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Edgardo Díaz
Edgardo Díaz
Born	1947 (age 77–78); Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama
Nationality	Panamanian-Puerto Rican
Known for	Menudo

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Edgardo Díaz Meléndez (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican music producer and songwriter. He is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo.^[1]

Early life

Díaz was born in Panama City, Panama to Puerto Rican parents "Nacho" Diaz and his wife "Panchi", Díaz grew up in Miami, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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, Mari Blanca, (now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the La Pandilla members grew up, he moved back to Puerto Rico, and created Menudo. Díaz managed Menudo from 1977 to the group's era as MDO.^[2]

At the time he started to manage Menudo, Diaz was also the director of a young-adult oriented band named "Aquamarina".^[3]

In 2004, Díaz signed Daniela Lujan to manage the Mexican singer and actress' career.^{[citation needed]}

Personal

Diaz was once romantically linked to the Puerto Rican actress and singer Millie Aviles.^[4]

Allegations

In 1991, Diaz was accused by an ex-member of Menudo of sexual abuse on a May 1991 Univisión Television Program "Cristina Show". He denied the allegations. Diaz has been the recipient of several sexual crime allegations by former Menudo members, including Ralphy Rodriguez and Roy Rossello, who accused him of sexual abuse during a Brazilian reality show on 21 October 2014.^[5]^[6]

On 20 November 2014, Rene Farrait, another former Menudo member, told the Telemundo show Suelta La Sopa: "Unfortunately, there are many people in the communications world that really know what happened (at Menudo) and are playing stupid", when asked about abuse allegations by Diaz. He did not, however, mention anything about sexual abuse against him or his Menudo bandmates. "He (Diaz) knows perfectly what happened there", Farrait told the show.^[7]

Former Los Chamos member Gabriel Fernandez, who was allegedly accepted into Menudo once, made similar allegations in 2021.^[8]

As of May 2nd 2023, Díaz was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over allegations that he sexually assaulted a former teenage member of the group in the 1980s. It is the first known criminal investigation surrounding Menudo and its creator by law enforcement.^[9]

In popular culture

Díaz was played by Braulio Castillo Jr. and by Yamil Urena in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, "Subete A Mi Moto".^[10]

In the sixth episode of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Diaz was portrayed by Hugo Medina.^[11]

References

^ Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa (16 August 1999). "Menudo's bad boy Ricky Martin sings what fellow alum Robi Rosa writes". Sun Sentinel. p. 3D. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
^ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. November 1998. p. 130. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "Primera Presentacion de Menudo y Aquamarina – Show de Tommy (1977)" – via YouTube.
^ ""Estoy muy bien", asegura Braulio Castillo | Escenario | elvocero.com".
^ Simon, Yara (22 October 2014). "Roy Rosello Alleges Former Menudo Manager Abused Him, Had Ricky Martin Dress As Woman". Latin Post. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Edgardo Díaz responde a ex Menudo Roy Roselló por tildarlo de abusador". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 18 September 2014.
^ "Noticias Santa Bárbara | Ex Menudo René Farrait repite: Sí hubo abuso » Noticias Santa Bárbara" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "Ex Menudo Gabriel Fernández narró una extraña petición de Edgardo Díaz: "estaba necesitado de cariño"".
^ Hernandez, Salvador (3 May 2023). "Ex-Menudo star accuses boy band founder of sexual assault. Now the LAPD is investigating". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "¿Quiénes son los integrantes de Menudo y reparto de Súbete A Mi Moto?". tvynovelas.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
^ McMullen, Chris (25 September 2024). "All Major Actors & Cast List for Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

[1] Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa (16 August 1999). "Menudo's bad boy Ricky Martin sings what fellow alum Robi Rosa writes". Sun Sentinel. p. 3D. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[Vibe_p._130-2] Vibe. Vibe Media Group. November 1998. p. 130. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

[3] "Primera Presentacion de Menudo y Aquamarina – Show de Tommy (1977)" – via YouTube.

[4] ""Estoy muy bien", asegura Braulio Castillo | Escenario | elvocero.com".

[5] Simon, Yara (22 October 2014). "Roy Rosello Alleges Former Menudo Manager Abused Him, Had Ricky Martin Dress As Woman". Latin Post. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[6] "Edgardo Díaz responde a ex Menudo Roy Roselló por tildarlo de abusador". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 18 September 2014.

[7] "Noticias Santa Bárbara | Ex Menudo René Farrait repite: Sí hubo abuso » Noticias Santa Bárbara" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[8] "Ex Menudo Gabriel Fernández narró una extraña petición de Edgardo Díaz: "estaba necesitado de cariño"".

[9] Hernandez, Salvador (3 May 2023). "Ex-Menudo star accuses boy band founder of sexual assault. Now the LAPD is investigating". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[10] "¿Quiénes son los integrantes de Menudo y reparto de Súbete A Mi Moto?". tvynovelas.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.

[11] McMullen, Chris (25 September 2024). "All Major Actors & Cast List for Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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-'''Edgardo Díaz Melendez''' (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican music producer. He is the creator of the "boy band" [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Menudo's bad boy Ricky Martin sings what fellow alum Robi Rosa writes|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/43946308.html?dids=43946308:43946308&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+16,+1999&author=ALISA+VALDES-RODRIGUEZ+Los+Angeles+Times&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MENUDO'S+BAD+BOY+RICKY+MARTIN+SINGS+WHAT+FELLOW+ALUM+ROBI+ROSA+WRITES.&pqatl=google|access-date=11 January 2011|newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]]|date=16 August 1999|first=Alisa|last=Valdes-Rodriguez|page=3D|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310190504/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/doc/388238426.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Aug%2016%2C%201999&author=ALISA%20VALDES-RODRIGUEZ%20Los%20Angeles%20Times&pub=South%20Florida%20Sun%20-%20Sentinel&edition=&startpage=&desc=MENUDO%27S%20BAD%20BOY%20RICKY%20MARTIN%20SINGS%20WHAT%20FELLOW%20ALUM%20ROBI%20ROSA%20WRITES.|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+'''Edgardo Díaz Meléndez''' (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican music producer and songwriter. He is the creator of the "boy band" [[Menudo (group)|Menudo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Menudo's bad boy Ricky Martin sings what fellow alum Robi Rosa writes|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/43946308.html?dids=43946308:43946308&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+16,+1999&author=ALISA+VALDES-RODRIGUEZ+Los+Angeles+Times&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MENUDO'S+BAD+BOY+RICKY+MARTIN+SINGS+WHAT+FELLOW+ALUM+ROBI+ROSA+WRITES.&pqatl=google|access-date=11 January 2011|newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]]|date=16 August 1999|first=Alisa|last=Valdes-Rodriguez|page=3D|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310190504/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/doc/388238426.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Aug%2016%2C%201999&author=ALISA%20VALDES-RODRIGUEZ%20Los%20Angeles%20Times&pub=South%20Florida%20Sun%20-%20Sentinel&edition=&startpage=&desc=MENUDO%27S%20BAD%20BOY%20RICKY%20MARTIN%20SINGS%20WHAT%20FELLOW%20ALUM%20ROBI%20ROSA%20WRITES.|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Early life ==
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 == Career ==
-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, Mari Blanca, (now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the ''La Pandilla'' members grew up, he moved back to the [[United States]], and created Menudo. Díaz managed Menudo from 1977 to the group's era as [[MDO (band)|MDO]]''.<ref name="Vibe p. 130">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jisEAAAAMBAJ |title=Vibe |date=November 1998 |publisher=Vibe Media Group |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jisEAAAAMBAJ/page/n135 130] |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>''
+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, Mari Blanca, (now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the ''La Pandilla'' members grew up, he moved back to [[Puerto Rico]], and created Menudo. Díaz managed Menudo from 1977 to the group's era as [[MDO (band)|MDO]]''.<ref name="Vibe p. 130">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jisEAAAAMBAJ |title=Vibe |date=November 1998 |publisher=Vibe Media Group |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jisEAAAAMBAJ/page/n135 130] |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>''
-At the time he started to manage Menudo, Diaz was also the director of a young-adult oriented band named "Aquamarina".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCeYaCiBR0&t=4s|title=Primera Presentacion de Menudo y Aquamarina - Show de Tommy (1977)|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
+At the time he started to manage Menudo, Diaz was also the director of a young-adult oriented band named "Aquamarina".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCeYaCiBR0&t=4s|title=Primera Presentacion de Menudo y Aquamarina – Show de Tommy (1977)|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
 In 2004, Díaz signed [[Daniela Lujan]] to manage the [[Mexico|Mexican]] singer and actress' career.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
 == Personal ==
 Diaz was once romantically linked to the Puerto Rican actress and singer [[Millie Aviles]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/estoy-muy-bien-asegura-braulio-castillo/article_8dc83e60-125c-11eb-a45f-7ba816202792.html| title = "Estoy muy bien", asegura Braulio Castillo {{!}} Escenario {{!}} elvocero.com}}</ref>
 == Allegations ==
-In 1991, Diaz was accused by an ex-member of Menudo of sexual abuse on a May 1991 [[Univisión]] Television Program "[[Cristina Show]]". He denied the allegations. Diaz has been the recipient of several sexual crime allegations by former Menudo members, including [[Ralphy Rodriguez]] and [[Roy Rossello]], who accused him of sexual abuse during a Brazilian reality show on 21 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/24208/20141022/roy-rosello-alleges-former-menudo-manager-abused-him-had-ricky-martin-dress-as-woman.htm | title=Roy Rosello Alleges Former Menudo Manager Abused Him, Had Ricky Martin Dress As Woman | first=Yara | last=Simon | work=Latin Post | date=22 October 2014 | access-date=26 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/edgardodiazrespondeaexmenudoroyroselloportildarlodeabusador-1036151/|title=Edgardo Díaz responde a ex Menudo Roy Roselló por tildarlo de abusador|date=18 September 2014|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref>
+In 1991, Diaz was accused by an ex-member of Menudo of sexual abuse on a May 1991 [[Univisión]] Television Program "[[Cristina Show]]". He denied the allegations. Diaz has been the recipient of several sexual crime allegations by former Menudo members, including [[Ralphy Rodriguez]] and [[Roy Rossello]], who accused him of sexual abuse during [[A Fazenda 7|a Brazilian reality show]] on 21 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/24208/20141022/roy-rosello-alleges-former-menudo-manager-abused-him-had-ricky-martin-dress-as-woman.htm | title=Roy Rosello Alleges Former Menudo Manager Abused Him, Had Ricky Martin Dress As Woman | first=Yara | last=Simon | work=Latin Post | date=22 October 2014 | access-date=26 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/edgardodiazrespondeaexmenudoroyroselloportildarlodeabusador-1036151/|title=Edgardo Díaz responde a ex Menudo Roy Roselló por tildarlo de abusador|date=18 September 2014|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref>
-On 20 November 2014, [[Rene Farrait]], another former Menudo member, told the [[Telemundo]] show [[List of programs broadcast by Telemundo#Talk/reality shows 2|Suelta La Sopa]]: "Unfortunately, there are many people in the communications world that really know what happened (at Menudo) and are playing stupid", when asked about abuse allegations by Diaz. He did not, however, mention anything about sexual abuse against him or his Menudo bandmates. "He (Diaz) knows perfectly what happened there", Farrait told the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |title=Noticias Santa Bárbara &#124; Ex Menudo René Farrait repite: Sí hubo abuso » Noticias Santa Bárbara |access-date=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033813/http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |df=dmy-all|language=es}}</ref>
+On 20 November 2014, [[Rene Farrait]], another former Menudo member, told the [[Telemundo]] show [[List of programs broadcast by Telemundo#Talk/reality shows 2|Suelta La Sopa]]: "Unfortunately, there are many people in the communications world that really know what happened (at Menudo) and are playing stupid", when asked about abuse allegations by Diaz. He did not, however, mention anything about sexual abuse against him or his Menudo bandmates. "He (Diaz) knows perfectly what happened there", Farrait told the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |title=Noticias Santa Bárbara &#124; Ex Menudo René Farrait repite: Sí hubo abuso » Noticias Santa Bárbara |access-date=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033813/http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |archive-date=29 November 2014|language=es}}</ref>
 Former [[Los Chamos]] member [[Gabriel Fernández (singer)|Gabriel Fernandez]], who was allegedly accepted into Menudo once, made similar allegations in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/07/22/ex-menudo-gabriel-fernandez-narro-una-extrana-peticion-de-edgardo-diaz-estaba-necesitado-de-carino/ | title=Ex Menudo Gabriel Fernández narró una extraña petición de Edgardo Díaz: "estaba necesitado de cariño" }}</ref>
+As of May 2nd 2023, Díaz was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over allegations that he sexually assaulted a former teenage member of the group in the 1980s.  It is the first known criminal investigation surrounding Menudo and its creator by law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Salvador |title=Ex-Menudo star accuses boy band founder of sexual assault. Now the LAPD is investigating |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-02/menudo-sexual-assault-allegations-against-founder-edgardo-diaz-los-angeles-police-investigation-teen-band-member-roy-rossello |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 May 2023}}</ref>
 == In popular culture ==
-Diaz is played by [[Braulio Castillo, hijo]] and by Yamil Urena in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, "[[Súbete a mi moto (2020 TV series)|Subete A Mi Moto]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/television/menudo-integrantes-subete-a-mi-moto-reparto-serie-amazon-prime-video/ |title=¿Quiénes son los integrantes de Menudo y reparto de Súbete A Mi Moto? |website=www.tvynovelas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021002610/https://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/television/menudo-integrantes-subete-a-mi-moto-reparto-serie-amazon-prime-video/ |archive-date=2020-10-21}} </ref>
+Díaz was played by [[Braulio Castillo Jr.]] and by Yamil Urena in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, "[[Súbete a mi moto (2020 TV series)|Subete A Mi Moto]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/television/menudo-integrantes-subete-a-mi-moto-reparto-serie-amazon-prime-video/ |title=¿Quiénes son los integrantes de Menudo y reparto de Súbete A Mi Moto? |website=tvynovelas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021002610/https://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/television/menudo-integrantes-subete-a-mi-moto-reparto-serie-amazon-prime-video/ |archive-date=2020-10-21}}</ref>
+In the sixth episode of [[Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story|''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'']], Diaz was portrayed by Hugo Medina.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMullen |first=Chris |date=2024-09-25 |title=All Major Actors & Cast List for Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/all-major-actors-cast-list-for-netflixs-monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004035044/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/all-major-actors-cast-list-for-netflixs-monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story/ |archive-date=2024-10-04 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[[List of Americans]]
 *[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
-*[[Lou Pearlman]]
+*[[Tam Paton]]
 ==References==

v t e Menudo
Ricky Meléndez René Farrait Johnny Lozada Miguel Cancel Xavier Serbiá Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry Carlos Meléndez Óscar Meléndez Charlie Masso Ray Reyes Roy Rosselló Draco Rosa Ricky Martin Raymond Acevedo Sergio Gonzalez Ralphy Rodríguez Rubén Gómez Angelo Garcia Robert Avellanet Rawy Torres César Abreu Adrián Olivares Edward Aguilera Jonathan Montenegro Ashley Ruiz Alexis Grullón Andy Blázquez Abel Talamántez Ricky López Anthony Galindo Didier Hernández Chris Moy Carlito Olivero Jose Bordonada Jose (Monti) Montañez Emmanuel Vélez Pagán
Studio albums	Los Fantasmas (1977) Laura (1978) Chiquitita (1979) Felicidades! (1979) Más, Mucho Más (1980) Fuego (1980) Xanadu (1981) Quiero Ser (1981) Por Amor (1982) Feliz Navidad (1983) A Todo Rock (1983) Reaching Out (1984) Mania (1984) Evolución (1984) Menudo (1985) Ayer Y Hoy (1985) Viva! Bravo! (1986) Refrescante (1986) Can't Get Enough (1986) Somos Los Hijos del Rock (1987) In Action (1987) Sons of Rock (1988) Sombras & Figuras (1988) Los Últimos Héroes (1989) Menudo: Edicion Brasil (1990) No Me Corten El Pelo (1990) Detras de tu Mirada (1991) 15 Años (1992) Vem Pra Mim (1993) Imagínate (1994) Tiempo de Amar (1996)
Live albums	El Reencuentro: 15 Años Después (1998)
Compilations	Adios Miguel (1983) La Historia (2007)
Singles	"Claridad" (1981) "Subete a Mi Moto" (1981) "Dame Un Beso" (1982) "Hold Me" (1985) "A Little TLC" (1988) "Lost/Perdido Sin Ti" (2008)
Films	Menudo: La Película (1981) Una aventura llamada Menudo (1982)
Related articles	Edgardo Díaz El Reencuentro MDO La Pandilla Mario Lopez Joselo Vega Proyecto M