- Johnny Lozada
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name = Johnny Lozada
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birthdate = birth date and age|1967|12|21
location =Caguas, Puerto Rico
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occupation = Actor and Singer
notable role =Johnny Lozada (born on
December 21 1967 in Caguas,Puerto Rico ) is anactor andsinger who is a former member of Menudo, during Menudo's golden years.Lozada became a member of the group in 1980 and was there until early 1984. He was replaced by
Robi Rosa . In between, he participated in the albumQuiero Ser , which became Menudo's top selling album ever, in the record breakingBrazil ian concert that drew 250,000 screaming teens to the stadium, in the bigLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport welcoming of which the group was an object when they arrived back toPuerto Rico after touringMexico in 1981, and the movieUna Aventura Llamada Menudo , where he played the boy who fell in love with one ofGladys Rodriguez 's daughters in the movie.(Actually, they were her nieces, they called her "Tia", Spanish for Aunt.)Lozada was the romantic one of the group, and his hits with the group included the classic "Clara" and "Señora Mia", a song with a 'son talking to his mom' message that he sang to Ms. Rodriguez in one of the movie's scenes.
He also participated in two soap operas with Menudo in
Venezuela .In 1986, Lozada participated in a campaign to encourage youth
abstinence from sex, in which he recorded two duets ("Cuando Estemos Juntos" and "Détente") with Tatiana and music videos for them. This received much publicity in Latin America and even in the United States, where it was the subject of a report byJohn Stossel on20/20 .After he retired from Menudo, Lozada adopted a boy, and he became a member of
Proyecto M together withRene Farrait andRay Reyes . Once that group dissolved, he went into acting.Lozada came back into the scene participating in
Mexican telenovelas , and in 1998, he and former Menudo's Farrait,Miguel Cancel ,Ray Reyes ,Charlie Masso andRicky Melendez got together in Puerto Rico for a concert namedEl Reencuentro . El Reencuentro was so successful that they needed to add two more concerts that weekend and later, they went on tour all overLatin America and theUnited States .Lozada has moved to
Miami and is married with four kids. He played boxer "Johnny Trinidad" in theAmigas y rivales Telenovela withTelevisa .Lozada likes to have contact with his public, and is always accessible for
autographs . He is currently working in Mexico City doing theatre in the comedy: "AL AIRE" withMaria Rebeca , Raquel Garza (Tere la Secretaria), Sharis Cid, Sergio Catalan,Miguel Garza , and Macaria.ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans
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