Roy Stephan Rosello Diaz (born May 1st, 1970 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) 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....

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Rosselló was a member of Menudo from mis 1983 to January 1986. He substituted 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...

 and debuted in the album A Todo Rock. He was replaced by Sergio Blass in 1986. Rosselló did not contribute a lot of lead singing for Menudo. Most of the time, he sang backing. During his time, Menudo reached great popularity in Asia

Asia

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, more specifically in the Philippines

Philippines

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 and Japan

Japan

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. They had hits like Indianapolis and Like A Cannonball, which was featured on Cannonball Run 2

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Since 2003 Roy lives between Puerto Rico and Brazil, spending more time in Brazil, where he has four children, all Brazilians. When Roy is residing in the Caribbean he works at his father's company, selling million-dollar mansions. In 2009 he tried to raise funds to make a show meeting with former Menudos. He is the former brother-in-law of Mara Croatto

Mara Croatto

-Early years:Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Croatto is the daughter of Argentine actress Raquel Montero and Italian-Uruguayan folk singer, Tony Croatto. Croatto's parents moved and resettled in Puerto Rico shortly after her birth. She was raised and educated in San Juan. When Croatto was 11 years...

, who was once married to his brother Rey Rosselló. He is also the nephew of former Puerto Rican governor Pedro Rosselló

Pedro Rosselló

Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...

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Since 2006, Rosselló runs a Caribbean

Caribbean

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-themed bar in the city of Campinas

Campinas

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, located in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, where he also owns a jewelry store. Since 2009 he lives in the city of Camaçari

Camaçari

Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at . It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region , being the industrial city of the metropolis. Several factories and petrochemical plants compose one of largest industrial capabilities in Brazil, the largest of the Northeast region of the...

, located in the state of Bahia

Bahia

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. In Bahia, Roy tried unsuccessfully to enter in the Brazilian music scene, when he formed a band of axé

Axe

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 and Caribbean music.

External links

• Roy Rosselló on the Internet Movie Database
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