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No Me Corten El Pelo
Studio album by Menudo
Released	December 1, 1990
Genre	Latin Pop, Latin Rock, Rock
Length	33:44
Label	Sonografica, Melody, Sonotone Music Corp.
Producer	Jesus Enrique Gonzalez, Luis Oliver, Ezequiel Serrano
Menudo chronology
Os Ultimos Herois (1990) No Me Corten El Pelo (1990) Detrás De Tu Mirada (1991)

No Me Corten El Pelo is a studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1990. The lineup for the quintet included Sergio Gonzalez, Rubén Gómez, Robert Avellanet, Rawy Torres, and new member Adrián Olivares, after César Abreu left the group.

Promotion

Events surrounding the album's release and promotion marked a significant crisis in Menudo's history. In November 1990, Gonzalez and Gómez were detained at Miami Airport for marijuana possession and were expelled from the group a few days before the album's release on December 1. Management quickly replaced both with Edward Aguilera and Jonathan Montenegro, forming a new lineup composed of Robert, Rawy, Adrian, Edward, and Jonathan.

Months later, on April 6, 1991, another crisis unfolded: Avellanet, Torres, Aguilera, and Montenegro announced their departure from the group due to physical, psychological, and emotional abuse. Although Edgardo Díaz, Menudo's manager, denied the allegations, management decided to replace them with new members: Alexis Grullón, Abel Talamántez, Andy Blázquez, and Ashley Ruiz, in an attempt to stabilize the group.

Critica reception

Regarding reviews from music critics, AllMusic rated it three out of five stars, although no accompanying text was provided to justify the rating.

Commercial performance

Commercially, despite the incidents, the album was a success. According to Cashbox magazine, the quintet recorded significant sales with the album, after periods of low sales in their discography. In the United States, it reached the 22nd position on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart. In Puerto Rico, it ranked 15th on the Cashbox Latin LPs chart.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

References

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2. Molina, Dave (1995). "Menudo". Artist Spotlight.
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4. "Two Menudo members ousted after arrest on drug charges - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
5. Anderson, Susan Heller (November 24, 1990). "Chronicle (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
6. Ruiz, Damarisse Martínez (1999). Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad. Hato Rey: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. ISBN 1-881713-71-7.
7. ""Tuve que encerrarme en el baño": Jonathan Montenegro revealed the violence he suffered within Menudo". Infobae. October 14, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
8. "Ex Menudo Rawy Torres: Edgardo Díaz must pay for the abuses he committed". El Nacional (in Spanish). November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
9. "Menudo hits rock bottom: the day five members resigned". Big Bang! News. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
10. "No Me Corten El Pelo - Menudo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
11. ^ "Cocinando" (PDF). Cashbox: 13. January 19, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
12. "Top Latin Albums" (PDF). Billboard: 68. February 9, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
13. ^ "Puerto Rico Latin LPs" (PDF). Cashbox. February 9, 1991. p. 13. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
14. "Menudo – Chart history". Billboard Latin Pop Albums. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

External links

• Rawy Torres Audio Interview 1991

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