Carlos Javier Rivera Masso (born June 13, 1969) is a former member of Menudo

Menudo (band)

Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....

 who joined the band at the height of Menudo's world wide fame. He replaced Rene Farrait

Rene Farrait

Rene Farrait is a former member of the teen band Menudo. He was a member during the band's most successful period.Rene's trademark song was the hit Subete a mi Moto...

 and quickly became a fan favorite with his participation on the albums of Es Por Amor and Vamos A Volar, which was the soundtrack of Charlie's first movie, Una Aventura Llamada Menudo

Una Aventura Llamada Menudo

Una Aventura Llamada Menudo is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo and Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.-Synopsis:...

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Career

Charlie began his life as a Menudo the very moment that one of Menudo's members of the group's golden era, Farrait left the group. However, Charlie's presence helped keep the golden era go on for 3 more years, and when he left the group in 1987, he was the last member of the group's golden years to leave. Masso's bandmates included Xavier Serbia

Xavier Serbia

Xavier Serbiá , is a former member of the boy band Menudo who is now financial commentator, syndicated columnist and personality.-Early years:...

, Johnny Lozada, Ricky Melendez

Ricky Meléndez

Ricky Meléndez is a Puerto Rican singer. He was raised in Guaynabo. He became a member of Menudo at the age of eight. He was one of the original five in the group...

, Miguel Cancel

Miguel Cancel

Miguel Ángel Cancel Vázquez is a former member of Menudo.-Menudo:A native of Chicago, Cancel joined Menudo in 1981, replacing Oscar Meléndez. His persona in the group was as the good guy. He became an instant hit among Menudo fans because of his charisma and vocal ability.Cancel was a member...

, Ray Reyes

Ray Reyes

Ray Reyes is a Puerto Rican who was born in New York City and was raised in Levittown, Puerto Rico. His father, Rey Reyes, Sr., ran several successful business ventures. He became a member of Menudo in early 1983. Reyes came to substitute Xavier Serbia on the band, and joined the band right in the...

, Roy Rosello, Robby Rosa and Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

 among others. He came back to Menudo to complete a tour in Brazil, their 1987 Summer in the Streets tour after Robby Rosa quit the group to introduce new member Ruben Gomez

Rubén Gómez

Rubén Gómez may refer to:*Rubén Gómez , Puerto Rican professional baseball player*Rubén Gómez *Ruben Gomez , American singer; sang with Menudo*Rubén Gómez , Colombian Olympic cyclist...

 and for their last tour in the Philippines when Ralphy Rodriguez was pulled out of the group by his parents late that year.

After he left the band, Charlie moved to Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 for a very long time, where he was in a few soap operas. He got married and had a family, and in 1998 joined Melendez, Farrait, Lozada, Reyes and Cancel in touring many of the places where they made millions of fans as Menudo's, with El Reencuentro

El Reencuentro

El Reencuentro was the name that six ex-members of famous group Menudo used for their comeback concert 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...

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In 2001 he appeared in 12 Horas

12 Horas

12 Horas is a 2001 Puerto Rican movie. It was written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez, and marked his both his screenwriting and directorial debut....

, a Puerto Rican movie written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez.

Songs

1982
La Chispa De La Vida,
Coqui

1983
Indianapolis (in Spanish),
Piel De Manzana,
Todo Va Bien,
No Te Reprimas

1984
Heavenly Angel (Piel de Manzana in English),
Nao Se Reprima (No Te Reprimas in Portuguese),
Tudo Vai Bem (Todo Va Bien in Portuguese),
Indianapolis (in Portuguese),
Yo Sere Tu Bailarin,
Amor Primero,
Agua De Limon

1985
Come Home (duet with Robi Rosa),
When I Dance With You (Yo Sere Tu Bailarin in English),
Acercate,
Viva! Bravo! (in Spanish),
Vem Por Favor (Acercate in Portuguese),
Viva! Bravo! (in Portuguese)

1986
Viva! Bravo! (in Italian),
Il Primo Amore (Amor Primero in Italian),
Vivi La Vita (No Te Reprimas in Italian),
Vicino A Te (Acercate in Italian),
Salta La Valla,
A Cara O Cruz (duet with Robi Rosa),
Jumpin' Over (Salta La Valla in English),
Cara ou Coroa (A Cara O Cruz in Portuguese),
Alegria

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