Sombras Y Figuras (Shadows and Figures) is the twenty-seventh studio album (18th in Spanish) by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1988 by the Melody record label.
[2] The quintet at this time consisted of singers Ricky Martin, Sergio Blass, Rubén Gómez, Angelo García, and Robert Avellanet, who replaced Raymond Acevedo.
[3] Robert, who was 12 years old when he joined the group, is the nephew of Puerto Rican singer Chucho Avellanet, and made his first appearance on the television show Noche de Gala.
[5] The sale of Menudo to Panamanian investors was made in 1987, and the group's management had changed the compensation system for the members, from a fixed salary to a percentage of profits.
[12] According to the book Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad, the album earned a platinum record in less than four weeks for its sales.