List of Menudo members
This is a list of Menudo members. Unlike most bands, Edgardo Díaz's Menudo had a long list of members, because the band's members had to leave after turning 16 years old. As the band reached what most consider its golden era, during the early 1980s, it became apparent to Diaz that he would have to keep constantly changing members in order to ensure continuous worldwide success.
Menudo's list of members can be divided into four distinctive eras, and one final, but failed attempt to reccreate the band's former success.
Tick Tock and MDO are not continuations of Menudo, but rather spin-offs.
Past members in bold denote the ones who still perform as solo artists.
Early Years (1977–1979)
- Nefty Sallaberry (1977–1979) [replaced by René Farrait]
- Carlos Meléndez (1977–1980) [replaced by Johnny Lozada]
- Fernando Sallaberry (1977–1980) [replaced by Xavier Serbiá]
- Óscar Meléndez (1977–1981 )[replaced by Miguel Cancel]
- Ricky Meléndez (1977–1984) [replaced by Ricky Martin]
- René Farrait (1979–1982) [replaced by Charlie Masso]
Golden Era (1980–1986)
- Johnny Lozada (1980–1984) [replaced by Robi Rosa]
- Xavier Serbiá (1980–1983) [replaced by Ray Reyes]
- Miguel Cancel (1981–1983) [replaced by Roy Rosselló]
- Charlie Massó (1982–1987) [replaced by Ralphy Rodríguez]
- Ray Reyes (1983–1985) [replaced by Raymond Acevedo]
- Roy Rosselló (1983–1986) [replaced by Sergio Blass]
- Robi Rosa (1984–1987) [replaced by Rubén Gómez]
- Ricky Martin (1984–1989) [replaced by Rawy Torres]
- Raymond Acevedo (1985–1988) [replaced by Robert Avellanet]
Rock Era (1987–1991)
- Sergio Blass (1986–1990) [replaced by Edward Aguilera]
- Ralphy Rodríguez (1987–1988) [replaced by Angelo García]
- Rubén Gómez (1987–1990) [replaced by Jonathan Montenegro]
- Angelo García (1988–1990) [replaced by César Abreu]
- Robert Avellanet (1988–1991) [replaced by Alexis Grullón]
- Rawy Torres (1989–1991) [replaced by Ashley Ruiz]
- César Abreu (1990) [replaced by Adrián Olivares]
- Adrián Olivares (1990–1993) [first Mexican Menudo member] (replaced by Ricky López)
Last Era (1991–1997)
- Edward Aguilera (1991) (replaced by Andy Blázquez)
- Jonathan Montenegro (1991) [first and only Venezuelan Menudo member] (replaced by Abel Talamántez)
- Alexis Grullón (1991–2002) [first Menudo member of Dominican descent] (last member before disbandment)
- Ashley Ruiz (1991–1995) [first Menudo member of Cuban descent] (replaced by Didier Hernández)
- Andy Blázquez (1991–1997) [replaced by Daniel René Weider]
- Abel Talamántez (1991–2002) (first Menudo member of Native American descent)
- Ricky López (1993–1995) [member until disbandment]
- Anthony Galindo (1995–2000) [member until disbandment]]
- Didier Hernández (1995-2001) [member until disbandment]
- Daniel René Weider (1997-1998) [last new member before disbandment]
The New Menudo (2007–2009)
- Carlos Emmanuel Olivero
- José "Monti" Antonio Montañez
- Emmanuel Jose Vélez Pagán
- Christopher Nelson Moy
- José Bordonada Collazo