{"id":466297,"date":"2022-06-21T20:15:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T20:15:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:15:46","slug":"watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8216;Menudo&#8217; Doc Review: &#8216;Forever Young&#8217; Takes Boy Band Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41480a130b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41480a130b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98Menudo_Doc_Review_%E2%80%98Forever_Young_Takes_Boy_Band_Seriously%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;Menudo&#8217; Doc Review: &#8216;Forever Young&#8217; Takes Boy Band Seriously&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Menudo_Doc_Review_%E2%80%98Forever_Young_Takes_Boy_Band_Seriously%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Menudo&#8217; Doc Review: &#8216;Forever Young&#8217; Takes Boy Band Seriously&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/#optional_screen_reader\" >optional screen reader<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-menudo-doc-review-forever-young-takes-boy-band-seriously\/#Read_More_About\" >Read More About:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98Menudo_Doc_Review_%E2%80%98Forever_Young_Takes_Boy_Band_Seriously%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;Menudo&#8217; Doc Review: &#8216;Forever Young&#8217; Takes Boy Band Seriously&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Menudo_Doc_Review_%E2%80%98Forever_Young_Takes_Boy_Band_Seriously%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Menudo&#8217; Doc Review: &#8216;Forever Young&#8217; Takes Boy Band Seriously&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n                        \u201c\u201d won\u2019t mark the first time that members of Latin America\u2019s iconic supergroup have tried to reveal the truth of what it took to be a part of it. As the new docu<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> from directors Angel Manuel Soto (\u201cCharm City Kings\u201d) and Kristofer Rios (\u201cHavana Skate Days\u201d) details again and again, each time more revealing than the last, Menudo alums have been speaking plainly for years about the exhaustion, neglect and sexual abuse they allegedly suffered under the thumb of Edgardo Diaz, the man who masterminded the boy band.<\/p>\n<p>Over four episodes \u2014 two of which premiered at the Tribeca Festival, and all of which will be available to stream June 23 on HBO Max \u2014 \u201cForever Young\u201d does its best to balance tributes to Menudo\u2019s undeniable legacy with disturbing testimonies about the working conditions the group endured. (Diaz, per the series\u2019 omnipresent disclaimer, did not respond to the filmmakers\u2019 request for comment or an interview.) While some music historians and journalists contextualize the rapid rise and widespread influence of the group, much of the insight comes from former bandmates. Since Diaz infamously cycled out Menudo members once they hit puberty, the group encompassed more than 30 boys over 20 years. So it\u2019s to the docuseries\u2019 credit that it includes men from almost every stage of Menudo\u2019s lifespan. (Ricky Martin, the most famous graduate by a mile, only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears in video flashbacks.)<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s so much more to say about Menudo\u2019s history than these episodes have time to explore. Some threads, like gay band members coming to terms with their sexuality in an environment built to exploit it, require more nuance than their glancing mentions can afford. But by the end, it\u2019s devastatingly clear that many of these men have been waiting their whole lives not just to share their side of the Menudo story, but to understand it themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, several members resigned en masse to come forward about their experiences. Roy Rossello, interviewed here, even went on a Brazilian talk show with his father to confront Diaz, face to face, about his part in perpetuating both physical and mental abuse; that Diaz managed to convince the studio audience that the teenaged Rossello was nothing more than a money-grabbing opportunist feels especially galling, given the rest of the series\u2019 perspective and context. And yet at that point in time, \u201cForever Young\u201d convincingly argues, Diaz\u2019s influence even beyond the Menudo machine was simply too big for kids to puncture. Now, however, Diaz no longer heads up a multi<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> empire, and the boys have since become men. For those who decided to participate, the reigning emotion surrounding this formative period in their lives isn\u2019t fear, but a pulsing, righteous anger.<\/p>\n<p>What subsequently emerges \u2014 especially in the series\u2019 second half \u2014 is a damning portrait of greed run amok at the expense of children\u2019s welfare. What\u2019s most fascinating about it, though, is how none of these revelations are particularly new. The truth, as they say, is out there. What\u2019s changed, or at least what its directors and participants appear to hope has shifted in recent years, is that the group\u2019s fans might actually be willing to hear it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMenudo: Forever Young\u201d premieres June 23 on HBO Max. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-tags \/\/ a-children-icon-bullet lrv-u-font-family-primary u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-line-height-large lrv-u-color-brand-primary\">\n<h2 id=\"optional-screen-reader\" class=\"lrv-a-screen-reader-only\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"optional_screen_reader\"><\/span>\n        optional screen reader  <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<nav class=\"o-nav  o-nav lrv-u-border-b-1 u-border-color-brand-secondary-40 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-padding-b-025 u-padding-t-050@desktop u-padding-t-050@tablet u-padding-t-050@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-t-2 lrv-u-margin-b-2\" data-dropdown=\"\">\n<h4 id=\"\" class=\"o-nav__title lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-font-family-secondary o-nav__title a-content-ignore u-line-height-140 u-letter-spacing-0002\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_More_About\"><\/span>Read More About:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n  !function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    if (f.fbq) return;\n    n = f.fbq = function() {\n      n.callMethod ?\n          n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n    };\n    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n    n.push = n;\n    n.loaded = !0;\n    n.version = '2.0';\n    n.queue = [];\n    t = b.createElement(e);\n    t.async = !0;\n    t.src = v;\n    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n  }(window, document, 'script',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '586935388485447');\n  fbq('init', '315552255725686');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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