Editing Menudo (group)

{{short description|Puerto Rican boy band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| background        = group_or_band
| name              = Menudo
| image             = Robert Avellanet in Menudo in 1989.jpg
| caption           = Menudo in 1989 From left to right; Ricky Martin, Ruben Gómez, Robert Avellanet, Sergio Blass and Angelo García.
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| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Puerto Rico]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Latin freestyle]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[pop rock]]}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1977–2009|2015–2021|2023–present}}
| label             = {{hlist|Padosa|[[Sonográfica]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|McGillis|[[Blue Dog Records|Blue Dog]]|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]}}
| spinoffs          = [[MDO (band)|MDO]]
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| current_members   = * Zaulo Echautegui
* Janvier Flores
* Alejandro Querales
* Gabriel Rossell
* Andrés Pirela
| past_members      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nefty Sallaberry]]
* [[Carlos Meléndez (singer)|Carlos Meléndez]]
* [[Ricky Meléndez]]
* [[Fernando Sallaberry]]
* [[Óscar Meléndez]]
* [[Johnny Lozada]]
* [[René Farrait]]
* [[Miguel Cancel]]
* [[Xavier Serbiá]]
* [[Charlie Masso|Charlie Massó]]
* [[Ray Reyes]]
* [[Roy Rossello]]
* [[Draco Rosa|Robby Rosa]]
* [[Ricky Martin]]
* [[Raymond Acevedo]]
* [[Sergio Blass|Sergio Gonzalez]]
* [[Ralphy Rodriguez]]
* [[Rubén Gómez (singer)|Rubén Gómez]]
* [[Angelo Garcia]]
* [[Robert Avellanet]]
* [[Rawy Torres]]
* [[César Abreu]]
* [[Adrián Olivares]]
* [[Edward Aguilera]]
* [[Jonathan Montenegro]]
* [[Ashley Ruiz]]
* [[Alexis Grullón]]
* [[Andy Blázquez]]
* [[Abel Talamántez]]
* [[Ricky López]]
* [[Anthony Galindo]]
* [[Didier Hernandez]]
* [[One Call|José Bordonada Collazo]]
* [[Che Antonio|Jose (Monti) Montañez]]
* [[Emmanuel Vélez Pagán]]
* [[One Call|Chris Moy]]
* [[Carlito Olivero]]
* Ezra Gilmore
*Nicolas Calero
}}
}}

'''Menudo''' is a Puerto Rican [[boy band]] formed by producer [[Edgardo Díaz]].<ref name="BB 27_3_2004">{{cite web|title=Menudo|magazine=Billboard|via=Internet Archive|date=March 27, 2004|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7w8EAAAAMBAJ|access-date=October 11, 2019|publisher=Nielsen Business Media}}</ref> Referred to as the "most iconic Latino pop music band",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latintimes.com/subete-mi-moto-amazon-prime-video-will-air-tv-series-most-iconic-latino-pop-music-445046|title='Súbete A Mi Moto': Amazon Prime Video Will Air TV Series of the Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band|work=Latin Times|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> they have been ranked as one of the biggest boy bands of all time by several publications, including ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', ''[[Us Weekly]]'', ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'', and ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', being the only Latin band on their lists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-biggest-boy-bands-of-all-time-2012215/|title=The 22 Biggest Boy Bands of All Time: One Direction, 'NSync, Backstreet Boys and More|work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913100016/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-biggest-boy-bands-of-all-time-2012215/22668-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/g29895613/best-boy-bands-all-time/|title=12 Best Boy Bands of All Time and Their Best Songs for the Ultimate Playlist|work=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]|access-date=October 9, 2021|date=November 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/best-boy-bands|title=Boy Bands: 25 of Our Very Favorites|work=[[Teen Vogue]]|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=September 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Inc.2004">{{cite magazine|last=Cobo|first=Leila|title=Menudo Returns|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7w8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|date=March 27, 2004|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=73–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

The band had several radio hits during its career. They acted in a television film (1979's ''Leyenda de Amor''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4yxlScUVUE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/a4yxlScUVUE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Menudo Leyenda de Amor 1979 |publisher=YouTube |date=September 11, 2019 |accessdate=January 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>) and two feature films, ''[[Una aventura llamada Menudo|An Adventure Called Menudo]]'' (''Una aventura llamada Menudo'') and ''[[Menudo: La Película|Menudo: The Movie]]'' (''Menudo: La Película''), in three [[mini series]] entitled "I Want to Be", "It's for Love" and "Forever Friends" ("Quiero Ser", "Es Por Amor" and "Por Siempre Amigos") and another television mini-series named ''Panchito and Arturo'' (''Panchito y Arturo'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtcHTHoPFI  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/oVtcHTHoPFI| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Panchito y Arturo Parte 2 |publisher=YouTube |date=February 23, 2020 |accessdate=January 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Menudo's original lineup consisted of five boys: brothers [[Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry]] (ages 12 and 13); the Melendez brothers, [[Carlos Meléndez (singer)|Carlos Meléndez]], (age 12), [[Óscar Meléndez]], (age 11), and [[Ricky Meléndez]], (age 9); the latter three are Díaz's cousins.<ref name="Molina 1984">{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/menudo00moli|title=Menudo|first=Maria|last=Molina|date=October 11, 1984|publisher=New York : J. Messner|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> The band's golden-era lineup{{According to whom|date=December 2024}} 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 amid allegations of drug use. In 1997, the rights and the name Menudo were sold. The remaining members continued to perform as [[MDO (band)|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 "Get on My Motorcycle" ("Súbete a Mi Moto Tour").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2019/09/05/el-grupo-menudo-anuncia-su-regreso-con-gira-internacional|title=El grupo Menudo anuncia su regreso con gira internacional|date=September 5, 2019|website=Quién}}</ref>

Menudo is estimated to have sold 20 million albums worldwide and has generated over 300 million US dollars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/menudo-forever-young-1235289429/| title='Menudo: Forever Young' Releases Official Trailer (TV News Roundup) | date=June 9, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022|first1=Carson|last1=Burton|first2=Wilson|last2=Chapman|first3=Sasha|last3=Urban|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609222732/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/menudo-forever-young-1235289429/|archive-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/price-pay-magic-menudos-successful-083000876.html| title='There was a price to pay for that magic': Menudo's successful, turbulent and tragic story| date=July 2, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022|website=[[Yahoo!]]|archive-date=July 4, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704025655/https://uk.style.yahoo.com/price-pay-magic-menudos-successful-083000876.html}}</ref>

In April 2025, NBC was sued in Federal Court for libel to the brand name Menudo. [https://www.scribd.com/document/855334442/25cv21921-Darrin-McGillis-DBA-MENUDO-vs-NBC-NBCUniversal-Civil-Action NBC Lawsuit] Story on TMZ [https://www.tmz.com/2025/04/28/menudo-promoter-sues-nbcuniversal-over-menendez-documentary/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKHeplleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPZ1UyTHlic0k5MFNkMzJ4AR4JDBjVY-E0q97Gb9r4mqq8-gf-85kC_-Dr0pxqVjd-eRFPzsfXfthXvDBHAA_aem_l-sOTEyPgpm6WiDjDB6O9w Menudo Promoter Sues NBC]

==History==
===Beginning and rise to fame===
Menudo was formed in 1977 by music producer [[Edgardo Díaz]]. The original line up consisted of 5 members, the Sallaberry brothers, [[Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry|Fernando and Nefty]], and Díaz's cousins, the Melendez brothers, [[Óscar Meléndez|Oscar]], [[Carlos Meléndez (singer)|Carlos]], and [[Ricky Meléndez|Ricky]].<ref name=":0" /> They were signed to Padosa Records and released their first album ''[[Los Fantasmas]]'' in 1977. It featured "[[Enséñame a cantar|Teach Me To Sing]]" ("Enséñame a cantar"), a song by Spanish singer [[Micky (Spanish singer)|Micky]]. In 1978 they released another album called ''[[Laura (Menudo album)|Laura]]''. Fifteen-year-old Nefty was the very first member to leave and was replaced by 12-year-old [[René Farrait]]. In 1979, they released an album called ''[[Chiquitita (album)|Little Girl]]'' (''Chiquitita''). At the end of 1979, Carlos left the band at age 15 and was replaced by 12-year-old [[Johnny Lozada]], after which they made their first Christmas album, ''Congratulations'' ("Felicidades").
[[File:Menudo members.jpg|thumb|left|Menudo, c. 1981. (top) Miguel, Johnny, Xavier; (bottom) René and Ricky]]
In the early 1980s, Menudo had several hits, including "The Ghosts" ("Los Fantasmas") and a cover version of [[ABBA]]'s "[[Voulez-Vous (song)|Do You Want]]" ("Voulez-Vous"). They filmed three music videos for the song "Little Girl" ("Chiquitita"), including one with [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] music star [[Ednita Nazario]] (who sang with them and played the titular "Chiquitita" on the video).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVL2qVuNZGE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VVL2qVuNZGE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ednita & Menudo "Chiquitita" (HQ) |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=April 14, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The group then released several moderately successful albums, including ''[[Fuego (Menudo album)|Fuego]]'' (''Fire''), which yielded hits "Ella A-A" ("Her"), "Fuego" ("Fire"), and "A Bailar" ("To Dance").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buenamusica.com/menudo/album/fuego|title=Menudo - Fuego (Álbum) |website=Buenamusica.com|access-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref> They also made "Fui Hecho Para Amarte", which itself was also a cover, in that song's case of [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]'s '"[[I Was Made For Lovin' You]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/agustinacaferri/menudo-cover-kiss|title=Aunque no lo creas Menudo hizo un cover de KISS y es sensacional|first=Agustina|last=Caferri|website=BuzzFeed|date=March 18, 2015 }}</ref> but that song was not included in ''Fuego'', and was released on their ''[[Xanadu (Menudo album)|Xanadu]]'' album instead.

During 1981, the group, which by then consisted of [[Rene Farrait|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]]" ("Quiero Ser"). The album would launch Menudo into international stardom. It included hit songs such as  "I Want to Be" ("Quiero Ser"), "[[Sube a mi Motora|Get on My Motorcycle]]" ("Súbete A Mi Moto"), "Rock on TV" ("Rock En La TV"), "Clarity" ("Claridad"), and "My Band Plays Rock" ("Mi Banda Toca Rock"). They also had their own telenovela series entitled ''I Want To Be''
(''Quiero Ser'').

In the same year, the group hosted a television show on [[Telemundo]] entitled ''Menudo Young People'' (''Gente Joven de Menudo''). They hosted a yearly beauty pageant, "Menudo's young girl" ("La chica joven de Menudo") and the winner of the pageant would sometimes appear in the band's videos or join them onstage at their concerts throughout the United States.

Menudo became very popular throughout [[Latin America]], from Mexico to Argentina, and [[Brazil]]. They also became the first boy band to own their own private jet. Díaz, their manager, purchased a [[Lockheed JetStar]] that had belonged to American President [[Richard Nixon]] and the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah of Iran]]. He had Menudo's name emblazoned on both sides of the fuselage. In 1982, [[Charlie Masso]], then age 12, replaced [[Rene Farrait|René Farrait]], age 14. Masso's first album with Menudo was "[[Por Amor (Menudo album)|For Love]]" ("Por Amor"). During this boom of popularity, fans started calling themselves contagious to the "Menuditis", similar to [[Beatlemania]] and [[Belieber|Bieber Fever]], or the "Menudomania". They were so popular that they starred in their own feature films: ''[[Menudo: La Pelicula|Menudo: The Movie]]'' and ''[[Una Aventura Llamada Menudo|An Adventure Called Menudo]]''. ''Aventura'' starred [[Gladys Rodríguez]] as Miss Mia ("Señora Mía") and included songs such as "Clara" and "Fly" ("A Volar").

During their first visit to New York in early 1983, [[Ray Reyes]], 12, replaced [[Xavier Serbiá]], 14. Their American fanbase grew, especially among the young, as evidenced by ''Menudo on ABC'', a
series of four minute music spots that aired during the Fall 1983 season of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s youth-oriented Saturday-morning programming block.<ref name=Time-menudoinfo>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953954,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408083216/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953954,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 8, 2008 | magazine=Time | title=Show Business: American Pop Music Machine | date=June 27, 1983 | access-date=May 12, 2010 | first1=Kurt | last1=Andersen | first2=Janice C. | last2=Simpson}}</ref> They also sang the theme song for ABC's ''[[Rubik, the Amazing Cube]]''. [[Miguel Cancel]] became the first member to voluntarily quit the group. According to a 1998 interview, he was unhappy that a sudden voice change rendered him unable to sing his songs, so he opted to leave before his scheduled departure. He was replaced by [[Roy Rosselló]], 13. Menudo signed a six-year multimillion-dollar contract with [[RCA|RCA International]] and released their Spanish album ''[[A Todo Rock]]'' (''Full of Rock''). According to ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, at the end of July, the group had already sold 3 million copies worldwide,<ref name=Time-menudoinfo/> 750,000 in USA only.<ref name=Time-menudoinfo/>

Around that time, Menudo merchandise began to be mass-produced. Merchandise included Menudo dolls, which appeared in the United States and Latin American toy markets in 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/21/Michael-Jackson-Menudo-dolls-are-headliners-at-84-toy-fair/3222446187600/|title=Michael Jackson, Menudo dolls are headliners at '84 toy fair|website=Upi.com}}</ref> Menudo Topps trading cards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardboardconnection.com/bad-music-trading-cards|title=10 Laughably Bad Music Trading Card Sets|date=November 17, 2014}}</ref> wristwatches,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tecnosegura.net/alone/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/menudo-14.jpg |title=Photo |date=2010 |website=Tecnosegura.net |format=JPG |access-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001121411/http://www.tecnosegura.net/alone/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/menudo-14.jpg |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[fotonovelas]], fanzines, T-shirts, a 1981 board game named "Menudo Karshow"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incomplete-MENUDO-Karshow-Board-Game-Poster-1981-Fan-Club-Only-Ricky-Martin-80s/153319716704?hash=item23b2913760:g:3QYAAOSwyspcJYYd |title=Incomplete MENUDO Karshow Board Game/Poster 1981 Fan Club Only Ricky Martin 80s |publisher=eBay |date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://uspto.report/TM/73346349 | title=MENUDO KAR SHOW - Padosa Productions, Inc. Trademark Registration }}</ref> and other clothing accessories and school supplies. In 1984, Robby Rosa (now known as [[Draco Rosa]]), 14, replaced [[Johnny Lozada]], 16, just in time for Menudo to release their first English-language album, ''[[Reaching Out (Menudo album)|Reaching Out]]'', which featured the theme track "Like a Cannonball" for the [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] movie ''[[Cannonball Run 2]]''; and their first Portuguese album, ''[[Mania (Menudo album)|Mania]]'', both featuring versions of some of their Spanish hits. During the first half of 1984, Menudo toured the U.S. and Brazil. The Spanish version "Como Cannonball" was used in the Filipino youth movie ''Bagets 2'' and also featured the song "Fly Away".

On September 16, 1984, [[Ricky Melendez]], 16, the sole remaining original member, left the group. Up until then, he was the only Menudo member to remain with the group for seven years. He was replaced by [[Ricky Martin]], then 12, who debuted on the album, ''[[Evolución (Menudo album)|Evolución]] ''(''Evolution''). During this time, Menudo's popularity reached parts of [[Asia]] including [[Japan]] and the [[Philippines]], and the group made English-language commercials for [[Pepsi]], [[Scope (mouthwash)|Scope]], [[Burger King]], [[McDonald's]], and [[Crest (toothpaste)|Crest]]. They also made a guest appearance on the popular American children's program ''[[Sesame Street]]''. By the end of September, sales of their records surpassed 8 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/09/24/menudo/322204e9-7564-4588-82ef-7f08cf58e99d/|title=Menudo|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 24, 1984|first=Alma|last=Guillermoprieto|archive-date=October 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001222604/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/09/24/menudo/322204e9-7564-4588-82ef-7f08cf58e99d/}}</ref> Then, much to the surprise of fans and himself, [[Ray Reyes]], 15, departed the group earlier than expected, due to internal conflicts between Ray's father and the manager (information recently confirmed by his brother Raúl Reyes{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}). In a 1998 interview, Reyes stated he was surprised when during a Menudo interview in 1985, the interviewer asked who would leave the group next and Edgardo Díaz named Ray. The group also had a weekly television show called "Menudo Mania".

[[Raymond Acevedo]] (13) took over Reyes' spot in 1985 and Menudo sang vocals for the Spanish-English song "Cantare, Cantaras" (I Will Sing, You Will Sing) with various Latin artists to raise money for UNICEF. This song was the Latin American version of "We Are the World". "Cantare, Cantaras" was recorded on April 9, 1985, at the A&M Studios. The group released their second English-language album, ''[[Menudo (album)|Menudo]]'' which contains the songs "Hold Me" (#62 Billboard Hot 100, RCA 14087)<ref>Top Pop Singles 1955–1999. Joel Whitburn. 2000. Record Research Inc. p. 429. {{ISBN|0-89820-139-X}}</ref> and "Explosion", both with lead vocals by Robi Rosa. They also released their next Spanish album, ''[[Ayer y Hoy (Menudo album)|Ayer Y Hoy]] (Yesterday And Today)'', and their second Portuguese album ''[[A Festa Vai Comecar]] (The Party Is Going To Start)''. They successfully toured [[Brazil]], performing before hundreds of thousands of fans, but there were allegations of the tour being poorly organized: the capacity for a concert in [[Rio de Janeiro]] was 60,000 but 70,000 tickets were sold, and 2 women died. In [[São Paulo]], a 100,000-capacity stadium was sold-out with 200,000 people, and in the São Paulo city of [[Campinas]], rain delayed a concert for 4 hours.

In 1986, the song King Holiday was recorded. Later in the year [[Roy Rosselló]] (15) was replaced by [[Sergio Blass]] (13) but no farewell concert was held.  According to a book written by Raymond Acevedo's father in 2012 titled "Papi, Quiero Ser Un Menudo," Roy threatened to expose management irregularities to the press and was given a huge sum of money to leave the group due to his behavior as it was deemed by creator Edgardo Diaz as "uncontrollable." At this time, Menudo's management started [[Gaming the system|bending the rules]] a little and started allowing members to remain in the group after reaching the age limit. Sergio had been in two Puerto Rican groups prior to joining Menudo; the first being Concepto Juvenil from 1983 to 1985, and then [[Los Chicos de Puerto Rico]], for a few months in 1985. The group released several albums that year, starting with their only Italian album, ''[[Viva! Bravo!]]'', which they showcased in Italy in the [[San Remo Music Festival]]. The Spanish album ''[[Refrescante]] (Refreshing)'', the English album ''[[Can't Get Enough (Menudo album)|Can't Get Enough]]'', and the Portuguese album ''[[Menudo (album)|Menudo]]'' followed respectively, then came tours of the U.S., Latin America (including Brazil), and the [[Philippines]].

===Internal conflicts and image change===
[[File:Robert Avellanet in Menudo in 1989.jpg|alt=Menudo in 1989 From left to right; Ricky Martin, Ruben Gómez, Robert Avellanet, Sergio Blass and Angelo García.|thumb|Menudo in 1989]]
In January 1987, [[Ralphy Rodriguez]] (13) replaced Charlie (17) just as the group began facing internal conflicts. First, [[Draco Rosa|Robby]] (17) quit without warning in the midst of a Brazilian tour, becoming the third member to quit voluntarily. Apparently, he had written a song and presented the idea to management and they turned him down, supposedly mocking him, which prompted him to leave. Robby's lawyer prevented them from using his song. Also, the group was dropped from RCA International due to low record sales, so they signed a contract with Melody International Mexico. Charlie was asked to return to the group to complete the Brazilian tour and to embark on the Summer in the Street U.S. tour and introduce new member [[Rubén Gómez (singer)|Rubén Gómez]] (13).

At that point, the group underwent a complete image makeover, changing their look to a rougher, more rugged, rock-n-roll-like look. Members were Ralphy, Ruben, Ricky Martin, Sérgio and Raymond: this formation became known as Los Hijos Del Rock. Their music, formerly described as bubblegum-pop, underwent a similar change. They released the Spanish album ''[[Somos Los Hijos del Rock]] (We Are The Sons Of Rock)'', followed by an English-[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] album for the Philippines titled ''[[In Action (Menudo album)|In Action]]'' with Ralphy and Rubén. In late 1987, Ralphy's parents pulled him from the group, citing improper treatment by management; this eventually came to light in 1991 with accusations of a Menudo sex scandal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/05/22/Report-Menudo-members-sexually-abused/5282674884800/ |title=Report: Menudo members sexually abused |date=May 22, 1991 |website=Upi.com}}</ref> Charlie was again asked to fill in during the Philippines tour, which would be their last as their popularity there waned.

In early 1988, [[Angelo García]] (11) replaced [[Ralphy Rodríguez]] (14) and they released their final English-language album, ''[[Sons of Rock]]'', scoring an international hit, "You Got Potential". Another song, "TLC" (aka [[A Little TLC]]), featured lead vocals by [[Ricky Martin]]. In August 1988, Raymond Acevedo's contract was about to expire, but he decided to leave before auditions were held for his replacement, and Menudo performed as a quartet for a few months before [[Robert Avellanet]] (13) took over. The album [[Sombras & Figuras|Sombras Y Figuras]] was released at the end of the year. During 1989, longtime member [[Ricky Martin]] (17) left the group to pursue a solo career. [[Rawy Torres]] (13) years old, replaced him and the formation ''Los Ultimos Heroes'' was born and they released the album Los Últimos Héroes. This formation was a success. They filmed a telenovela of the same name. Future member [[Jonathan Montenegro]] acted alongside them.

===1990s'===
Despite their newfound success, the group kept facing problems: At age 13 during a concert in Caracas, Venezuela, [[Angelo García]] left the stage because of the pain of [[appendicitis]]; a new member was chosen by Sergio's mother and he was [[César Abreu]] (13), who only lasted 7 months. Like Sergio, Abreu was in Concepto Juvenil, from 1989 to early 1990. They released another Portuguese album, ''Os Ultimos Herois''.

Management was preparing for Sergio's departure and debuted the first non-Puerto Rican member, Adrián Olivares (13) of Mexico, who entered the group with the formation of Ruben/Robert/Rawy/Cesar/Adrian, (although Sergio was still, officially, a member) but Abreu suddenly departed just seven months in the group. Management decided to bring Sergio back in (making him the second member to be back in Menudo after Charlie Masso) for another Spanish album, ''[[No Me Corten El Pelo]]'' (Don't Cut My Hair) featuring the Sergio/Rubén/Robert/Rawy/Adrián lineup. During this time, Menudo: Edicion Brasil was renamed to Os Ultimos Herois, but Cesar's vocals were kept as the cover was changed with Adrian in it and also an additional track sung by Rawy Torres.

In November 22, 1990, two members were arrested at [[Miami International Airport]], Sergio Blass and Ruben Gomez, ages 18 and 16, after a sniffer dog found [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] in their pockets. It would have been acquired in Mexico while touring with Menudo. This resulted in a scandal and an expulsion from both of the members.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} In December, two new non-Puerto Rican members joined the group: [[Edward Aguilera]] (13) of Spain replaced Sergio Blass (18) (thus becoming the second European-after Fernando Salaberry-to be a member of the band) and [[Jonathan Montenegro]] (12) of Venezuela replaced [[Rubén Gómez (singer)|Rubén Gómez]] (16).

At the end of 1990, with the resignation of Ruben Gomez and Sérgio Blass and the entry of the two new members, a new controversy arose: Jonathan, Edward, Rawy and Robert resigned from Menudo, alleging abuse and mistreatment.  This lineup lasted very little, from December 1990 to April 1991, and they didn't record any albums. Robert and Rawy  went on to create a separate group called Euphoria, Edward's singing career fizzled out, and Jonathan continued his acting career. {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} 

Adrian was the only one who remained in the group after he was approached while in Mexico and also was paid the money owed to him. The Management proposed a new lineup with a more international focus and Adrian wanting to be the oldest in the group accepted to come back.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Edgardo Díaz left Puerto Rico and held auditions in Miami, Florida, signing Miami teens [[Alexis Grullón]] (13), Ashley Ruiz (15), and Andy Blázquez (12), and Pecos, Texas resident [[Abel Talamantez|Abel Talamántez]] (12). The first album with the new lineup was ''[[Detras de tu Mirada|Detrás De Tu Mirada]]'', which was very successful in the whole continent, especially in [[Peru]]. From then on, the Peruvian fanbase was the most important one.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} 

Menudo continued to work, releasing an English single titled "[[Dancin, Movin, Shakin|Dancin', Movin', Shakin']]", and a follow-up in 1993, "Cosmopolitan Girl", on McGillis Records. They also continued to travel through Latin America. In March 1992, Menudo filmed in [[New York City]] "The Making of Dancin, Movin, Shakin" for Darrin McGillis Productions. In August 2012, the film was released for free viewing on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK66Och47H0|title=Menudo – The Making of Dancin Movin Shakin – A Darrin McGillis Production|last=Darrin McGillis Productions|date=August 27, 2012|access-date=February 6, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 1992, they released ''[[15 Años (Menudo album)|15 Años]]'' (''15 Years''), which would be Adrián's last album with the band, when he left in 1993. The album had hits such as "Buscame" and "Lo Que Juramos". [[Ricky López]] (13) replaced Adrián (16) and the group released their fifth Portuguese album ''Vem Pra Mim'' (''Come to Me'') in 1993. The next year, they released their 22nd Spanish album, ''[[Imaginate...]]'' (''Imagine''), with hits like "Un Hombre Que Sabia Demas", which is the Spanish version of "Um Homem Que Sabia Demais" from [[Skank (band)|Skank]], "Yo Quiero Bailar Reggae", and "Mil Angeles", which was dedicated to a fan, Cecilia Lopez, who died at one of their concerts in Peru the year before. 

In 1995, Ricky López (15) quit the group without warning, and again the band performed as a quartet for a few months. Ashley (19) had also decided to leave, so auditions were held and [[Didier Hernández]] (16) and [[Anthony Galindo]] (16) were chosen. Ashley's farewell concert was in [[Panama]], where the new members were presented. In 1996, the group released their last Spanish album under the Menudo name, ''[[Tiempo De Amar]]'' (''Time to Love''). The album was very successful, producing several hit singles. Andy Blázquez (18) was replaced by Daniel René Weider. A spinoff group was formed as [[MDO (band)|MDO]]. A Spanish album was released titled ''MDO''.

===El Reencuentro===
In 1998 Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes, and Charlie Massó re-joined to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their success in Latin America, North America, Spain, and several other countries. They planned the reunion concert to take place at [[Centro de Bellas Artes]] in the San Juan suburb of Santurce, as an experimental project. They ended up doing the shows at the much larger [[Coliseo Roberto Clemente]] in San Juan, instead. They had an unexpected success and performed as an ensemble throughout North and Latin America until August 2015, when the group disbanded due to financial issues. They named this ''[[El Reencuentro]]'' because they could not use the "Menudo" name.

===2000s'===
In 2000, MDO released their album ''[[Subir Al Cielo]]'' with critical success. The album lead track "Te Quise Olvidar" topped the [[Billboard Hot Latin Tracks]] for several weeks. The group follow-up singles "Sin Ti" and "Me Huele a Soledad" also reached the top 10 in the U.S.. In 2002, former members Sergio, Rubén, Robert, Angelo and Rawy reunited under the name "[[Los Ultimos Heroes|Los Últimos Héroes]]" giving numerous concerts in Venezuela.

In early 2003, MDO officially broke up on amicable terms. The members wanted to pursue other projects. Edgardo Díaz introduced the new MDO in January 2005. In 2004, [[Edgardo Díaz]] announced that he would be bringing a new group with the Menudo formula into the music industry. Initially expecting this new group to be named Menudo, he surprised the press and general public by naming them [[Tick Tock (band)|Tick Tock]].

Also in 2004, former Menudo members Roy, Raymond, Rubén, Sergio and Andy reunited under the name and banner: ''[[Menudo: La Reunion (2005)|Menudo: La Reunion]]''. They were based and focused primarily on a series of 'Brazilian' tours. Sergio left due to his prior commitment with "[[Los Ultimos Heroes|Los Últimos Héroes]]", and was replaced with Anthony Galindo. Andy would later be replaced by former MDO member Caleb Avilés before disbanding in late 2005, early 2006. In January 2005, producer Edgardo Díaz introduced the new MDO with four new members: Daniel Rodríguez, Luis Montes, Elliot Suro, and Lorenzo Duarte. The first three were among the contestants of Puerto Rican reality/[[talent show]] ''[[Objetivo Fama]]''. This latest incarnation of the group achieved great success with their single "Otra Vez" which took them all across [[Latin America]].

Also, in 2005, former Menudo members René, Johnny, Miguel, Ricky, Charlie, and Ray reunited once again to perform the songs that Menudo popularized during their era under the name and banner ''El Reencuentro: Momento del Adios'' making this their farewell tour. There were plans to bring this production to Latin America and the U.S. Also in 2005, Sergio, Angelo, Robert, Rawy and Adrián reunited again under the name ''[[Los Ultimos Heroes|Los Últimos Héroes]]'' after their successful reunion concerts in 2002.

In 2006, former ''[[Menudo: La Reunion (2005)|Menudo: La Reunion]]'' members, Anthony and Rubén reunited and formed the duo ''Blacksheep'' and continued touring in Brazil. The duo grew a large fan base in both Brazil and [[Hispanic America]]. In 2007, a re-release of the 1992 VHS film of Menudo The making of [[Dancin, Movin, Shakin|Dancin', Movin', Shakin']]" was released on McGillis Records. Entitled ''[[Triple Threat DVD/CD Combo]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/|title=CD Baby Music Store|website=Store.cdbaby.com|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> the box set included the Film on DVD for the first time, along with two music CDs, ''Latin Teen Stars'' and ''Dance Music All Night Long'', featuring hit songs by Menudo, ex-Menudo members. The single, "Dancin', Movin', Shakin'", and "Cosmopolitan Girl" was released digitally on iTunes in May 2009.

===2007–2009 lineup===
[[File:Menudo 2007.jpg|thumb|2007–2009 lineup. L–R: José Bordonada Collazo, Monti Montañez (Che Antonio), Emmanuel Vélez Pagan, Carlos Olivero, Chris Moy]]

In 2007, it was announced that Menudo would return after signing a multi-album contract with [[Sony Music]]. That would be directed by [[Johnny Wright (music manager)|Johnny Wright]], he was the manager of [[Justin Timberlake]] and the new band music was to be a fusion of urban, pop and rock in both English and Spanish. They began promoting the project in cities of the United States and Mexico to attract young singers who wanted to belong to a new band that would sing in Spanish and English. Auditions in different cities such as Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, New York, among others. In the Dallas audition, radio announcer Daniel Luna and singer [[Luis Fonsi]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gurza|first1=Agustin|title=Remaking the band: MTV revives Menudo|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/remaking-the-band-mtv-revives-menudo/|access-date=January 12, 2016|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=April 15, 2007}}</ref> were part of the selection jury. where they were selected [[JC Gonzalez]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gurza|first1=Agustin|title=The making of the new Menudo|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-menudo-pg-photogallery.html|access-date=February 17, 2016|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 4, 2008}}</ref> and Monti Montañez (Che Antonio). In New York, they took 25 boys and during this one-week mini-competency they chose 15: Monti Montañez  (Che Antonio), [[JC Gonzalez]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Guerra |first=Joey |url=http://blog.chron.com/tubular/2007/11/menudo-recipe-features-sugar-land-teen-jc-gonzalez/ |title=Menudo recipe features Sugar Land teen JC González - Tubular |website=Blog.chron.com |date=November 3, 2007 |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> Carlos Pena, Jr., Anthony, Carlos Olivero, Chris Moy, Dennis, Eric, Hansel, Henry, Jorge Gabriel, Jorge Negron, José Bordonada, Monti Montañez (Che Antonio), Thomas and Trevor. The 15 semifinalists met in South Beach, Florida to continue preparing with producer [[Johnny Wright (music manager)|Johnny Wright]], choreograph Anibal Marrero and voice coach David Coury, participating through a reality show showing the entire process of competition. The re-founding of the band was profiled in a [[MTV]] [[reality series]] entitled ''[[Making Menudo]]'' that had launched as a primetime series on October 25, 2007, but was later pushed to afternoons due to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.chron.com/tubular/2007/11/three-big-helpings-of-menudo-with-a-twist/|title=Three big helpings of Menudo, with a twist|first1=Joey Guerra on|last1=November 13|first2=2007 at 2:30|last2=PM|date=November 13, 2007|website=Tubular}}</ref>  The series aired ten episodes, ending on November 20, 2007.

The members chosen in this version were: Jose Bordonada Collazo, Chris Moy, Emmanuel Vélez Pagán, Monti Montañez (Che Antonio), and [[Carlito Olivero|Carlos Olivero]]. In December, a few weeks after the members of the group were chosen, their ''[[More Than Words (EP)|More Than Words]]'' EP was released, including four songs: "More Than Words (A E I O U)," "Mas Que Amor (A E I O U)," "Move," and "[[This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song)|This Christmas]]." Their first album was scheduled for release in autumn of 2008.

In 2009 they had a video in two versions titled: "Lost", in which the American actress, model and singer of Puerto Rican descent, [[Victoria Justice]], appeared, which attracted much attention of the public towards the video. The group disbanded in early 2009.

===2015-2021===
After having internal band problems, El Reencuentro disbanded in 2015; Charlie Massó threatened to take legal action with Johnny Lozada, who had financial and managerial control of the project at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.hn/espectaculos/878606-410/johnny-lozada-no-era-nuestro-jefe-menudo|title='Johnny Lozada no era nuestro jefe': Menudo|website=Diario La Prensa}}</ref> During 2016, four members of El Reencuentro René Farrait, Charlie Massó, Ray Reyes, Miguel Cancel and joined by [[Robert Avellanet]] went back on tour, this time under the name Menudo. However the project disbanded quickly and continued with the Menudomania Forever Tour produced by In Miami Productions formed by other Menudo and MDO members from different eras, including Avellanet, [[Jonathan Montenegro]] and [[Rawy Torres]]. In 2019, Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Miguel Cancel, Ray Reyes and René Farrait, reunited once again for the "Súbete a Mi Moto Tour" that kicked off at the [[Dunkin' Donuts Center]] and included dates in Latin America. It was later informed that Robert Avellanet was replacing Miguel Cancel for the remainder of the tour that is on hold due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

In September 2020, former Menudo and MDO member [[Anthony Galindo]] was found unconscious after attempting suicide. He died days later after remaining hospitalized and became the first Menudo member to pass away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/eeuu/2020/10/03/murio-anthony-galindo-el-papijoe-en-el-grupo-musical-menudo/|title=Murió Anthony Galindo, "El PapiJoe" del grupo musical Menudo|first=3 de Octubre|last=de 2020|website=infobae|date=October 3, 2020 }}</ref> His family described the singer's deep depression from the prolonged shutdown of various entertainment performance venues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. His organs were donated in accordance with his last wish.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Menudo Singer Anthony Galindo Ibarra dies at 41 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9459885/anthony-galindo-ibarra-dead-singer-dies-menudo |access-date=January 5, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en}}</ref> Longtime member Ray Reyes died April 30, 2021, of a heart attack in his childhood home in [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico]] at 51. The group finished its last version of the "Súbete A Mi Moto Tour" with members Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada and Miguel Cancel.

===2022 reboot===
It was announced during 2022 that a new group of people, led by Mexican-American actor [[Mario Lopez]], would launch a reboot of Menudo.  The project, named "Menudo: A New Beginning", held online auditions as well as ones in Miami, Florida, New York, NY, [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/veronicavillafane/2022/07/07/mario-lopez-teams-up-with-menudo-productions-for-talent-search-and-revival-of-menudo/?sh=5c63297663e3 | title=Mario Lopez Teams up with Menudo Productions for Talent Search and Revival of Menudo | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> and more.

On March 20, 2023, the new members of boy band, Menudo, performed on ''[[Good Morning America]]''.<ref>{{Cite twitter |number=1637803241105764352 |user=GMA |title="I thought it would be a great time at this moment to reintroduce them now to a whole new generation when Latin music is hot in the mainstream." |author=Good Morning America |date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> The band's members were Alejandro Querales (aged 16), Ezra Gilmore (aged 14), Gabriel Rossell (aged 15), Andrés Emilio Pirela (aged 15), and Nicolas Calero (aged 12).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/ellos-son-los-nuevos-integrantes-de-menudo/|title=Ellos son los nuevos integrantes de Menudo|date=March 22, 2023|website=El Nuevo Día}}</ref> In 2024 they competed on ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. Ezra Gilmore and Nicolas Calero have since quit the band.

==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>
|}

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Sronly|List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:190px;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Details
! colspan="3" | Chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Sales
|-
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="disco">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289/awards|title=AllMusic Awards>> Menudo |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629011014/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289/awards |archive-date=June 29, 2012 }}. [[AllMusic]].</ref>
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Billboard Top Latin Albums|US<br />Latin]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Latin Pop Albums|US<br />Latin Pop]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Los Fantasmas]]''
|
* Released: 1977
* Label: Padosa, Inc.
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]], [[Cassette tape|Cassette]], [[CD]]
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Puerto Rico: 6,000<ref name=losfantasmassales>{{cite journal |last=Portela|first=Wilde|date=February 28, 1985|title=Menudo: No Recife o conjunto-empresa que está conquistando o mundo|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/029033_16/86453|journal=[[Diário de Pernambuco]] |page=1|language=pt |access-date=October 16, 2020|quote=The reward came with the first LP, a local release, which sold around five thousand copies.}}</ref><ref name=atodorocksales/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Laura (Menudo album)|Laura]]''
|
* Released: 1978
* Label: Padosa, Inc.
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Chiquitita (album)|Chiquitita]]''
|
* Released: July 1, 1979
* Label: Padosa, Inc.
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Felicidades (album)|Felicidades!]]''
|
* Released: 1979
* Label: Padosa, Inc.
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Mas Mucho Mas|Más, Mucho Más]]''
|
* Released: 1980
* Label: Padosa, Inc.
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Es Navidad (Menudo album)|Es Navidad]]''
|
* Released: 1980
* Label: [[Sonográfica|Colibrí]]
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Venezuela: 150,000<ref name=VZsales>{{cite magazine |title=In Venezuela We obtain this results! |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |date=13 October 1984 |page=32 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1984/1984-10-13-Billboard-Page-0032.pdf |access-date=25 October 2024|quote=Instead of the album name, the report uses the catalog number of the album released in Venezuela.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Fuego (Menudo album)|Fuego]]''
|
* Released: 1980
* Label: Colibrí
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Mexico: 500,000<ref name="MexSales">{{cite magazine|first=Vilo Arias|last=Silva|title=Record World in Mexico|magazine=[[Record World]] |date=December 5, 1981 |page=48 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/80s/81/Record-World-1981-12-05-OCR-Page-0048.pdf|access-date=October 25, 2024|quote="(...) ya que las ventas, en todos los casos antes mencionados, superaron facilmente mas de medio millón de unidades vendidas entre elepes y cassettes en cada lanzamiento (...)}}</ref>
* Venezuela: 143,000<ref name=VZsales/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Xanadu (Menudo album)|Xanadu]]''
|
* Released: 1981
* Label: Interdisc
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Quiero Ser]]''
|
* Released: 1981
* Label: Colibrí
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Mexico: 500,000<ref name="MexSales"/>
* Venezuela: 334,000<ref name=VZsales/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Por Amor (Menudo album)|Por Amor]]''
|
* Released: 1982
* Label: Raff
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Venezuela: 174,000<ref name=VZsales/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Una aventura llamada Menudo#Soundtrack album|Una aventura llamada Menudo]]''
|
* Released: 1982
* Label: Raff
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[A Todo Rock]]''
|
* Released: 1983
* Label: [[RCA Records]]
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* World: 1,000,000<ref name=atodorocksales>{{cite journal |last=Alberto|first=João|date=April 20, 1987|title=Roby se despede do Menudo na volta ao Recife|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/029033_16/118415|journal=[[Diário de Pernambuco]] |language=pt |access-date=October 16, 2020|quote=About a year after the formation of the group, the first record ''Los Fantasmas'' was released, with sales exceeding 6,000 copies, but released only in Puerto Rico. (...) Sales of the album ''A Todo Rock'' reached, in the four countries where it was released, more than one million copies.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Reaching Out (Menudo album)|Reaching Out]]''
|
* Released: 1984
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|108
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Brazil: 1,000,000<ref name="jds-2">{{Cite journal|author=Waltinho|url=http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/112518_05/28114|title=Televisão|journal=[[Jornal dos Sports]]|location=[[Rio de Janeiro]]|date=March 28, 1985|volume=17 |issue=179|page=8|accessdate=October 22, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Mania (Menudo album)|Mania]]''
|
* Released: 1984
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Brazil: 1,200,000<ref name=salesbrazilmenudomania>{{cite journal |last=Araujo|first=Celso|date=March 3, 1985|title=Menudo: Batem mais forte os corações infanto-juvenis|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/028274_03/66873|journal=[[Correio Braziliense]] |language=pt |access-date=October 16, 2020|quote=The group's rise was overwhelming. From the more than 5,000 copies of the first album sold in Puerto Rico to the 1,200,000 copies sold in Brazil of the album ''Menudomania'', last year, sung in Portuguese. }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Evolución (Menudo album)|Evolución]]''
|
* Released: August 25, 1984
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* Brazil: 1,000,000<ref name="jds-2"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Menudo (album)|Menudo]]''
|
* Released: 1985
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|100
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Ayer y Hoy (Menudo album)|Ayer y Hoy]]'' /<br> A Festa Vai Começar
|
* Released: 1985
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Viva! Bravo!]]''
|
* Released: 1986
* Label: Globo Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Refrescante...]]''
|
* Released: 1986
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Can't Get Enough (Menudo album)|Can't Get Enough]]''
|
* Released: 1986
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Somos Los Hijos del Rock]]''
|
* Released: 1987
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''In Action''
|
* Released: 1987
* Label: RCA Records
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Sons of Rock]]''
|
* Released: 1988
* Label: [[Blue Dog Records]]
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Sombras & Figuras]]''
|
* Released: 1988
* Label: Sonografica
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Los últimos héroes|Los Últimos Héroes]]''
|
* Released: April 18, 1989
* Label: Sonografica
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
* U.S.: 40,000<ref name="bioARG">{{cite web |title=Biografía de Menudo |url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2965&banda=Menudo |website=CMTV |access-date=15 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529045645/https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2965&banda=Menudo |archive-date=29 May 2024 |language=es |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Os Ultimos Herois|Menudo: Edicion Brasil]]''
|
* Released: 1990
* Label: RCA Victor
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[No Me Corten El Pelo]]''
|
* Released: 1990
* Label: Sonografica
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Detras de tu Mirada]]''
|
* Released: 1991
* Label: Talento
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[15 Años (Menudo album)|15 Años]]''
|
* Released: 1992
* Label: Philips
* Formats: LP, cassette, CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Vem Pra Mim]]''
|
* Released: 1993
* Label: Philips
* Formats: LP, cassette, CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Imagínate (Menudo album)|Imagínate]]''
|
* Released: 1994
* Label: Talento
* Formats: LP, cassette, CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Tiempo de Amar]]''
|
* Released: February 13, 1996
* Label: Música Futura
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Sronly|List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:190px;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Details
! colspan="1" | Chart positions
|-
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Billboard Top Latin Albums|US<br />Latin]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[El Reencuentro: 15 Años Después]]''
|
* Released: 1998
* Label: Fonovisa
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|}

===EPs===  
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"  
! rowspan="1" width="190" | Title  
! rowspan="1" width="270" | Details  
|-  
! scope="row" align="center"| ''[[More Than Words (EP)|More Than Words]]''
|style="text-align:left;"|  
*Release: 2007  
*Label: Epic  
*Formats: CD  
|-  
! scope="row" align="center"| ''[[Un Nuevo Comienzo (A New Beginning)]]''  
|style="text-align:left;"|  
*Release: 2023  
*Label: Mistar Entertainment, LLC  
*Formats: Digital  
|-  
! scope="row" align="center"| ''[[Party En California]]''  
|style="text-align:left;"|  
*Release: 2024  
*Label: Mistar Entertainment, LLC  
*Formats: Digital  
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Sronly|List of compilations, with selected details and peak chart positions}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:190px;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Details
! colspan="4" | Chart positions
|-
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|MEX]]</small><br><ref name="MexCharts">{{cite web|url=https://acharts.co/album/44532|title=Mexican Charts - Menudo |publisher=acharts.com |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Billboard Top Latin Albums|US<br />Latin]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
! style="width:55px;"|<small>[[Latin Pop Albums|US<br />Latin Pop]]</small><br><ref name="disco"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[De Colección (Menudo album)|De Colección]]''
|
* Released: 1982
* Label: Raff
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Adios Miguel]]''
|
* Released: 1983
* Label: RCA Victor
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Súper Exitos de Menudo''
|
* Released: 1983
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Con Amor - Tus Éxitos Favoritos]]''
|
* Released: 1984
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''15 Exitos''
|
* Released: 1984
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''16 Greatest Hits''
|
* Released: 1984
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[The Best of Menudo]]''
|
* Released: 1986
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''La Colección''
|
* Released: 1990
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''La Decada''
|
* Released: 1990
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, cassette
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''15 años de Historia''
|
* Released: 1998
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Colección Original''
|
* Released: 1998
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Menudo mix 1''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Menudo mix 2''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Menudo mix Enamorados del Amor''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Serie Plantino''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: RCA, BMG U.S. Latin
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Teen Riot featuring Hold Me''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''[[La Historia (Menudo album)|La Historia]]''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: RCA
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|190
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''La Historia De Menudo - Grandes Exitos''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Sony BMG Music
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Mis Favoritas''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Sony Music
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ''Enchanted Island''
|
* Released: 2011
* Label: McGillis
* Formats: CD
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|}

===Films and television===
* Unknown date ''[[300 millones]]''
* 1977 El Show de Tommy
* 1977 Menudo – En Concierto
* 1978 [[Noche de Gala]]
* 1979-mid 1980s La Gente Joven de Menudo
* 1981 [[Menudo: La Pelicula]]
* 1981 Quiero Ser ([[telenovela]])
* 1980s Menudo Mania
* 1982 Es por Amor (Venezuelan Mini Soap Opera)
* 1982 [[Una Aventura Llamada Menudo]]
* 1983 Menudo on ABC
* 1983 [[Silver Spoons]] (TV Series)
* 1984 [[Sesame Street]] (TV Series)
* 1985 [[The Love Boat]] (TV Series)
* 1985 Solid Gold
* 1986 Menudo Video Explosion
* 1986 Por Siempre Amigos
* 1990 Los ultimos heroes (mini series)
* 1992 {{YouTube|mK66Och47H0|The Making of Dancin Movin Shakin}} McGillis Records
* 2007 Making Menudo (TV Series)
* 2022 ''Menudo: Forever Young'' (Documentary Series)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/menudo-forever-young-1235289429/|title='Menudo: Forever Young' Releases Official Trailer (TV News Roundup)|first1=Carson Burton,Wilson Chapman,Sasha|last1=Urban|first2=Carson|last2=Burton|first3=Wilson|last3=Chapman|first4=Sasha|last4=Urban|date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |date=June 23, 2022 |title='Menudo: Forever Young' documentary alleges rampant rape, physical abuse within the boy band |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/23/menudo-forever-young-documentary-alleges-rape-physical-abuse/7715174001/ |access-date=June 30, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Specials===
* 1982 ''A Ritmo Menudo'' with Karla Maria
* 1983 ''Contigo Xavier'' with Karla Maria.
* 1986 ''[[King Holiday]]''
* 1989 ''Nueva Navidad''
* 1990 ''Optimismo''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Single<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Menudo|title=Menudo Discography at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Year
!style="width:3em;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/hsi/ |title= Hot 100|website= www.billboard.com|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;"| [[Latin Songs|US Latin]]<br><ref name="disco"/>
!style="width:3em;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br><ref name="disco"/>
|-
! scope="row" | "A Volar"
| 1982
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Sabes a Chocolate"
| rowspan="5" | 1984
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Si Tú No Estás"/"If You're Not Here (By My Side)"
| _
| —
| 36
|-
! scope="row" | "Não Se Reprima"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Like a Cannonball"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Motorcycle Dreamer"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Hold Me (Menudo song)|Hold Me]]"
| rowspan="5" | 1985
| 62
| —
| 61
|-
! scope="row" | "Please Be Good to Me"
| _
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Viva! Bravo!"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Explosion"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Come Home"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Besame"
| rowspan="3" | 1986
| —
| 21
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Baci Al Cioccolato"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Diga Sim"
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "A Cara O Cruz"
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| –
| 42
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Te Vere a Las Tres"
| —
| 45
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "You Got Potential"
| rowspan="2" | 1988
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! scope="row" | "Historia Del Primer Amor"
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| 34
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! scope="row" | "Besame En La Playa"
| 1991
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| 26
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! scope="row" | "Dancin, Movin, Shakin"
| 1992
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! scope="row" | "Juras De Amor"
| rowspan="2" | 1993
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! scope="row" | "Cosmopolitan Girl"
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! scope="row" | "More Than Words (AEIOU)"
| rowspan="2" | 2008
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|-
! scope="row" | "[[Lost (Menudo song)|Perdido Sin Ti"/"Lost]]"
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! scope="row" | "Mi Amore"
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Feelin"
| —
| —
| —
|}

===Commercials===
Comercial Thom McAn – (1981)

==Series and movies==
* 1979 – ''Menudo – Leyenda De Amor'' (TV movie)
* 1981 – ''Menudo: La Pelicula''<ref>{{cite web
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* 1982 – ''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo''<ref>{{cite web
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* 1992 – {{YouTube|mK66Och47H0|The Making of Dancin Movin Shakin}}
* 1987 – ''Novel Por Siempre Amigos''
* 1990 – ''Serie Los Ultimos Heroes''
* 2020 – ''Serie Subete a Mi Moto'': After years of planning and development, on September 17, 2020, it was announced that a TV series about the group titled ''[[Súbete a mi moto (2020 TV series)|Súbete A Mi Moto]]'' was set to premier on [[Amazon Prime Video]]. The series was released on October 9, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | title=La serie sobre Menudo ya tiene fecha de estreno | website=Clarín | date=September 18, 2020 | url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/tv/serie-menudo-fecha-estreno_0_pBxaajrLW.html | language=mt | access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> The series focused the story from the perspective of Edgardo Díaz, founder and manager of the group.

* 2021 – ''Menudo: Forever Young'' (Documentary): In contrast to the “Súbete a Mi Moto” Series, launched in 2020, by the streaming platform, from Amazon Prime, which tells the story of the boy band from the perspective of Edgardo Díaz, the idea arose of producing a material that told the version of the Former members of Menudo. The documentary, ''Menudo: Forever Young'', directed by Puerto Rican, Angel Miguel Soto, premiered in June 2022 on the platform by [[HBO Max|HBOMax]] and revealed alleged cases of bullying, drug scandals, exploitative working conditions, neglect of boys' health, abuse, physical violence, harassment, sexual abuse, and even a rape allegedly experienced by Ângelo Garcia (member from 1988 to 1990) while he participated in Menudo.<ref name=":0" />
* 2023 – ''Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed'': A 2023 [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] documentary that explores the connection of the [[Lyle and Erik Menendez|Menendez brothers]]' case with new allegations against their father, José Menendez. The documentary focuses on former Menudo member [[Roy Rosselló]], who claims that José, then-executive of RCA, sexually assaulted him during his time in the band.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vognar |first=Chris |date=2023-05-02 |title=A Menudo Boy Bander's Disturbing Link to the Menendez Brothers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/menendez-menudo-boys-betrayed-roy-rossello-jose-menendez-child-rape-menendez-brothers-murder-1234726905/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Award/organization
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Nominee/work
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | Agüeybaná Awards {{small|(Puerto Rico)}}
| {{n/a}}
| Menudo
| {{n/a}}
|{{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="Book"/>

|-
! scope="row" | [[Association of Latin Entertainment Critics]]  {{small|(Latin ACE)}}
| 1984
| Menudo
| Extraordinary Award for Variety
|{{won|Honoree}}
| align="center" |<ref name="ACE">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IflDAAAAIBAJ&dq=Menudo&pg=PA26&article_id=4649,2697921|title=Entregó premios ayer la Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de NY|newspaper=[[La Opinión (Argentina)|La Opinión]]|page=26|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=March 17, 1984|first=Francisco|last=Pérez Rivera|language=es}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|  [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[26th Annual Grammy Awards|1984]]
| ''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo''
| rowspan=2| [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|Best Latin Pop Performance]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/menudo/17682|title=Artist: Menudo|publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]|access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref>

|-
|[[27th Annual Grammy Awards|1985]]
|''Evolucion''
|{{nom}}

|-
! scope="row" | [[Guaicaipuro]] de Oro {{small|(Venezuela)}}
| {{n/a}}
| Menudo
| {{n/a}}
|{{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="Book">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlhaAAAAMAAJ&q=premio|title=Menudo!|publisher=Pocket Books|page=31|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=1983|first=Keith Elliot|last=Greenberg|author-link=Keith Elliot Greenberg|isbn=0671498967|language=es, en}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" | [[Meridiano de Oro]]
| 1981
| Menudo
| Most Popular Artists
|{{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="Meridiano">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgNEAAAAIBAJ&dq=Meridiano&pg=PA6&article_id=1258,9255791|title=El juvenil grupo 'Menudo' viene a Los Angeles, en diciembre|newspaper=La Opinión|page=6|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=October 29, 1981|language=es}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" | Premio El Cemi {{small|(Puerto Rico)}}
| 1984
| Menudo
| International Youth Representation
|{{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="Cemi">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVDAAAAIBAJ&dq=Menudo&pg=PA6&article_id=6646,4376614|title=Hoy se entregará 'El Cemi'|newspaper=La Opinión|page=6|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=November 25, 1984|author=UPI|language=es}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" | {{anchor|P}} {{ill|Premios Paoli|lt=Paoli Awards|es}} <small>(Puerto Rico)</small>
| 1985
| Menudo
| International Group
|{{won}}
| align="center" | <ref name="Paoli">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tVpcAAAAIBAJ&dq=Chayanne&pg=PA14&article_id=3034,6958591|title=La entrega de premios Paoli será transmitida por 15 emisoras de TV|newspaper=La Opinión|date=November 26, 1985|access-date=February 9, 2025|language=es|page=14|agency=UPI}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" | [[Tokyo Music Festival]]
| 1984
| "Explosión"
| Gold Award {{small|(#2 place)}}
|{{won}}
| align="center" |<ref name="HeraldosA">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiTgd_AXtrsC|title=Ricky Martin: La Historia Verdadera|publisher=EDAMEX|page=34|access-date=December 1, 2024|date=1997|first1=David|last1=de la Orta|first2=Toño|last2=Carrizosa|isbn=9684099835|language=es|quote=En Japón participaron en el festival de Tokio donde ganaron El premio de oro que viene a ser el segundo lugar por la canción Explosión}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of best-selling Latin music artists]]
* [[List of Menudo members]]
* [[MDO (band)|MDO]]
* [[El Reencuentro]]
* [[Proyecto M]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.billboard.com/music/menudo/ Billboard.com: Menudo]
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