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Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years — 1988

Photo above, Ricky, right, with Raymond Acevedo, Sergio Gonzalez, Angelo Garcia and Ruben Gomez on the set of the “You Got Potential” video in 1988. Photos by Bolivar Arellano for Menuditis In the late 1990s, my friends and I created a newsletter called Ricky’s Fan Central. The publication was dedicated to fans like us who were noContinue reading “Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years — 1988”

Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years – 1987

The writer and Ricky Martin in Puerto Rico, January 1987. In the late 1990s, my friends and I created a newsletter called Ricky’s Fan Central. The publication was dedicated to fans like us who were no longer teens and interested in the latest news and photos of Ricky Martin. We also added updates on former members ofContinue reading “Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years – 1987”

Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years – 1986

As the beginning of 1986 rolled around, Little Ricky was getting taller, and the Menudo world got a little off balance when Roy Rossello left the group unexpectedly.

Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years — 1985

As 1985 began, the world was about to discover what Menuditis was all about — something devoted fans in Latin America and the United States already comprehended. As the group members of Menudo prepared themselves to spread Menudmania all over the world, Ricky, who had only been in the group for a few months, quickly became a popular member along with Ray Reyes, Roy Rosello, Robby Rosa (Draco Rosa) and Charlie Rivera (Masso).

Ricky Martin’s Menudo Years — 1984

As a child modeling in commercials in Puerto Rico, Enrique Martin Morales was no stranger to show business. However, he had a dream — to be a member of the Puerto Rican pop group Menudo.

Trilogy Tour Thoughts

Driving from work to the grocery store the other day, I was listening to Ricky Martin’s “Asignatura Pendiente.” The song, written by Ricardo Arjona, who also sang his own version of it, is among my favorites. As I drove into the parking lot of the grocery store, I was only halfway through the song, soContinue reading “Trilogy Tour Thoughts”