the youth gang Slight It was all the rage among millions of teenagers in the 1980s and 1990s.. But, after leaving the stage, a dark world hid the fame and the show directed by the Puerto Rican Edgardo Díaz and other collaborators. In those rows, the voice of Ángelo García revealed the sexual abuse he suffered as part of the group.
At 46 years old, he decided to tell how his experience was from another plane, denouncing the same thing that other members have also pointed out about what was happening within the group. Though Johnny Lozada He clarified that not everyone lived the same, the artist did say that he was raped as an 11-year-old boy.
Recently, HBO Max premiered the documentary titled “Menudo: Forever Young”, an occasion that the singer took advantage of to talk about the secrets kept by many young people who were members of the successful musical group that gave rise to boy bands around the world.
The confessions of the former Menudo Ángelo García
Slight He saw around 32 boys pass through his ranks who found fame as young people who sang and danced at concerts. The rules imposed by the manager of the group, supported several conditions and therefore, the faces of various young Puerto Ricans were seen passing by.
If their voices changed, they grew very tall, they had facial hair or they turned 15, these were the factors that influenced the producer to decide on the departure and replacement of each member.
In 1988, Ángelo García was a young man of 11 years old, when he wanted to join the band, in which he was accepted. Immediately with his charisma and his attractive personality, he fell in love with millions of fans who shouted his name.
He was only there for two years, and it was enough to experience the terrible handling to which some of the youngsters in the group were exposed.
“When I woke up I was naked and bleeding, so I knew that I had been abused. She had burn marks on her face from the carpet. He was very confused and did not understand it, ”he recounted in the documentary.
Ángelo García confirms that he is gay
In 2010, Ángelo was on the cover of the gay magazine Paragon Men, where he posed nude and spoke very openly about his sexual orientation.
That same year, and only 2 months after Ricky Martinanother former member of the Menudo group, revealed to the whole world that he was homosexual, his former partner gave his opinion on the step taken by the singer.
“I’m glad he’s out of the closet because that way it’s better for him to stop hiding and it’s better for all of us. If every gay singer, gay actor, gay governor, gay lawyer, gay doctor, gay teacher, gay athlete, and gay senator came out and admitted that he is gay, then the world would realize that being gay is no flaw.”
In this way, he celebrated and applauded that sincerity of Ricky Martin, and in turn took the opportunity to affirm that he did not hide his sexual preferences at any time.
“I was never in the closet and I never lied about my sexuality. I believe in being honest with oneself and with others, ”he clarified at the time, being very transparent on the subject and saying that he had always been very open about his gay life.
The media reviewed the revelation highlighting that another “former Menudo confessed that he was homosexual.” “I am a very sexual person and I love sex with men,” said the 34-year-old singer in the interview he gave to the aforementioned magazine, he published People in spanish.
His radical transformation to a muscular body
The appearance of Ángelo García had a radical change. Of that young man with an innocent face and expressive eyes, not many traces remained. At 34 years old, from those experiences the former member of Menudo has another image that leaves him unrecognizable.
For years, and in full youth, he dedicated himself to transforming his body and through dedicated physical training, he shows off incredible muscles.
After leaving Menudo, the singer dedicated himself to studying and working in nightclubs where he danced as a stripper. And of that experience he also spoke in the past.
“In college I started working as a stripper. That dance started out as a way to make a quick buck, but over time I fell in love with it. I could show off my body as an artist, and it gave me great satisfaction to see how much pleasure it gave the audience to see me.”
After living in Mexico and Miami, he currently resides in the city of Las Vegas, in the United States and from his Instagram account, he shows off the muscle toning he has achieved.
His straight hair is now long and blonde, in addition to cosmetic contact lenses that leave his eyes blue. To that look, he added a careful and defined beard.
In each publication, Ángelo García boasts of his physique and his skin full of tattoos, while he dedicates his time to continue creating his music and announcing new surprises for his fans. (E)