JR MONEY: Adapting to the Unexpected and Operating in Purpose

With more than 30 years’ experience in the artistic environment, television, media, and film industry, JR MONEY has emerged as an Executive Producer, Director, and Producer of Film/Television and Music Videos, Event Producer, Actor, Sports Anchor, Image Consultant, Writer, Screenwriter, Composer, Model, Singer, and Television Presenter for Telemundo, one of the most important television networks in the Hispanic community worldwide. As of 2022, in obedience to God, JR paused working on certain aspects of his business to fulfill the mission that the Lord entrusted to him through music.

VBD Magazine is honored to inspire you with JR MONEY’s story—his ministries, entrepreneurial pursuits, upcoming projects, and advice to singers desiring to enter the Gospel music industry.

Creating A New Path

Angel Morales, better known in the artistic arena as JR MONEY, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began his professional career in the music industry in 1994 as an artist and composer for the True Funkalistic group. He signed a 5-year contract with the Record Label Musical Productions, where he recorded 2 albums and 4 music videos. He completed his contract with the label but his bad experiences in the industry led him to enter what he termed “the world of the streets.” After getting off the streets, he took on new challenges in his career and dedicated himself to operating as an Event Producer and Image Consultant for many renowned artists and people in Puerto Rico. In 2005, he resumed his artistic career, but this time as JR MONEY.

Creating A Stage Name

JR MONEY is the youngest in his household, hence Junior, which is abbreviated JR. Coming from a low-income family, initially his main mission in life was to go after “money,” since he understood that money, fame, and power gave him true happiness. In light of the foregoing, his stage name JR MONEY was created.

After gaining some amount of wealth, JR realized that true happiness is not found in riches because his heart was still empty. It was not until he had an encounter with the Lord that he understood that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

“He is the only one who gives you true peace, joy, freedom and of course happiness that every human being seeks, because it does not lie in the material but in the spiritual,” says JR. “You can have all the material luxuries, but if you don't have the Lord in your life, you remain the same poor person as always and a slave to the system.”