezuela. It is considered by many Menudo fans to have been the group's best song ever and their signature song. Rene Farrait was the lead singer for this song.
Por Amor (1982) is Menudo's tenth Spanish album, featuring Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and new member Charlie Massó who replaced Renè Farrait.
Reaching Out (1984) is the fourteenth studio album by the boy band Menudo, and their first in English.
Feliz Navidad (1982) is Menudo's 12th album, and third Christmas album. The album was originally released in late 1982 with ten tracks and reissued in late 1983 with fourteen tracks. Both versions of this album have two different covers, with the second cover featuring Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and Charlie Massó. Both are compilations containing songs from their past Christmas albums Felicdades and Es Navidad. This would eventually be the last album Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel to be in, since Xavier would be replaced by Ray Reyes in Early 1983 during the first week in New York and then few months went by, Miguel decided to voluntarily to quit the group because he felt unhappy since his voice suddenly changed and wasn't able to do his song, and was replaced by Roy Rossello.
Fuego (1981) is Menudo's seventh Spanish album. This album was released with two different covers and titles. The first release was titled Menudo features brothers Oscar and Ricky Meléndez, along with René Farrait, Johnny Lozada and Xavier Serbiá. This is the second album that this line-up recorded together. This was the last album Oscar would appear on, as he reached the group's age limit of 15 in early 1981, and was replaced by Miguel Cancel. The second release was titled Fuego and had a new cover with Cancel on it.
Quiero Ser is Menudo's ninth Spanish album and the second one released in 1981, featuring Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel. With this album, their popularity started rising all over Latin America. This would eventually be the last Menudo album René Farrait sang on.
A Todo Rock is Menudo's thirteenth album in Spanish, their first to be release after they sing with RCA in 1983. The album features Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Charlie Massó, and new members Ray Reyes, who replaced Xavier Serbiá after Serbiá reached the age limit, and Roy Rosselló, who replaced Miguel Cancel after Cancel decided to quit the group. This was the first time that a member decided to leave before his time was due.
Alba Marina is a 1988 telenovela produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was written by Mariela Romero and stars Karina and Xavier Serbiá as the main protagonists.
Menudo: La Pelicula is a 1982 Puerto Rican-Venezuelan film production featuring Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The film was filmed entirely in Venezuela. It was directed by Alfredo Anzola. Marisela Buitrago also acts in the film.
Súbete a Mi Moto is a biographical television series about the Latin boy band Menudo. The series narrates the history of the band from its creation to its evolution and international success. Menudo was the band that launched music stars such as Ricky Martin and others. Consisting of 15 episodes of 60 minutes each, the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 9, 2020, in Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. In the United States, the series premiered on Estrella TV on February 14, 2021.
El Reencuentro: 15 Años Después is the first live album to be released by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo when six of their former members reunited in 1998 under the name El Reencuentro.
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- ↑ "Biografía de Proyecto M". www.buenamusica.com.
- ↑ Español, Por Redacción Los Angeles Times en (May 1, 2021). "Muere Ray Reyes, ex vocalista del grupo Menudo y Proyecto M". Los Angeles Times en Español.
- ↑ "Alba Marina Telenovela on Univision in A Todo Dar | Commercial | Retro Junk".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJr01ZqcdRI&list=PL_Qs8Hnw3fx47r5_O-AP2NPflzHwPLYBP&index=5