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Viva! Bravo!
''Viva! Bravo!'' (1986) is the twentieth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo and the first to be recorded in Italian. Released in 1986 by Globo Records, it reflects the band's ongoing strategy of linguistic adaptation to reach audiences in different countries. The lineup during this period included Charlie Massó, Robby Rosa, Ricky Martin, Raymond Acevedo, and the new member Sergio Gonzalez, who replaced Roy Rosselló. The tracklist features versions of songs originally recorded in Spanish and English from five previous albums: '' Por Amor'' (1982), '' A Todo Rock'' (1983), ''Evolución'' (1984), '' Menudo'' (1985), and '' Ayer y Hoy'' (1985). Background In 1983, the group Menudo signed a six-year contract with RCA Records for the release of twelve albums, a deal worth several million dollars. Following the success of their first albums recorded in English and Portuguese, respectively titled '' Reaching Out'' (1984) and ''Mania'' (1984), the record label aime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menudo (band)
Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band formed by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "most iconic Latino pop music band", they have been ranked as one of the biggest boy bands of all time by several publications, including ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', ''Us Weekly'', ''Seventeen (American magazine), Seventeen'', and ''Teen Vogue'', being the only Latin band on their lists. The band had several radio hits during its career. They acted in a television film (1979's ''Leyenda de Amor'') and two feature films, ''Una aventura llamada Menudo, An Adventure Called Menudo'' (''Una aventura llamada Menudo'') and ''Menudo: La Película, Menudo: The Movie'' (''Menudo: La Película''), in three mini series entitled "I Want to Be", "It's for Love" and "Forever Friends" ("Quiero Ser", "Es Por Amor" and "Por Siempre Amigos") and another television mini-series named ''Panchito and Arturo'' (''Panchito y Arturo''). Menudo was distinctive in that the members of the band were let go at arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolución (Menudo Album)
Evolución may refer to: * Evolución (band), a band from San José, Costa Rica * ''Evolución'' (Aterciopelados album), 2002 * ''Evolución'' (Menudo album), 1984 * Evolución (political coalition), Argentine political party {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Mixing (recorded Music)
In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of optimizing and combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. In the process of combining the separate tracks, their relative levels are adjusted and balanced and various processes such as equalization and compression are commonly applied to individual tracks, groups of tracks, and the overall mix. In stereo and surround sound mixing, the placement of the tracks within the stereo (or surround) field are adjusted and balanced. Audio mixing techniques and approaches vary widely and have a significant influence on the final product. Audio mixing techniques largely depend on music genres and the quality of sound recordings involved. The process is generally carried out by a mixing engineer, though sometimes the record producer or recording artist may assist. After mixing, a mastering engineer prepares the final product for production. Audio mixing may be performed on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded in 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, RCA Records and Arista Records. History Beginnings (1888–1929) The Columbia Phonograph Company was founded on January 15, 1889, by stenographer, lawyer, and New Jersey native Edward D. Easton (1856–1915) and a group of investors. It derived its name from the District of Columbia, where it was headquartered. At first it had a local monopoly on sales and service of Edison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Opinión
''La Opinión'' is a Spanish-language daily newspaper and website based in Los Angeles, California. It is the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the United States and the second-most read newspaper in Los Angeles (after '' The Los Angeles Times''). It is published by ImpreMedia, LLC. History The paper was first founded and published on September 16, 1926, by Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. He emigrated from Mexico to San Antonio, Texas, in 1908, where Lozano first founded a Spanish-language daily newspaper known as ''La Prensa'' in 1913. With the increase in the Mexican population Los Angeles experienced during the 1920s, Lozano believed he had a strong base for a Spanish newspaper in the growing city and founded ''La Opinión'' on September 16 to coincide with Mexico's Independence Day. The Lozano family retained control over both ''La Prensa'' and ''La Opinión'' until 1959 when ''La Prensa'' was sold. In its early existence ''La Opinión'' consisted primarily of news from Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Networks
Terra was a Spanish Internet multinational company owned by Telefónica. It was headquartered in Spain and had offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Peru. Part of the Telefónica Group (the former Spanish public telephone monopoly), Terra operated as a web portal or Internet access provider in the United States, Spain and 16 Latin American countries. It was founded in 1999 as Terra Networks, S.A., a publicly traded company with Telefónica as its main shareholder. All outstanding shares were purchased by Telefónica in 2017, making Terra a wholly owned subsidiary. History Terra was founded in 1999 as Terra Networks, S.A. by Juan Villalonga, Telefónica's president between 1996 and 2000, and grew in size through the acquisitions of several local startups in Spain and the main Latin American markets: Olé (Spain), ZAZ (Brazil), Mexico, Gauchonet, Donde (Argentina) and Chevere (Venezuela). Terra has created several digital portals, like Invertia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istoé
''IstoÉ'' ( Portuguese for 'This is'; often stylized ''ISTO É'') is a weekly news magazine in Portuguese published in Brazil, roughly the equivalent of the American magazines ''Time'' or ''Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev P ...''. History The magazine was established in 1976. It is published weekly by Editora Três on Saturdays. It is considered one of the three main magazines being published in the country, along with '' Veja'' and '' Época''. Circulation In 2003 the circulation of ''IstoÉ'' was 362,307 copies. References External links Istoé website 1976 establishments in Brazil Magazines published in Brazil Weekly magazines published in Brazil Magazines established in 1976 News magazines published in South America Portuguese-language magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mania (Menudo Album)
''Mania'' is the fifteenth album by the boy band Menudo and their first album recorded in Portuguese. It was released in 1984 by the Brazilian label Som Livre. The album features a selection of tracks from four previous albums originally released in Spanish and translated into Portuguese, namely: ''Quiero Ser'' (1981), '' Por Amor'' (1982), ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' (1982), and '' A Todo Rock'' (1983). The lineup for this project included Ricky Meléndez, Charlie Massó, Ray Reyes, Roy Rosselló, and Robbi Rosa. Notably, this was the last album featuring Ricky Meléndez as a member of Menudo, marking the end of his seven-year journey with the group. He was the last original member to leave the lineup, later passing his spot to Ricky Martin. From a commercial standpoint, ''Mania'' achieved remarkable success, surpassing 1.5 million copies sold in Brazil, making it their best-selling album in the country. Background and context In 1983, the group Menudo signed a six-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reaching Out (Menudo Album)
''Reaching Out'' is the fourteenth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1984 by RCA. The album stands out as their first English record in their discography, and marks the group's phonographic debut in Brazil. This lineup featured members Ricky (16), Charlie (15), Ray (14), Roy (14), and new member Robby (14). The latter replaced Johnny Lozada after he reached the group's age limit of 16. The album's songs consist of tracks selected from their last four Spanish language albums, translated into English, with the exception of the original song "Like A Cannonball," recorded for the soundtrack of Burt Reynolds’ film ''Cannonball Run II''. In addition to the mentioned track, singles included "If You're Not Here (By My Side)", "Heavenly Angel,", and "Motorcycle Dreamer." The album received a positive reception from audiences and critics alike. Sales surpassed 425,000 copies in the United States and 1 million in Brazil, earning it a diamond certificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, and has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau. Portuguese-speaking people or nations are known as Lusophone (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Gallaecian language, Celtic phonology. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 17 million second language speakers, Portuguese has approximately 267 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the List of languages by number of native speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
