Telón de fondo

[poli]

What does this mean?

[aleCcowaN]

literally: the back of the setting in the theatre.

figuratively: the frame of the situation; the environment or the setting against which something is seen, compared or contrasted. (I hope I said it well, corrections welcome)

[María José]

Backdrop, background.

[poli]

Aha! Thank you both.:)