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Los Chicos de Puerto Rico
12+ albums
chayannepuerto ricomenudo80sunder 2000 listeners
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Los Chicos (also known as Los Chicos de Puerto Rico) were a popular boy band in Puerto Rico, created to rival Menudo's success. The band was created by Eric Laboy in 1978 to 1985, with the name Encuentro. Due to a political campaign slogan, the name was changed to Los Chicos, which translates to The Kids. They enjoyed huge success during the early 1980s, particularly in Puerto Rico and Central America. A movie (Conexión Caribe) was filmed and a TV show hosted weekly on Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV. Many songs, including Puerto Rico son Los Chicos, Ave María and Mamma Mia became radio favorites, and memorabilia items like posters were mass produced. Los Chicos became national sponsors for Malta Corona and Mahones Savage (Savage Jeans). In October 1983, three of the original members, Ray, Migue and Chayanne, quit the group, alleging poor working conditions. Chayanne became a solo artist and released his first album in 1984. Carlos Alfonso took over the new group with Tony and three new group members (Tico Santana, Jorge Lopez, and Alejandro Farinacci). However, this version did not had the acceptance of the public, and finally the band was dissolved. While it never achieved Menudo's level of popularity, it gave them a run for their money in Puerto Rico and many Latin American countries, especially Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panamá. Los Chicos' most popular members were Chayanne (now an international super-star), Migue Santa (now an helicopter pilot), Tony Oca
