The Puerto Rican group, created in 1977 by Edgardo Díaz, gave Martin his big break and led to his role on 'General Hospital': 'I saw a tape of Ricky performing, and I was blown away by his talent.'
reported that the group's original deal with Norman Lear's Embassy Communications was for as many as five films.
The band had been created in 1977 by Puerto Rican producer Edgardo Díaz, who wanted his own Jackson 5. His formula for keeping the group fresh was to sign new members at age 12, replace them when they reached 16 — and work the act hard. The young singer-dancers earned a flat-rate salary of $60,000 annually .
Díaz's most famous discovery was 12-year-old Enrique José Martín Morales, aka Ricky Martin, who was turned down three times before being signed in 1984, at which point he was put onstage. Martin once said he "went from riding my bike to learning my steps to Radio City Music Hall." When his age-mandated retirement came around, Martin stayed a few extra months and was 17 when he returned to Puerto Rico to finish high school, performed in a Mexico City play and signed a record contract with Sony Discos that paid him 1 cent for each album sold."I saw a tape of Ricky performing, and I was blown away by his talent," says the soap opera's then-executive producer Wendy Riche. "When we met, what impressed me most was how present he was in every moment.
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