[3] Vega worked with the band for 14 years, starting in 1977 and going through the group's golden era when they reached fame in Puerto Rico, the rest of Latin America, the United States, Spain and Asia.
[3] Former Menudo member, Venezuelan Jonathan Montenegro, went on record on a You Tube show named "Chisme No Like" to describe Vega as "a being of light" and said he wanted to set Vega as a person apart from the allegations involving other members of Menudo's management.
[4] In 1991 Vega left the band amid a scandal involving drugs and sex abuse allegations.
[5] (in Spanish) Vega went to live in Mexico, where he became the choreographer of the famous Mexican singer and actress, Yuri.
Vega is played by Cuban actor and singer Sian Chiong in the Amazon series, "Subete a mi Moto", which is about Menudo.