Robert Avellanet
Roberto Alejandro Avellanet Negrón, known professionally as Robert Avellanet or Roba, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor and music producer who was a member of Menudo. Avellanet's uncle is the famous Puerto Rican singer Chucho Avellanet. Biography Avellanet was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico were he became a teen idol across Latin America after being hired by Edgardo Diaz as a member of Menudo in 1988, alongside Ricky Martin. He joined the group during the era popularly known as Menudo's Rock era. Avellanet's CD debut came when Menudo recorded Sombras & Figuras, title of an album that produced hits for the group. Then came Los Ultimos Heroes, which was released in Portuguese as Os Ultimos Herois, and No Me Corten El Pelo. Almost immediately after becoming a former Menudo in 1991, Robert and ex-bandmate and friend Rawy Torres formed a group named Euphoria during the early 1990s and recorded two albums; Euphoria and Toma Mi Corazón. In 1994 Avellanet went to college at the University of Puerto Rico to study advertising. In 1996 tropical music producer and business executive, Ralph Mercado, signed Robert to record a salsa album under the RMM label with the distribution of Universal Music.