Menudo, one of the biggest Latin boy bands in history, is making a comeback. Universal Television Alternative Studio has acquired the rights to Menudo, an hour-long, weekly competition format that …
hails from Lopez and his Via Mar Productions, Emmy-winningproducer Audrey Morrissey’s Live Animals, 3 Arts Entertainment and Foundation Management. Universal Television Alternative Studio is the studio.“I grew up as a huge fan of Menudo and I’m thrilled to be a part of bringing this iconic band back to the world,” said Lopez.
In addition to Lopez, the project will be executive produced by Morrissey and Jayson Belt for Live Animals, 3 Arts’ Mark Schulman and Foundation Management’s Patrick Hughes, Paul Vasquez and Harvey Russell. Menudo launched in 1977 by producer Edgardo Díaz, with original members, brothers Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry and Carlos, Oscar and Ricky Meléndez. The band reached the height of its success during the 1980s, becoming a starting point for the careers of both Ricky Martin and Draco Rosa, who were members around the mid-1980s. The band took a break in the late 1990s and rebooted in 2007, finally disbanding in 2009.
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