Editing Miguel Cancel (section)

===Menudo===
Miguel was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] as the only child of Gloria and Felix Cancel. Miguel joined Menudo as a singer in 1981, replacing [[Óscar Meléndez]]. He was the first bilingual element on the band, and he was part of the most iconic age of the band called "the golden age" next to [[Xavier Serbiá]], [[René Farrait]], [[Ricky Meléndez]], [[Johnny Lozada]], [[Charlie Masso|Charlie Massó]] and [[Ray Reyes]], collaborating in making Menudo an international sensation, with LP albums like [[Fuego (Menudo album)|Fuego]], [[Quiero Ser]], [[Por Amor (Menudo album)|Por Amor]] and [[Una Aventura Llamada Menudo]].

He acted in the 2 movies Menudo appeared at, ''[[Menudo: La Pelicula]]'' in 1981 and ''[[Una Aventura Llamada Menudo]]'' in 1982, and the two mini series ''[[Quiero Ser]]'' and ''[[Es Por Amor]]'' next to Xavier Serbiá, Johnny Lozada, Charlie Massó, Ricky Meléndez and René Farrait, and he also appeared on the TV show, [[La Gente Joven de Menudo]] on Telemundo PR as a member of the group.

In 1983, Cancel quit drastically Menudo at the age of 15, a year before the mandatory retirement age of 16, due to his desire to live a "normal life", even as his voice was already recorded for Menudo's next album, "A Todo Rock". He was replaced by [[Roy Rosselló]].

Cancel sang lead on various Menudo hits, including A Volar, Cuándo Pasará, Por Amor, Xanadú, Quiero Rock, Me Voy A Enamoriscar etc.

Miguel entered at the start of  1981 and left at the end of 1983, an era that was part of what is the golden age of the band and the international "menuditis" era, the band becoming famous on countries like the [[U.S.]], [[Mexico]], [[Peru]] and others