Francisco Xavier Serbiá Queipo (born July 24, 1968, in San Juan,

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) is a financial commentator,

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, and

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of ''CNN Dinero'' at

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. Serbiá is also a former member of the boy band Menudo. Serbiá also hosted a Spanish version of the game show ''

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'', named ''Control Remoto'', for three months on Puerto Rican television's

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during 1989. Mr. Serbiá has a master's degree in

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from

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and an

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in Finance from Keller Graduate School of Management. As an actor, Serbia acted in a sitcom named ''La Pensión de Doña Tere'' as well as on the teen musical comedy films '' Menudo: La Pelicula'' and ''

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'', the two latter in which he shared credits with his fellow Menudo band members.

Personal

Serbiá's first wife died. He is now married to an Argentine named Fabiana Uballes. He has one son.

In pop culture

Serbia is played by Samu Jove in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, '' Subete A Mi Moto''.

Books

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Discography

With Menudo

* ''Es Navidad'' (1980) * '' Fuego'' (1981) * '' Xanadu'' (1981) * '' Quiero Ser'' (1981) * '' Por Amor'' (1982) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Feliz Navidad'' (1982)

With Proyecto M

* ''Proyecto M'' (1987)

As a solo artist (as Xavier)

* ''Sere'' (1991) * ''Para Siempre'' (1992)

References

External links

Official Twitter account
1968 births Living people American commentators Puerto Rican columnists American television journalists Menudo (band) members 20th-century Puerto Rican male singers People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican journalists Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni 20th-century American journalists American male journalists People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-bio-stub