Edgardo Díaz
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Edgardo Díaz born in Panama City, Panama, is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo
. The son of Puerto Ricans
, Díaz grew up in Caguas, Puerto Rico
.
Díaz moved to Spain
after graduating from school and he worked with a group that was widely successful, La Pandilla
, which had 4 boys and 1 girl (Mariblanca, now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the La Pandilla members grew up, he moved back to Puerto Rico
, and created Menudo. The group went to achieve world wide fame and success.
Díaz's formula of signing up new members at the age of 12 and changing them for new members once they reached 16, was the secret to Menudo's success, but it also proved troublesome, as sometimes, whenever an individual would leave the group, the millions of fans that individual might have made with Menudo, would leave too.
In 1991, Diaz was accused by ex members of Menudo of Gay sex with Menudo members and in a May 1991 Univision Television Program "Cristina Show", he defended the accusations, watch program by clicking here. You can read about the Menudo scandal and the various news reports by clicking here.
Edgardo Díaz has stayed on top of the group from 1977 until now, from Menudo to the current M.D.O. among other things.
His dream of creating a famous teen band was inspired by The Jackson 5
.
In 2004, Díaz signed Daniela Lujan
to manage the Mexican
singer and actress' career.
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....
. The son of Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Díaz grew up in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....
.
Díaz moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
after graduating from school and he worked with a group that was widely successful, La Pandilla
La Pandilla
La Pandilla was a teen music group of the 1970s. La Pandilla, founded in 1970 by Pepa Aguirre. The group had members of both sexes, unlike most pop music bands....
, which had 4 boys and 1 girl (Mariblanca, now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the La Pandilla members grew up, he moved back to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, and created Menudo. The group went to achieve world wide fame and success.
Díaz's formula of signing up new members at the age of 12 and changing them for new members once they reached 16, was the secret to Menudo's success, but it also proved troublesome, as sometimes, whenever an individual would leave the group, the millions of fans that individual might have made with Menudo, would leave too.
In 1991, Diaz was accused by ex members of Menudo of Gay sex with Menudo members and in a May 1991 Univision Television Program "Cristina Show", he defended the accusations, watch program by clicking here. You can read about the Menudo scandal and the various news reports by clicking here.
Edgardo Díaz has stayed on top of the group from 1977 until now, from Menudo to the current M.D.O. among other things.
His dream of creating a famous teen band was inspired by The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
.
In 2004, Díaz signed Daniela Lujan
Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján is a Mexican pop singer and actress.-Biography:Born on April 5, 1988 to Miguel Barrios Luján and Amalia Rodríguez Gómez, she is the youngest of three daughters....
to manage the Mexican
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...
singer and actress' career.
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q84mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bAIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4832,1096958&dq=edgardo+d%C3%ADaz&hl=en A dose of Menudo, The Miami News, 4 November 1983