Carlos Meléndez and his brothers, Oscar and Ricky, wore curly hair, a style which was popular during the 1970s.
Carlos Meléndez lasted in Menudo until mid 1980, barely missing out on the group's golden era.
Like Oscar, Carlos Meléndez did, however, become famous through Puerto Rico when the group began to have a televised show, and with two of Menudo's first hits: a Spanish version of ABBA's "Voulez Vous" and "Los Fantasmas".
[citation needed] In 1987, 4 of the original 5 Menudo members, Carlos & Ricky Meléndez, and Nefty and Fernando Sallaberry reunited on a project - a group- they were going to call XCHANGE.
[2] Melendez is played by Leyson Andreck Brito in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, "Subete A Mi Moto".