Hispanic Television Update Jul 18, 2008
Much has changed in the Spanish-language TV landscape since the early 1980s, when Luca Bentivoglio, working at WJNU in New Jersey, helped launch a relatively unknown Puerto Rican band named Menudo. Today, as vice president of programming for LATV, Bentivoglio is still scouting talent to put on TV, but this time for a network targeting the elusive, English-dominant Hispanic youth. (Multichannel News)
5Th Annual "Premios Juventud" Awards Show on Univision Rocks and "Saves the Planet" Jul 18, 2008
RBD, Enrique Iglesias, Thalia, Pedro Fernandez, Tito El Bambino, Olga Tanon, Gloria Trevi, Tucanes de Tijuana, Akwid, Aventura, Alacranes Musical, Menudo, Belanova, Fonseca, Ivy Queen, Angel y Khriz, Luis Fonsi, Flex, and Wisin y Yandel Among Latin Music's Biggest Stars to Make Youth Awards Show a Success ... Among the many Hispanic stars arriving to walk down the Premios Juventud purple carpet were: Alacranes Musical, Marlene Favela, Olga Tan, Kate del Castillo, Pedro Fernndez, Ivy... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cinco de Mayo schedule of activities May 2, 2008
Highlight will be Cinco de Mayo Cookoff for 2008 in memory of Armando "Mando" Uranga; cookoffs will consist of menudo, cabrito, pan de squilia and asado. Entertainment at Kokernot Park: 12 - DJ Music; 1 p.m. - Alpine Middle School Folklorico Dancers; 1:45 p.m. - DJ Music; 2 p.m. - Sul Ross Extreme Cheerleaders; 2:30 p.m. - Mariachi-Santa Cruz; 4:30 p.m. - ABC Playschool Dancers; 5-7 p.m. - The Resonators. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
iCarly Star Miranda Cosgrove Signs With Columbia Records as Part of Ongoing Global Partnership Between Nickelodeon and the Sony Music Label Group Apr 19, 2008
Move (Theme from Dance on Sunset) - Menudo 14. I'm Grown - Tiffany Evans featuring Bow Wow DELUXE PACKAGE/FAN PACK - Bonus Tracks: **15. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Free Earth Day concerts in 8 cities Mar 27, 2008
In New York, country singer Ricky Skaggs will perform in Central Park, and the Latin group Menudo will take the stage in Miami with hip-hop group Arrested Development. Los Lonely Boys will be the headline act in Dallas while the Neville Brothers take their funk and R&B act to Denver. (MSNBC -- Music)
Celebs at Earth Day events Mar 27, 2008
In New York, country singer Ricky Skaggs will perform in Central Park, and the Latin group Menudo will take the stage in Miami with hip-hop group Arrested Development. Los Lonely Boys will be the headline act in Dallas while the Neville Brothers take their funk and Rto Denver. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Roots, Marley, Nevilles Set For Green Apple Fest Mar 26, 2008
Derek Trucks Band and Dirty Dozen Brass Band will be featured in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, Menudo and Arrested Development will showcased in Miami's Bicentennial Park, and Los Lonely Boys and Martin Sexton are set to play Fair Park in Dallas. City Park in Denver plays host to the Neville Brothers. (Billboard.com)
Playful, wistful, Sia shines on and on Mar 7, 2008
(See: the Menudo T-shirt, "Xanadu" long-sleeve, and late-'70s/early-'80s runner's tank top that he removed throughout his set. But with a live drummer and bassist augmenting iPod tracks, his sexy/unappealing shtick rose above simple shock value. (Boston Globe)
Rio Mirage Cafe Feb 26, 2008
Menu items focus on specialties such as char-grilled meats served fajita style or in combos, a selection of chimis and overstuffed burros, a few tortilla bowl salads and housemade soups, and a limited breakfast menu, with menudo available on weekends. A half dozen appetizers range from cheese crisps, nachos and Mexican pizza to fresh shrimp cocktail. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
County Lines for January 30, 2008 Jan 30, 2008
New champion in menudo contest. Maya Restaurant in Santa Maria won first place in the people's choice category at the Santa Maria Menudo Festival for the contest's first two years, but a new champion reigned this year ... Garibaldi's Restaurant in Guadalupe swept first place honors in all three categories this year at the Menudo Festival that benefits the Latino Peace Officers Association. (Santa Maria Times)
Restaurants to vie for menudo title Jan 25, 2008
Advertisement The Menudo Festival in Santa Maria to benefit the Latino Peace Officers Association is only in its third year, but organizers are hoping for 1,500 to 2,000 attendees at the festival Sunday ... Menudo is a traditional Mexican stew that contains tripe, spices and other ingredients ... Twelve participating area restaurants will bring menudo to the fairpark for the event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Ruiz said. (Santa Maria Times)
Read on... Dec 13, 2007
Best Hangover Remedy: Menudo soup. Mario Lopez, co-host of 'Extra: Weekend Edition. (Variety)
Celebrating the Virgen de Guadalupe Dec 9, 2007
Menudo, pan dulce, hot chocolate and tamales are traditionally served hot at the close of the 6 a.m. Mass. Teatro Campesino, founded by film director Luis Valdez, performs a holiday play each year inside the mission church. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Christmas Light Expo & Santas Village this weekend at Castro Park Dec 7, 2007
Girl Scout Troop, Douglas Brats Softball, Menudo and Hot Chocolate. Vendors are still welcome as well as musical performers. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Hannah Montanaand idols past Nov 27, 2007
He was a youngster with the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He grew up to play a bartender on the soap opera "General Hospital" and became a heartthrob with his hit "Livin' La Vida Loca." Teenage girls wanted to see him dance to "Shake Your Bon-Bon" and serenade the tune "She's All I Ever Had." Then came his single "She Bangs" in 2000. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Clear skies and warm weather real star of Macy's Thanksgiving Day ... Nov 25, 2007
Atop the Daily News Big Apple float, members of the newly re-formed boy band Menudo made their first live appearance. "It's such an amazing feeling. We've seen this on TV all our lives, and now it's our turn," band member Emmanuel Velez, 16, told The News. (New York Daily News)
Critic's corner Nov 22, 2007
Performers will include Ashley Tisdale, Dolly Parton, Good Charlotte, Jordin Sparks, Kay Hanley, Menudo, Michael Feinstein, Sarah Brightman, and Wynonna Judd. National Dog Show noon, Channel 7Cuteness pie, topped with a dollop of love. (Boston Globe)
World on a plate Nov 13, 2007
It is a haven for those homesick for the taste of pork barbecue, tortong talong (eggplant dipped in egg and fried), milkfish, menudo (pork stew 00004000 with potato and carrots) and young jackfruit with coconut cream. You can eat in or buy everything you need to cook a Filipino meal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A teen Latin pop starNorth Bergen resident featured on MTV's 'Making Menudo' Nov 4, 2007
The Hudson Reporter - A teen Latin pop starNorth Bergen resident featured on MTV's 'Making Menudo ... North Bergen resident featured on MTV's 'Making Menudo ... MENUDO MANIA North Bergen resident and Union City native Henry Escalante is one of the 15 finalists competing on the MTV show, Making Menudo, where professional producers are putting together a new version of the popular Latin boy band. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Photo Gallery Nov 4, 2007
MENUDO MANIA North Bergen resident and Union City native Henry Escalante is one of the 15 finalists competing on the MTV show, Making Menudo, where professional producers are putting together a new version of the popular Latin boy band. When Menudo was well on its way to becoming the first truly big-name group among the pop boy bands of the 1980s, Henry Escalante wasn't even thought of ... But back then, Escalante's mother, Jacqueline Cubillos, was a huge fan of Menudo when she was growing... (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Nielsens: Red Sox help Fox hit a homer Oct 31, 2007
The premiere of MTV's Making Menudo fizzled with 543,000 viewers Thursday, following a stronger season-opener of Run's House (1. 6 million). (USA Today -- Life)
Local to live La Vida Menudo! Oct 26, 2007
Leslie Gray Streeter: Tonight on MTV: Wellington kid to live La Vida Menudo ... Tonight on MTV: Wellington kid to live La Vida Menudo ... With all the reality television and 80's nostalgia going on, it was only a matter of time that somebody got around to remaking Menudo, the famed Puerto Rican boy band whose members included Ricky Martin, Robby Rosa and Raymond Acevedo (who has local ties, as his web mistress/graphic designer Erin Starks lives in Jupiter). (The Palm Beach Post)
More of this story Oct 18, 2007
The Grammy-winning singer, who got his start in the 1980s with boy band Menudo, has sold more than 60 million albums as a solo artist. From wire reports. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Ricky gets his star Oct 17, 2007
Hundreds of fans waving Puerto Rican flags and screaming "Ricky!" flocked to the ceremony for Puerto Rico's native son, who got his start in the 1980s with the Hispanic boy band Menudo. Since then his swivelling hips and chart-topping hits have made him a pop music juggernaut throughout the world, and fans could not stop screaming his name as his star was unveiled. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Britney Spears pulled over for speeding Oct 17, 2007
Ricky Martin, who went from being a member of the boy band Menudo to being one of the world's best-selling solo artists, celebrates during an unveiling ceremony honoring him with the 2,351st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on October 16, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) Singer Ricky Martin receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (Yahoo News -- Britney Spears)
Fans shriek as Ricky Martin gets his star Oct 17, 2007
The Grammy-winning singer, who got his start in the 1980s with boy band Menudo, has sold more than 60 million albums as a solo artist. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and actress Rita Moreno were also among those who attended the ceremony. (MSNBC -- News)
Four over 40 on their favorite weekends Aug 23, 2007
I love to start my Saturday with a bowl of menudo at Hecho en Mexico, one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. I follow that with a walk. (Los Angeles Times)
Religion Briefs Jul 21, 2007
The church will hold a fundraiser breakfast 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. July 29 at the church, 351 E. Kearney Blvd.Cost is $4 for a pancake breakfast with eggs and sausage, or $5 for a menudo breakfast with tortillas. Both come with juice and coffee. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Saugatuck side dish: A taste of Fennville Jul 8, 2007
For years, in-the-know residents have entered the squat, bright-yellow building on Main Street and squeezed past its claustrophobic aisles to reach the modest cafe in back for delicious and authentic versions of carne asada, pork tacos and more, at bargain prices and generous portions (I once ordered menudo, the acquired-taste Mexican tripe soup, and the bowl I was served could have doubled as a birdbath). For others, Su Casa was easy to ignore. (Chicago Tribune)
Obituaries in the News Jun 20, 2007
He reached the height of his fame in the 1980s with his hit song ``El Toro Guapo'' (The Handsome Bull) and for a television series he acted in called ``Menudo es mi Padre'' (Some Father I Have). He came back into the spotlight in recent years when film director Santiago Segura used one of his songs in his 1998 film ``Torrente-The Dumb Arm of the Law,'' with both the song and the movie becoming immensely popular. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Spanish singer El Fary dies of cancer at 69 Jun 19, 2007
He reached the height of his fame in the 1980s with his hit song "El Toro Guapo'' (The Handsome Bull) and for a television series he acted in called "Menudo es mi Padre'' (Some Father I Have). He came back into the spotlight in recent years when film director Santiago Segura used one of his songs in his 1998 film "Torrente-The Dumb Arm of the Law,'' with both the song and the movie becoming immensely popular. A wake for El Fary was to be held in Madrid. It was not immediately known if he had any... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
RICH WITH CENTURY-OLD SCANDINAVIAN HISTORY, A MILL TOWN REINVENTS ITSELF AS A TRENDY NEIGHBORHOOD Jun 17, 2007
Seor Moose 5242 Leary Ave. NW 206-784-5568 Try the menudo (an occasional special) or almendrado (chicken thighs in almond mole) or esquites (hominy with epazote and cream). Entrees from around $10. (Boston Globe)
Puerto Rican Day Parade Arrives In NYC Jun 10, 2007
It's the first time he's attended the parade since his days in the teen band Menudo. He will be joined by celebrities, politicians and beauty queens for the 50th anniversary parade that began in the early 1950s. (CBS 2, NY)
MTV reorganizes executive lineup May 31, 2007
Structure remains complicated, however, as DiSanto is overseeing many of its development projects but Curren has retained oversight of several shows, including the net's reality project with Menudo. Related Articles. (Variety)
Never forgotten -- Families of the fallen know the real meaning of Memorial Day May 27, 2007
"I know I'll see him on the other side," she said, "but I just wish I could see him one more time, or get that phone call, and he says, 'Hey, Nana, what's up?' Or when I used to make him my menudo ... ". She said she still writes notes on a Web page set up for the 26-year-old Acosta, who died Nov. 11, 2003. (North County Times)
'Transformers,' 'Die Hard' Sparking A Totally Rad '80s Revival May 18, 2007
"Knocked Up" (June 1) and "Superbad" (August 17) continue the recent resurgence of hard-R comedies (read: boobies and F-bombs) declared dead following such early '80s classics as "Porky's," "Zapped!" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." "Fanboys" (August 17) features Billy Dee Williams, William Shatner and Carrie Fisher while telling the story of teenage kids breaking into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and doing a striptease to a Menudo song (see ). Eighties staples like Kevin Costner ("Mr.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Semi-Finalists for the New Menudo to be Revealed! May 8, 2007
Semi-Finalists for the New Menudo to be Revealed ... Semi-Finalists for the New Menudo to be Revealed ... MTV Tr3s Follows Nationwide Casting Journey in "Road to Menudo". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
No. 12 takes fifth run at diabetes May 3, 2007
A former member of the Latin boy band Menudo , the "Livin' La Vida Loca" star is currently on a national tour. Housewife' Cross vows no more pregnancies Being a mom to twin girls is the best experience of "Desperate Housewives" star Marcia Cross's life. (Boston Globe)
Rodeo Queen fundraising in full swing May 3, 2007
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Menudo hopefuls give it their best in New York auditions Apr 30, 2007
NEW YORK Dozens of teenage boys have turned out to audition for a shot at being a part of the revamped boy band Menudo ... Menudo was one of the most popular boy bands of the 1980's and '90's. (KOLD.com, AZ)
MTV shuffles executive deck Apr 29, 2007
The exec will oversee three production projects in which she is closely involved--"Room 401," biker reality series "The Kentucky Kid" and a Menudo competition series--while also overseeing select development projects. But she will cede the bulk of her programming duties to the Gotham-based Tony DiSanto, her number two and currently exec veep of series development and animation and programming chief for MTV 2. (Variety)
About a Mexican Apr 25, 2007
My last name is Martinez, but I really can t grow facial hair, I don t like menudo, and my Spanish is mediocre at best. Can I still call myself a Mexican. (San Antonio Current, TX)
The Search for the New Menudo Is on; National Casting Comes to New York on April 28th Apr 18, 2007
The search to recreate Menudo, one of the biggest and most successful Latin pop singing group comes to New York on April 28th ... Once selected, Menudo will be part of the Epic Records family ... The partnership between Epic and Menudo kicks off with a first single in July and the group's "debut" album in December 2007. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Philbin: I'll be back April 26 Apr 18, 2007
But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such manner," she told the Press Trust of India news agency."I understand people's sentiments, but I don't want a foreigner to take bad memories from here," PTI quoted her as saying.The spokesman for Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party condemned the kiss."Such a public display is not part of Indian tradition," said Prakash Javadekar, according to PTI.The return of Menudo -- as a reality showMIAMI, Florida (AP)... (CNN -- Showbiz)
The return of Menudo -- as a reality show Apr 17, 2007
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Royal romance ends Apr 16, 2007
Auditions for a Latino 'American Idol' The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, which gave singer Ricky Martin his start, is coming back as part of an "American Idol"-style reality show ... Seven boys from auditions being held around the country will be picked to film the series "The Road to Menudo," airing next month on MTV Tr3s, MTV's bilingual Latin-American channel. (Boston Globe)
Boy band Menudo returning for reality series Apr 16, 2007
MIAMI - The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, which gave singer Ricky Martin his start, is coming back as part of an American Idol-style reality show ... Menudo was one of the most popular boy bands of the 1980s and 90s, rotating in new talent every few years when the singers got old or their voices changed ... Seven boys from auditions being held around the country will be picked to film the series The Road to Menudo, airing next month on MTV Tr3s, MTVs bilingual Latin-American... (MSNBC -- News)
TV Show To Follow Rebirth Of Menudo Apr 16, 2007
It's not going to be something that's pigeonholed (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Latino boys audition for all-new Menudo Apr 15, 2007
Talent scouts searching for members of the new Menudo, the famous Puerto Rican boy band born in the 1970s, visited town and came away mighty impressed ... With perfect hair and tight-fitting jeans, they seemed unfazed by the fact that they weren't even born when Menudo mania was sweeping the globe ... Instead, the dozens of teenage boys who showed up at Bayside Marketplace on Saturday were focused on becoming the voice and face of the new Menudo. (The Miami Herald)
McDreamy to get behind the wheel Apr 14, 2007
Wanna be the next Ricky Martin circa Menudo ... The new Menudo will record its debut album on Epic Records in December 2007. (The Miami Herald)
Hyper Con-Zumerism Apr 12, 2007
A combination of modest financial means, a general ignorance of pop culture and a bargain-bin shopping trip overseen by my grandmother led to my showing up for the first day of classes with a shirt that read "Menudo." It means "small" in Spanish. It's also the name of a Puerto Rican boy band with such hits at the time as the theme song to an ABC cartoon called "Rubik, the Amazing Cube." The shirt elicited no menudo amount of laughter from the moment I opened my collarless, Members Only-inspired... (SmartMoney)
Jesse McCartney Apr 12, 2007
Ricky Martin: When he swept La Vida Locainto English-language superstardom, some didn't realize that he was one of the many cute faces of Mexico's revolving-door boy band Menudo. 5. (The Palm Beach Post)
Menudo's recipe isn't changing, just the faces Apr 11, 2007
10, 2007 12:00 AM LOS ANGELES - Guillermo Arriaga was a just a kid in Mexico when he was swept up in one of the biggest pop-music crazes of all time: Menudo mania. Menudo was the boy band, an early 80s Hispanic precursor to groups such as NSync and Backstreet Boys, and served as the farm team for Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, an original member of the teen-pop sensation ... Menudo is being revived by MTV, and the call went out for bilingual Hispanic teens to audition for the new band. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
North County leaders debate immigration reform Apr 9, 2007
" I love theees one senors. Mui bueno senors. Yeah, senors, Pablo he choke on his menudo laffing when i read it to him in espanol. He dont know no english senors. HAHAHAHAHA". Senor Enchilada wrote on April 08, 2007 9:43 AM:"Hey, OK. Now they are waking up and the first step is FINALLY being taken. Legal status for all immigrants whether they have papers or not. We're talking about millions of people in the USA without papers. The ONLY way to deal with it is to legalize them. Besides, we need... (North County Times)
Remembering Ramona Castillo Real; Fiesta Lady had heart of gold Mar 29, 2007
"My mom would sell tacos, burritos, menudo and soda at the pow-wows. She was the best cook. Everybody thinks that (about their mother) but she really was.". Ramona called her booth Ramona's Ramada Inn, but the rest of the world just called her the Fiesta Lady. (North County Times)
Obituaries - 3/28/2007 Mar 28, 2007
She was know at the "Fiesta Lady" for the ramadas she had at North County Indian Reservations, where she sold her famous tacos and menudo ... Mona always had a ramada at Fiesta time held at different North County Indian reservations, where she sold her famous tacos and menudo. (North County Times)
"Idol" Finalist Sanjaya Safe Again! Mar 22, 2007
Like teen idols from David Cassidy to Menudo, Malakar and his wavy locks appeal to the Barbie doll crowd. On Tuesday night's show, a 13-year-old audience member named Ashley Ferl was moved to tears by Malakar's performance in a good way. (CBS News)
People: 'Survivor Hatch says prison is `horrendous' Mar 17, 2007
You could become a soap opera star or a member of the new Menudo. Soapnet's I Wanna Be a Soap Star and MTV's Road to Menudo are coming to South Florida in search of wannabes ... Road to Menudo will pass through Miami's Bayside Marketplace from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Railroad Museum plans 'Foamers Day' Saturday Mar 9, 2007
Bowls of menudo are 4 and tortillas are available. Lunch plates of chicken with mole and side dishes are 7. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Clearvision International, Inc. and Velocity Entertainment, Inc. Close Acquisition for 100% of Velocity Shares Feb 11, 2007
Kent Jacobs -- Has worked with bands such as The Police, The Go-Go's, The Clash, U2, Simple Minds, Megadeth, Love & Rockets, John Cougar Mellencamp, OMD, The Cult, R.E.M. (he helped make them a household name), Frank Zappa, Prince, Menudo (broke all existing merchandising records), The Commodores, Julio Iglesias, Devo, The English Beat, Cheap Trick, and KISS, for whom he helped develop the largest fan base of any group at the time -- The KISS Army. About Clearvision International, Inc.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kennedy film heads to Harvard Feb 6, 2007
The next Menudo to scout local talent. Back in the day, Menudo was a massive, million-selling singing sensation that sold out stadiums ... Now, Epic Records is remaking Menudo, and the label is coming to Boston next month to try out local teens. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Menudo lures record crowd Jan 29, 2007
Nine local restaurants battled Sunday for the title of best menudo -- a traditional Mexican stew and also the remedy for hangovers at the second annual Menudo Festival at the Santa Maria Veterans Memorial Cultural Center ... The high volume of people left several of the competitors' pots empty and ladles dry as they ran out of menudo halfway through the event ... Saira Diaz, whose father owns Carniceria El Matador, said the restaurant's booth ran out of menudo in two hours. (Santa Maria Times)
New Year's traditions step off Jan 1, 2007
"It's part menudo and part pesole. We call it 'mensole,' " says the Rev. Larry Arce, the center's executive director. The blend of two Mexican soup recipes is the work of local architect Robert Marquez. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
