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Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' (English: ''An Adventure Called Menudo'') is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo (band), Menudo and Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. Synopsis In ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'', Menudo members are supposed to fly to Ponce, Puerto Rico for a concert. However, having before arrived at concert sites by way of airplane, helicopter, and fire truck, and deciding during a meeting that arriving by motorcycle would be too dangerous due to wild crowds, band member Ricky Meléndez then hires the services of a hot air balloon company, and during their balloon flight to the concert site, they have trouble and crash-land on a beach near a mansion. Rodríguez's character, a big fan of Menudo who feels old and put aside by her young, hip nieces, lives in that mansion, along with her girls. Looking for help, the Menudo guys arrive at the house, where ...
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Orestes Trucco
In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; ) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also known by the patronymic Agamemnonides (), meaning "son of Agamemnon." He is the subject of several Ancient Greek theatre, Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness, revenge, and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older works. In particular Orestes plays a main role in Aeschylus' ''Oresteia.'' Etymology The Greek name Ὀρέστης, having become "Orestēs" in Latin and its descendants, is derived from Greek ὄρος (óros, "mountain") and ἵστημι (hístēmi, "to stand"), and so can be thought to have the meaning "stands on a mountain". Greek literature Homer In the Homeric telling of the story, Orestes is a member of the Atreus#The_House_of_Atreus, doomed house of Atreus, which is descended from Tantalus and Niobe. He is absent from Mycenae when his father, Agamemnon, returns from the ...
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Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce ( , , ) is a city and a Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692Some publications/reporters have erroneously stated Ponce's date of founding as December 12, 1692 (see, for example, Jose Fernandez-Colon, The Associated Press, at "Noticias Online" on January 24, 2009, a''Noticias Puerto Rico.''Accessed 23 March 2019.) Another incorrect date sometimes found is September 12, 1692 (See, for example, Jorge L. Perez (El Nuevo Dia) and Jorge Figueroa (Ponce Municipal Historian), a''Historic Buildings and Structures in Ponce, Puerto Rico.'' at the text accompanying Drawing #20, titled "Tumba de los Bomberos". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. 2019. Accessed 4 February 2019. See als''Mapa de Municipios y Barrios: Ponce, Memoria Numero 27.'' Gobierno del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planifi ...
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Edgardo Díaz
Edgardo Díaz Meléndez (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican music producer and songwriter. He is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo. 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. 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''.'' At the time he started to manage Menudo, Diaz was also the director of a young-adult oriented band named "Aquamarina". In 2004, Díaz signed Daniela Lujan to manage the Mexican singer and actress' career. Personal Diaz was once romantically linked to the Puerto Rican actress and singer Millie Aviles. Diaz lived for two years in Ecu ...
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The Robesonian
''The Robesonian'' is a newspaper published in Lumberton, North Carolina, Tuesday through Friday afternoon and Saturday and Sunday morning. The ''Robesonian'' traces its heritage back to 1870, when it was established by W.S. McDiamid, a Baptist preacher. ''The Robesonian'' was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland Publications, Ohio Community Media, the former Freedom papers it had acquired, and Impressions Media into a new company, Civitas Media. Civitas Media sold its properties in the Carolinas to Champion Media in 2017. Notable events The newspaper attracted national attention when on February 1, 1988, when two Native Americans entered the newspaper's offices armed and took 20 hostages. The stand-off lasted ten hours; Timothy Jacobs and Eddie Hatcher hoped to attract attention to the plight of American Indians, and later, after their arrest, had a local civil rights attorney deliver a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev i ...
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Nielsen Business Media, Inc
Nielsen Holdings plc (or Nielsen) is an American media audience measurement firm. Nielsen operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide. For most of its history, the company was known for its two subsidiaries, Nielsen Media Research, which was responsible for TV ratings, and AC Nielsen, which was responsible for consumer shopping trends and box-office data. Nielsen Media Research later evolved into Global Media division and the AC Nielsen later evolved into Global Connect division. The company later decided to retain its Global Media division and divested the Global Connect division ( NielsenIQ, the former AC Nielsen) to private equity firm Advent International in March 2021. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and used to be a component of the S&P 500. History Formation Nielsen was founded in 1923 by Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr., who invented an approach to measuring competitive sales results that made the concept of " marke ...
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Fuego (Menudo Album)
''Fuego'' (previously released as ''Menudo''), is the seventh studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1981 by the Padosa record label. The first release was titled ''Menudo'' features brothers Oscar and Ricky Meléndez, along with René Farrait, Johnny Lozada and Xavier Serbiá. This is the second album that this line-up recorded together. This was the last album Oscar would appear on, as he reached the group's age limit of 15 in early 1981, and was replaced by Miguel Cancel. The second release was titled ''Fuego'' and had a new cover with Cancel on it. To promote the album, the group made appearances on television programs, such as '' Siempre en Domingo'' in Mexico with Raúl Velasco, as well as their own program on Channel 52 in California. In Venezuela, they received the "Meridiano de Oro" award for being the most popular singers on Channel 81. A tour was held, covering countries such as the United States (Washington, Los Angeles), Mexico, Colombia, ...
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Quiero Ser
''Quiero Ser'' (also titled ''Rock Chiquillo'' in Puerto Rico) is the ninth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1981 by Padosa Records. The lineup at the time included members Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel. With this new album, the group traveled to Latin American countries where they were still unknown, such as Guatemala and Colombia. Background The song "Súbete a mi Moto" (also known as "Sube a mi Motora" in Puerto Rico) became one of the most popular tracks on the album, considered by fans as the band's signature song. According to some media outlets, the song speaks of experiencing freedom. The track generated controversy in Puerto Rico because, at the time of its release, "moto" was slang for illegal drugs, particularly marijuana cigarettes. "Claridad" was originally recorded by the Italian singer Umberto Tozzi under the title "Stella Stai." The Spanish version of the song, adapted by the Cu ...
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Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ...
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Schenectady Gazette
''The Daily Gazette,'' from 1902 to 1989 ''Schenectady Gazette,'' is an independent, family-owned daily newspaper published in Schenectady, New York, Schenectady, New York state, New York. ''The Daily Gazette'' also owns and operates ''The Amsterdam Recorder'', ''The Gloversville Leader-Herald'' and ''Your Niskayuna''. History The ''Daily Gazette'' was founded in 1894 as a weekly newspaper by the Marlette family. It was sold to the Schenectady Printing Association in September of that year, and expanded into a daily newspaper, while still publishing its weekly edition. By 1895, it had a circulation of 3,000 copies a day. From 1902 to 1989 inclusively, the newspaper's title was ''Schenectady Gazette.'' In 1990, the paper changed its name to ''The Daily Gazette'' (thus reverting to its initial title but including the definite article in the title). Also in 1990, it began publishing a Sunday edition. In 1996, the ''Gazette'' launched its free website, which it turned into a subsc ...
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Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ...
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Adios Miguel
''Adiós Miguel'' is a compilation album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released by the Padosa record label in 1983. The album includes songs featuring former member Miguel Cancel as the main vocalist. In the band's discography, it was common for each song to have one member as the lead vocalist, while others were sung by the entire group. Background Miguel Cancel joined the group in 1981, during the release of the album ''Fuego'', and the lineup at that time included brothers Oscar and Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, and Xavier Serbiá. Miguel replaced Oscar, who reached the age limit of 15 years. During his career as part of the quintet, he recorded the studio albums: ''Quiero Ser'' (1981), ''Por Amor'' (1982), ''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' (English: ''An Adventure Called Menudo'') is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo (band), Menudo and Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack ...
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Por Amor (Menudo Album)
''Por Amor'' (1982) is Menudo's tenth Spanish album, featuring Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and new member Charlie Massó who replaced Renè Farrait. In September 18, 1982 the album peaked at #2 in the ''Billboard'' Puerto Rico Top LPs. The album sold 174,000 copies in Venezuela, and was certified gold in the country. The album was released in CD format in 1998. According to ''Billboard'', its first-week sales reached 10,000 units, alongside the combined sales of ''Quiero Ser'', ''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' (English: ''An Adventure Called Menudo'') is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo (band), Menudo and Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Gram ...'', and '' Fuego''. Track listing # Quiero Rock ''(Alejandro Monroy, Julio Seijas, Claudio Villa)'' :36- Singer: Miguel Cancel # Lady ''(Monroy, Seijas, Villa)'' :36- Singer: Johnny Loz ...
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