In January 2007, Gonzalez auditioned for Making Menudo in Los Angeles.[9] He did not make the cut, and so he began dance lessons and auditioned again in Dallas.[6] In Dallas, he was selected by the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and the radio announcer Daniel Luna as one of the twenty-five participants who would go to New York City where they were filmed in the Road to Menudo series.[10] González was one of 15 from this group to move on to the show Making Menudo.[6]