Biografia
ROBERT AVELLANET also known as ROBA, is the nephew of a legendary Puerto Rican crooner Chucho Avellanet. In 1988, Avellanet became a teen idol himself after being selected as a member of the international pop phenomenon MENUDO. He joined the group during the era popularly known as Menudo's Rock era. His debut came when Menudo recorded Sombras & Figuras, title of an album that produced major hits for the group. Then came Los Ultimos Heroes, which was released in Portuguese as Os Ultimos Herois and No Me Corten El Pelo. During his tenure at Menudo, Robert shared the stage with Ricky Martin, Sergio Blass, Rubén Gómez, Angelo García and Rawy Torres, among others.
Immediately after becoming an ex-Menudo, Robert and band mate Rawy Torres formed a group named Euphoria during the early 1990s and recorded two albums. In 1994, Avellanet went to college in Puerto Rico to study advertising. In 1996, well known tropical music producer and business executive, Ralph Mercado, signed Robert to record a salsa album under the RMM label. The album Sentir (1999), produced by master Isidro Infante, had great success in several Latin American countries, and most of all in New York and his native island of Puerto Rico. Having interpreted such genre expanded his musical knowledge and gave him the opportunity to share the stage with legends such as Tito Puente and Celia Cruz.
In 2002, Robert moved to Miami Florida, to expand as an artist. He started writing & producing new music as RoBA and was active in the acting world as well. He worked on the independent film Tony Tango as well as several soap operas for networks such as Univision, Venevision and Telemundo. Avellanet has also been in several theatrical plays, including two musicals; The Sleeping Beauty, Quien Mató a Hector Lavoe, Descarados and Cuatro xxxx.
In 2003, Avellanet and his former Menudo band mates (Sergio, Rubén, Angelo and Rawy) were inspired to make a reunion tour named Los Ultimos Heroes. It had great success in Latin American countries.
His true passion, motivation and love for music made him complete in 2009, Jet Privado, his first production as a co-producer and lead writer. Among those are tracks like Jet Privado, Laberinto, No Te Arrepientas and Miserable. Jet Privado, also produced and written by Frank Santofimio and Andrés Saavedra, included collaborations from Juan Carlos Pérez Soto, Yhonny Rivero, Ricky Ragnar and Jodi Marr.
In 2011 Robert Avellanet moved to Los Angeles California, where he started a new journey not only as a musician but also as an actor. For more than two years Robert has studied with respected Hollywood acting coaches including Arthur Mendoza and Sal Landi.
Film credits include: Harmony and I Remember You. His first English album titled Heart & Soul was written and co-produced by Avellanet and Cuban-American Fernando Perdomo. The album is a mix of genres including soul, funk, jazz, pop and rock. Avellanet's music is distributed by This Rocks Entertainment. His music is under BMI and he is sponsored by Gibson.
