Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
Encyclopedia
Una Aventura Llamada Menudo is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band
Menudo
and Puerto Rican
actress Gladys Rodríguez
. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
.
for a concert. However, when their private jet becomes unavailable to fly them from San Juan
to Ponce, band member Ricky Meléndez
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.
Rodriguez'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 they are given food and a room while they try to get in contact with their group director.
As the story develops, Menudo member Johnny Lozada falls in love for one of the girl residents, and Menudo members meet new friends, sing and dance their way through the story.
A special appearance was made by a little known actor named Danny Concepcion, now better known as Champagne DJ. He is the son of Cesar Concepcion Jr.
His grandfather was a Puerto Rican legend big band director Cesar Concepcion.
Danny Concepcion appeared in a five-second segment with the Veteran Actress Gladys Rodriguez.
Danny Concepcion was a guest of John and Alice Wallace whom he was staying for a three-week vacation in the Palmas del Mar Mansion where the movie was shot. The Wallaces were offered money if they allowed to shoot the movie in their home overlooking Vieques in the Caribbean Ocean. John and Alice Wallace knew Danny Concepcion had a music and theater education and asked Mr. Trucco of Sono Film Studios to allow Danny in the film in exchange for their use of the Mansion. This is a little-known part of the story of this movie.
"Mi Banda Toca Rock", "Subete A Mi Moto" and "Quiero Rock" appear as background (incidental) music in the film but do not appear on the soundtrack album.
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Menudo
Menudo (band)
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
and Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
actress Gladys Rodríguez
Gladys Rodríguez
Gladys Rodríguez born June 4, 1943 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, is an actress, comedian and television host.-Early years:Rodríguez was born in Santurce, a section of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Her parents moved to New York City when she was still a child. In New York, she received her...
. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
.
Synopsis
In Una Aventura Llamada Menudo, Menudo members are supposed to fly to Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
for a concert. However, when their private jet becomes unavailable to fly them from San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
to Ponce, band member Ricky Meléndez
Ricky Meléndez
Ricky Meléndez is a Puerto Rican singer. He was raised in Guaynabo. He became a member of Menudo at the age of eight. He was one of the original five in the group...
hires the services of a hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air...
company, and during their balloon flight to the concert site, they have trouble and crash land on a beach near a mansion.
Rodriguez'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 they are given food and a room while they try to get in contact with their group director.
As the story develops, Menudo member Johnny Lozada falls in love for one of the girl residents, and Menudo members meet new friends, sing and dance their way through the story.
A special appearance was made by a little known actor named Danny Concepcion, now better known as Champagne DJ. He is the son of Cesar Concepcion Jr.
His grandfather was a Puerto Rican legend big band director Cesar Concepcion.
Danny Concepcion appeared in a five-second segment with the Veteran Actress Gladys Rodriguez.
Danny Concepcion was a guest of John and Alice Wallace whom he was staying for a three-week vacation in the Palmas del Mar Mansion where the movie was shot. The Wallaces were offered money if they allowed to shoot the movie in their home overlooking Vieques in the Caribbean Ocean. John and Alice Wallace knew Danny Concepcion had a music and theater education and asked Mr. Trucco of Sono Film Studios to allow Danny in the film in exchange for their use of the Mansion. This is a little-known part of the story of this movie.
Soundtrack album
A Spanish language soundtrack album with the same title as the film was released in 1982. This is the tenth album overall and the second album this line-up recorded together.Tracks
- A Volar - Singer : Miguel Cancel
- Señora Mia - Singer : Johnny Lozada
- Lluvia - Singer : All the group
- Clara - Singer : Johnny Lozada
- Tu Te Imaginas - Singer : Miguel Cancel
- Dame Un Beso - Singer : Johnny Lozada
- Coqui - Singer : Charlie Masso
- Cambiale Las Pilas - Singer : Ricky Melendez
- Estrella Polar - Singer : All the group
- A Volar (Instrumental)
"Mi Banda Toca Rock", "Subete A Mi Moto" and "Quiero Rock" appear as background (incidental) music in the film but do not appear on the soundtrack album.