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Reality Life with Kate Casey

Ep. - 502 - MENUDO: FOREVER YOUNG DIRECTOR KRISTOFER RIOS AND ASH RUIZ

Reality Life with Kate Casey

Kate Casey

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4.47K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Kristofer Rios, Co-Director of Menudo: Forever Young on HBO Max, which chronicles the band's rise to fame in the late 70s and 80s and their influence on youth and pop culture at the time. It also delves deep into the sexual abuse allegations made by members of the band against manager Edgardo Diaz.

 

Ash Ruiz discusses his experiences as a member of Menudo from 1991-1995. 

 

 

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0:36.6

A very amazing KC.

0:40.7

Welcome back to another episode of Reality Life with KKC.

0:44.1

I hope that you have had a great week and I've got a great episode for you.

0:47.8

You know, I've long said I've been obsessed with Manudo since I was a little girl.

0:51.6

I had older sisters and they used to show me the music videos and we would watch it on

0:56.2

repeat mainly because I had a huge crush on Ricky Martin who went on to General Hospital

1:02.2

and then on to a huge career.

1:05.4

He was adorable and so was the band and they had great catchy songs.

1:10.4

And I've always been fascinated by the way that the band members were always switched out.

1:16.9

And so when HBO said to me, prepare yourself, Kate, because we've got a forthcoming

1:21.5

docu-series about Manudo, I thought to myself, did I manifest this?

1:26.0

I am often referencing them in terms of different pop culture scenarios.

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