12 Facts About Miguel Cancel

Miguel Angel Cancel Vazquez was born on June 28,1968 and is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and retired police officer who began his career with the Puerto Rico-based boy band Menudo.

Miguel Cancel was the first bilingual element on the band, and he was part of the most iconic age of the band called "the golden age" next to Xavier Serbia, Rene Farrait, Ricky Melendez, Johnny Lozada, Charlie Masso and Ray Reyes, collaborating in making Menudo an international sensation, with LP albums like Fuego, Quiero Ser, Por Amor and Una Aventura Llamada Menudo.

Miguel Cancel acted in the 2 movies Menudo appeared at, Menudo: La Pelicula in 1981 and Una Aventura Llamada Menudo in 1982, and the two mini series Quiero Ser and Es Por Amor next to Xavier Serbia, Johnny Lozada, Charlie Masso, Ricky Melendez and Rene Farrait, and he appeared on the TV show, La Gente Joven de Menudo on Telemundo PR as a member of the group.

In 1983, Miguel Cancel quit drastically Menudo at the age of 15, a year before the mandatory retirement age of 16, due to his desire to live a "normal life", even as his voice was already recorded for Menudo's next album, "A Todo Rock".

Miguel Cancel sang lead on various Menudo hits, including A Volar, Cuando Pasara, Por Amor, Xanadu, Quiero Rock, Me Voy A Enamoriscar etc.

Miguel Cancel entered at the start of 1981 and left at the end of 1983, an era that was part of what is the golden age of the band and the international "menuditis" era, the band becoming famous on countries like the US, Mexico, Peru and others.

In 1984, Miguel Cancel released his first solo recording, the pop rock single entitled "Fun Fun Fun Fun".

In 1998, Miguel Cancel was recruited by his ex bandmate Ray Reyes while he worked in the kitchen of a fast food restaurant in the suburbs of Los Angeles to join El Reencuentro, a group consisting of former Menudo members.

In 2003, Miguel Cancel became a police officer of the Coral Gables, Florida Police Department.

Miguel Cancel has 4 children Sasha Cancel, Izabella Cancel, Miguel Cancel, Jr.

In 2012, Miguel Cancel announced that he would again be returning to the music industry as a solo artist, his first solo effort having been in 1984.

Miguel Cancel is played by Mauro Hernandez in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, Subete A Mi Moto.