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==Band members== {{anchor|List of Menudo members}} The following list names past Menudo members. [[Edgardo Díaz]]'s group had a long list of members because the boys had to leave after turning a certain age, usually the age ranges from 15-18 years old when they depart (With the exception of Rene Farrait, Xavier Serbia, Ralphy Rodriguez, Angelo Garcia, Cesar Abreu, Edward Aguilera, Jonathan Montenegro, Ricky Lopez and Ashley Ruiz). {| class="wikitable" |+ !Members !Ages in the group !Years in the group !Status !Replaced by !Notes |- |[[Nefty Sallaberry]] |13–15 |1977–79 | rowspan="4" |Retired |René Farrait<ref>{{cite web|title=Nación Digital. Revista Viva|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/1998/octubre/29/espec3.html|website=Wvw.nacion.com|date=July 27, 2023 |language=es}}</ref> | |- |[[Carlos Meléndez (singer)|Carlos Meléndez]] | rowspan="2" |12–15 |1977–80 |Johnny Lozada |Brother of Oscar & Ricky and cousin of Edgardo Díaz |- |[[Fernando Sallaberry]] |1977–80 |Xavier Serbiá |Born in Spain. became popular as a soloist in [[Puerto Rico]] and in [[South America]] but suffers from [[Neuromuscular disease]], a rare condition that has no cure, which led to him confined to his wheelchair and was forced to retire. He was the first member to do so. |- |[[Óscar Meléndez]] |11–15 |1977–81 |Miguel Cancel<ref>{{cite web|date=December 9, 2013|title=La vida después de Menudo|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/lavidadespuesdemenudo-1662212/|website=Elnuevodia.com|language=es}}</ref> |Brother of Carlos & Ricky and cousin of Edgardo Díaz |- |[[Ricky Meléndez]] |9–16 |1977–84 |Active |Ricky Martin |Brother of Carlos & Oscar and cousin of Edgardo Díaz |- |[[Rene Farrait|René Farrait]] |12–15 |1979–82 |Retired |Charlie Masso<ref name="auto">{{cite web|date=April 2016|title=Reunited Members of Menudo on Their Boy Band Days and 'Menudomania Forever' Tour: Exclusive Video|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7317969/menudo-reunion-menudomania-forever-tour-exclusive-video-interview|website=Billboard.com}}</ref> | |- |[[Johnny Lozada]] |12–16 |1980–84 |Active |Robi Rosa | |- |[[Xavier Serbiá]] |12–15 |1980–83 |Retired |Ray Reyes |Financial analyst on [[CNN en Español]] |- |[[Miguel Cancel]] |13–15 |1981–83 |Active |Roy Rossello |Born in U.S.A. {{small|(first American-born member)}} Became the first member to quit voluntarily. |- |[[Charlie Massó]] |12–17 |1982–87 |Retired |Ralphy Rodríguez | |- |[[Ray Reyes]] |13–15 |1983–85 |Deceased |Raymond Acevedo<ref name="auto" /> |Grew too tall {{small|(born in U.S.A.)}} |- |[[Roy Rosselló]] |13–16 |1983–86 |Retired |Sergio Blass |Became the second member to quit voluntarily. |- |[[Draco Rosa|Robby Rosa]] |14–17 |1984–87 | rowspan="6" |Active |Rubén Gómez |Born in U.S.A. Became the third member to quit voluntarily. |- |[[Ricky Martin]] |12–17 |1984–89 |Rawy Torres | |- |[[Raymond Acevedo|Raymond Acevedo Kercado]] |13–16 |1985–88 |Robert Avellanet |He is currently Active in a group with Sergio, Ralphy and Ruben |- |Sergio Gonzalez |13–18 |1986–90 |Edward Aguilera |Born in U.S.A. and was expelled due to the marijuana scandal. He is currently Active in a group with Raymond, Ralphy and Ruben |- |[[Ralphy Rodríguez]] |13–14 |1987-88 |Angelo García |He is currently Active in a group with Raymond, Sergio and Ruben. He was the fourth member to quit voluntarily after his parents pulled him out in November 1987. He was the first member to leave within the same year he joined in. |- |[[Rubén Gómez (singer)|Rubén Gómez]] |13–16 |1987–90 |Jonathan Montenegro |Born in U.S.A. and was expelled due to the marijuana scandal. He is currently Active in a group with Raymond, Sergio and Ralphy |- |[[Angelo García]] |11–13 |1988–90 |Unknown |César Abreu |Born in U.S.A. |- |[[Robert Avellanet]] |13–16 |1988–91 | rowspan="3" |Active |Alexis Grullón<ref name="auto" /> |He was one of the four members who left in 1991. |- |[[Rawy Torres]] |14–16 |1989–91 |Ashley Ruiz<ref name="auto" /> |He was one of the four members who left in 1991. |- |[[César Abreu]] |13 |1990 |Adrián Olivares |The second member to leave in the same year he joined in. |- |Adrián Olivares |14–17 |1990–93 |Deceased |Ricky López |Born in Mexico. When he left, he did podcasting. |- |[[Edward Aguilera]] |13–14 | rowspan="2" |1990–91 |Retired |Andy Blázquez |Born in Spain. He was one of the four members who left in 1991. He and Montenegro were the only ones who didn't record CDs |- |[[Jonathan Montenegro]] |12-13 | rowspan="3" |Active |Abel Talamántez<ref name="auto" /> |Born in Venezuela. He was one of the four members who left in 1991. He and Aguilera were the only ones who didn't record CDs |- |[[Alexis Grullón]] |13-18 |1991–97 |Moved to MDO |Born in U.S.A. {{small|(first member of Dominican descent)}} |- |Ashley Ruiz |15–19 |1991–95 |Didier Hernández<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|last=Opinión|first=Diario la|title=El grupo 'Menudo' resucita 40 años después con su 'tour'|url=https://www.laopinion.com.co/entretenimiento/el-grupo-menudo-resucita-40-anos-despues-con-su-tour-151406|website=La Opinión|language=es}}</ref> |Born in U.S.A. {{small|(first member of Cuban descent)}} |- |Andy Blázquez | rowspan="2" |12–18 | rowspan="2" |1991–97 |Retired | rowspan="2" |Moved to MDO | |- |[[Abel Talamantez|Abel Talamántez]] |Active |First Mexican-American. <ref name="auto1" /> |- |[[Ricky López]] |12–14 |1993–95 |Retired |Anthony Galindo |Nicknamed 'Ricky III'. He was supposed to do a solo career, but he was involved in a car accident in 2004, though he survived despite his one month in a coma, he had multiple injuries and it left him on the wheelchair, forcing him to retire. He was the second member to do so. |- |[[Anthony Galindo]] | rowspan="2" |16–18 | rowspan="2" |1995–97 |Deceased | rowspan="2" |Moved to MDO |Born in Venezuela. |- |[[Didier Hernández]] |Active |Born in Cuba. |- |José Bordonada Collazo |15–17 | rowspan="5" |2007–09 |Quit | rowspan="5" |Member until disbandment | |- |José Montañez "Monti Montanez" now (Che Antonio) |18–20 |Retired | |- |Chris Moy | |Quit | |- |[[Carlito Olivero]] |18–20 |Retired | |- | Emmanuel Vélez Pagán | |Quit | |- |Alejandro Querales |16 |2023–present |Active |Current member |Born in Venezuela |- |Ezra Gilmore |14 |2023–2024 |Quit |Former member |Born in California. Half Nicaraguan, half Black. |- |Gabriel Rossell | rowspan="2" |15 | rowspan="2" |2023–present | rowspan="2" |Active |Current member |Born in Venezuela |- |Andrés Emilio Pirela |Current member |Born in Venezuela |- |Nicolas Calero |12 |2023–2024 |Quit |Former member |Born in New York. Half Puerto Rican, half Russian. <ref>{{Cite web |last=EFE |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Menudo regresa a su esencia con nuevos integrantes y música bilingüe |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/espectaculos/musica/articulo/2023-04-05/menudo-regresa-a-su-esencia-con-nuevos-integrantes-y-musica-bilingue |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune en Español |language=es}}</ref> |}
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