- Edgardo Díaz
Edgardo Díaz born (c. 1960) in
Panama City, Panama , is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo. The son of Puerto Ricans, Díaz grew up inCaguas, Puerto Rico .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 (Mariblanca, now a Veterinarian in her home country), but after the "La Pandilla" members grew up, he moved back toPuerto Rico , and created Menudo. The group went to achieve world wide fame and success.Díaz's formula of signing up new members at the age of 12 and changing them for new members once they reached 16, was the secret to Menudo's success, but it also proved troublesome, as sometimes, whenever an individual would leave the group, the millions of fans that individual might have made with Menudo, would leave too.
Edgardo Díaz has stayed on top of the group from 1977 until now, from "Menudo" to the current "M.D.O." among other things.
His dream of creating a famous teen band was inspired by
The Jackson 5 .In 2004, Díaz signed
Daniela Lujan to manage the Mexican singer and actress' career.ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans
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