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Óscar Meléndez

オスカー・メレンデス　/　おすかー・めれんです

American singer

March 21, 1966 (age 60)　・　San Juan, United States

singer
lawyer

My Take

What grabs me about Oscar Melendez is the second act. Being one of the five original members of Menudo, alongside two of his own brothers and a cousin who built the group, is already an unusually intimate origin story. But trading the stage lights for a law degree at the University of Puerto Rico is the part that earns my respect. Plenty of teen idols struggle to define themselves once the spotlight moves on; reinventing yourself as a working lawyer takes real discipline and a clear head. I see him as someone who refused to be defined by nostalgia, and quietly built something durable instead.

Overview

Óscar Meléndez Sauri (born 21 March 1966, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican lawyer and singer and former member of boy band Menudo. Óscar is one of the five original members of Menudo, and the first cousin of group creator Edgardo Diaz. His older brother, Carlos Meléndez and younger brother, Ricky Meléndez, were also part of the original group.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Óscar Meléndez
Name (Japanese): オスカー・メレンデス
Reading: おすかー・めれんです
Born: March 21, 1966 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Horse
Origin: San Juan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / lawyer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Puerto Rico

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9

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