Abel Talamantez Mendoza (born October 16, 1978 in Pecos, Texas), is a Mexican-American who is a singer in the well known cumbia music group, the Kumbia Kings. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Pecos is a city located in Reeves County, Texas. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music and is Colombias representative national dance and music along with vallenato. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organised sounds and silence. ... The Kumbia Kings are a Latin group from Texas. ...

Biography

Abel Talamantez, who grew up playing basketball with his brother and three sisters in Pecos, became a member of the famous Puerto Rican music group, Menudo, in 1992, after several group members had left the group in the middle of a sexual scandal that had threatened to break up the band. Edgardo Diaz held auditions and Talamantez, together with Alexis Grullon, among others, were chosen as the new members of Menudo. At Menudo, Talamantez got to share the stage with the only member of the group who stayed through the scandal, Adrian Olivares, who also was the first non-Puerto Rican member of Menudo. For a short period, Talamantez moved to Puerto Rico with the rest of the band. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Menudomania! Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was one of the biggest teen music acts during the 1980s and 1990s. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The word intercourse refers to: Look up intercourse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Adrian Olivares (born 1978) is a Mexican singer. ...

Although the often called golden era of Menudo (basically from 1980 to 1985) had already passed by, the group still had fame across Latin America and among Hispanic commuunities in the United States, and Talamantez became a teen idol among Hispanic girls during his first few years with menudo. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Hispanic world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1996, and now with Didier Hernandez also among Menudo's members, the group changed its name to MDO. Talamantez kept being a member of the group, which, by then, approached a more mature audience, allowing it's members to keep being part of the group after the age of sixteen and to get married, among other things. Along with the rest of MDO, Talamantez moved to Miami, Florida. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Didier Hernandez (born July 18, 1979 in Cuba) is a singer who was a member of the well known boy band, Menudo. ... The letters MDO can mean one of two things: MDO is a Puerto Rican boy band. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... Miami redirects here. ...

During the 2000s, MDO kept on touring across Latin Americas, and, particularly, in the Southwestern states of the United States. Talamantez got married, but he kept his duties as a member of the group. This article is becoming very long. ...

Late during 2002, recently after Caleb Aviles had joined the group, Talamantez and Diaz engaged in some managerial disputes (which in no way were related to Aviles' joining MDO), and, towards the end of his tenure as a Menudo-MDO, Talamantez was no longer touring with the group, staying with his wife in Miami instead. By 2003, Talamantez officially ended his relationship with the organization when MDO periodiacally stopped performing and Díaz started a teen-based group in 2005 named Tick Tock. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Caleb Einar Avilés Reyes (born July 28, 1979 in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico), better known plainly as Caleb Aviles, is a former singer and member of the well known boy band MDO. Caleb Avilés demonstrated interest in becoming involved in the show business world since childhood. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tick-Tock is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Soon after, he was contacted by A.B. Quintanilla, brother of slain tejano music star Selena and founding leader of Los Kumbia Kings. Talamantez quickly accepted Quintanilla's offer to become a member of the famed band. Perhaps ironically, one of the major hits the band has had since Talamantez became a member was a remake of a 1984 Menudo hit, Sabes a Chocolate (Taste Like Chocolate). A.B. Quintanilla (born Abraham Quintanilla III, December 13, 1963) is a famous Mexican-American hip hop musician who is a native of Toppenish, Washington. ... A Tejano (Spanish for Texan; archaic spelling texano) is a person of Hispanic descent born and living in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Selena Selena Quintanilla Perez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was a Mexican-American singer who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential Hispanic music icons of all time. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Talamantez continues, as of 2005, touring with Los Kumbia Kings. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...