In spite of some of some poor reviews. I actually enjoyed this Series. The over all acting wasn't bad really. I personally think the voice dubbing as well as the story editing had something to do with the thought that this was not a quality effort. But again, the Boys playing the various Menudo roles, none being experienced Actors, all did a fantastic job. They were all "great". So treat yourself to watching this interesting Series.
As for the story line. Well, I think this could have really been a much better presentation. Using a flashback scenario was all well and good. But for me, the "side Story line" of the 2 girls got a little tedious and boring without really going anywhere. I personally would have liked to have seen "even more" music performances from the boys performing the Menudo songs and performances!
Its an absolutes "shame" there is such a dark and negative cloud hanging over this group of kids and their managers and other handlers. Because, in fact, several groups of these kids over the 20 year period were pretty darn good.
I know we "do not know the entire story". It could be a darker story, or maybe not as dark as we think? But "we do not know all the facts". We probably never will. And therefore I understand the need to protect innocent people here. As for the abuse and ill treatment of young people in show business. All you have to do is read a few "bios" of many child actors/stars, teen idols and the like to know their fame and celebrity status brought sadness and abuse along with it.
I was a young Man back in the late 70's and early 80's when this boy band Menudo was at its most popular. Didn't pay a lot of attention to them really. But I saw them a couple times on TV shows. Can't remember hearing them on the Radio at all. You must remember, this was still the early days of Cable TV. And channels like MTV were in the infancy. Needless to say, we had no Social Media as we have today. So yes I heard about them. We here in America just didn't see them often.
Until this series came on Amazon Prime. I had pretty much forgotten this group. Started watching it and became more interested with each episode. I decided to check the "real" Menudo performances and found a "over a hundred" Videos on YouTube. Many are of poor quality. And in truth, their dance routines somewhat dated. But never the less, if you are interested in Menudo, they are truly worth watching!
And I found in my findings that most all the various groups of the 30 or so different boys they used and went through in the twenty years of the group Menudo. They must have worked hard on their performances. Because they were without a doubt, very good. In their performances of both singing and dancing, with each and every show, they worked their young butts off!
So treat yourself. Watch this series. And if you want to see the real Menudo. Watch some of their videos on YouTube. They were good folks. I mean "really good".
As for the story line. Well, I think this could have really been a much better presentation. Using a flashback scenario was all well and good. But for me, the "side Story line" of the 2 girls got a little tedious and boring without really going anywhere. I personally would have liked to have seen "even more" music performances from the boys performing the Menudo songs and performances!
Its an absolutes "shame" there is such a dark and negative cloud hanging over this group of kids and their managers and other handlers. Because, in fact, several groups of these kids over the 20 year period were pretty darn good.
I know we "do not know the entire story". It could be a darker story, or maybe not as dark as we think? But "we do not know all the facts". We probably never will. And therefore I understand the need to protect innocent people here. As for the abuse and ill treatment of young people in show business. All you have to do is read a few "bios" of many child actors/stars, teen idols and the like to know their fame and celebrity status brought sadness and abuse along with it.
I was a young Man back in the late 70's and early 80's when this boy band Menudo was at its most popular. Didn't pay a lot of attention to them really. But I saw them a couple times on TV shows. Can't remember hearing them on the Radio at all. You must remember, this was still the early days of Cable TV. And channels like MTV were in the infancy. Needless to say, we had no Social Media as we have today. So yes I heard about them. We here in America just didn't see them often.
Until this series came on Amazon Prime. I had pretty much forgotten this group. Started watching it and became more interested with each episode. I decided to check the "real" Menudo performances and found a "over a hundred" Videos on YouTube. Many are of poor quality. And in truth, their dance routines somewhat dated. But never the less, if you are interested in Menudo, they are truly worth watching!
And I found in my findings that most all the various groups of the 30 or so different boys they used and went through in the twenty years of the group Menudo. They must have worked hard on their performances. Because they were without a doubt, very good. In their performances of both singing and dancing, with each and every show, they worked their young butts off!
So treat yourself. Watch this series. And if you want to see the real Menudo. Watch some of their videos on YouTube. They were good folks. I mean "really good".