The Colombian singer interprets the song Dos Oruguitas (Two Caterpillars), written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and which is included in the film’s soundtrack.
As a child he dreamed it and as an adult he made it come true. The Colombian singer Sebastian Yatra has become a Disney talent, after his musical participation in the soundtrack of the film Charm, that this Friday hits theaters nationwide, and that tells the story of the Madrigal, an extraordinary family that lives hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, known as a Encanto. Magic has blessed the boys and girls in the family with a unique gift, from super strength to the power to heal. Everyone except Mirabel, who could be the last hope of her exceptional family.
In a recent virtual press conference, the interpreter of the recent musical success in networks Red high heels, who also finished a concert tour led by Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, “feels that his career does not need anything.”
“I prefer to focus on everything that is happening much more, so incredible, that if you focus on that there will always be things that are missing, but I am not lacking. The truth is that I feel full, full, grateful with every opportunity. What I lived in the premiere de Encanto is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me, being and being part of this Disney movie that represents us Colombians, Venezuelans, Latinos and the magic that exists in this sector of the world and I can Of the oruguites, that it is the love song and the most emotional of the film in a scene as very decisive is something that I thank life and it is a giant gift, “said the artist from Medellín.
The film’s original soundtrack, released by Walt Disney Records, includes eight original songs by the Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana: A Sea of Adventures) with music and orchestral arrangements by the award-winning composer Germaine franco (Dora and the lost city, Little, Catch you!). The soundtrack also includes the song Colombia, My Charm on the voice of the Colombian singer, songwriter and actor Carlos Vives.
In the movie, Yatra performs the original song of the oruguites in Spanish, in addition to Two Oruguitas, the English version, in the end credits. This intervention in the film directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, the singer-songwriter defines it with a great achievement in his career and in his life.
“I don’t think even at the Grammys or any show, which are very important to me, things that I always aspired to, had moved me so that I lost control a bit. I just started crying a lot with joy and like a small child, I loved that because I lost the fear of expressing myself as I was with what I was living at that time because the chimes of Disney start, the castle, and the first scenes of Charm, about my country Colombia and I will be the person who chose Disney and Lin Manuel to sing of the oruguites which is the song at the end of the film and which tells such an important story of family, of love, that represents my land, my values, the yellow, blue and red is the most beautiful thing that life has given me, it is a gift enormous. And having my mother there, at that moment, was very gratifying for both of us who started with this 15 years ago, obsessed, because it is not known which of the two has worked more for this, ”says the 27-year-old artist .
According to the musician who has been nominated eight times for the Latin Grammy Awards, he recounts: “I started with High School Musical at school and there I fell in love with the stage, with being a singer, with interpretation, with acting, with all these things that have to do with it. with art, and 15 years later, I am the voice of this year’s great Disney bet and the 60th movie. And something very impressive and very special with this song of the oruguites is that it is the first time that a song in Spanish, at Disney, is the version that remains in the film on the entire planet earth. So my voice in Spanish will be heard in China, Russia, Africa, and also Carlos Vives who sings a beautiful song in the movie and I am always so proud to know him and to be able to share projects together and what better than this one ”.
Charm is set in Colombia and embraces diversity, culture, people and, of course, their music. Howard, Bush, and Miranda, along with Luis, Lin-Manuel’s father, and the director of the music department, Tom MacDougall, They traveled to Colombia in 2018 to explore and immerse themselves in the landscape.
“We were surprised at every step. Each city, each place was absolutely different and incredibly beautiful, Cartagena, Bogotá, Barichara and San Basilio de Palenque, there is a magical feeling in many of these places. And it’s a different kind of magic than we’ve seen in our movies. The visit to Colombia and the opportunity to be received by so many people, whom we were able to meet, was a true revelation and inspired much of what we tell in our history, ”says Howard.
The voices confirmed for both the English version and the Spanish version for Latin America and Spain are María Cecilia Botero (Grandmother Alma), Mauro Castillo (Félix), Angie Cepeda (Julieta) and Carolina Gaitán (Pepa). For her part, Olga Lucía Vives will do the dubbing for the Spanish version for Latin America and Spain of Mirabel.
The voices for the original English version are completed by John Leguizamo (Bruno), Stephanie Beatriz (Mirabel), Wilmer Valderrama (Agustín), Diane Guerrero (Isabela), Jessica Darrow (Luisa) Adassa (Dolores), Rhenzy Feliz (Camilo) and Ravi-Cabot-Conyers (Antonio).
The Colombian singer Maluma it is also part of this production with a character. The urban music artist will give his voice to the town’s heartthrob, Mariano, who will be engaged to Mirabel’s perfect and elegant sister, Isabela.
The physical album with the themes of the film will be available on December 17.
TELEVISION SPECIAL
Yatra will be part of the television special on the occasion of the end of the year holidays that the Walt Disney theme parks will broadcast this Sunday through the chain ABC, and where the singer will interpret the song in Spanish Of the oruguites.
The special one The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration will air Sunday night, and then on the platform of streaming Hulu. From the Disneyland Resort park, in Anaheim (California), the interpreter will then join the medley We Wish You a Merry Christmas and interact with the character of Mirabel, from the film Charm.
The show will be hosted by Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose, and will serve as the entertainment giant to give a preview of its attraction Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, It is expected to have its premiere in March 2022 at the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in Florida (USA).
‘RED HIGH HEELS’
Its recent premiere is a song Inspired by the rays of light that illuminate the morning when entering through the window and that have the ability to take you to a totally new, happy and inspiring place.
“Sometimes I talk about the past, sometimes I talk about the present, about the things that are happening to me and sometimes fantasies or illusions that are in my head, about the future. So nothing, it is always good that there is a ray of light that brings out the best in you, that pulls you up and I thought it was very nice to dedicate that song to that feeling “, he said about the song co-produced with Manuel Larra, Juanjo Monserrat and Pablo Ross and whose lyrics he composed with Manuel Lorente.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
When asking Yatra if he feels like a star, compared to his experiences at the beginning of his career, he replied: “I have matured something, not much but something and the truth is that I have a lot of fun making all kinds of jokes and jokes, I love it. marketing so I like to invent different strategies and annoy. I do not take anything so seriously nor do I do anything that could harm other people, I would never in my life mess with anyone but I do have fun with these things and I enjoy them and I work 24 hours a day, 7 days a the week in my music and in my project and I am all day with the people who work with me and around me, it is important to find that taste, that enjoyment and that fun and not lose the inner child. No matter how much time I spend in my career, I will always keep doing things that make me smile or laugh and that excites me in that sense ”.
Yatra added that “it is now eight years, many shows, many interviews, meeting fantastic people in all areas of entertainment and most of all I feel is gratitude. I always hope that I am inspired to make good music and that people connect with it. But my main goal is that, every day to be more present, to be my best version and to enjoy this. Success and if some people see you as a star or whatever they want to call it, and each person has their own different perception of each artist but my perception, of myself, when I look in the mirror, I always want it to be from a good person, that work hard for what you dream of ”.
TOUR WITH RICKY MARTIN AND ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
The singer-songwriter also gave himself space to share his experiences during the Enrique & Ricky Live tour, which toured several cities in the United States and in which the Colombian participated as a guest artist.
“Everyone has their own way of preparing before the shows. Ricky does stretching and meditation and capoeira and that kind of thing; Enrique focuses a lot in his dressing room with the warm-up and being very focused before going out and so do I. I pray before the shows, I have been doing some yoga and nothing, I try to raise my body energy and heart rate a lot. While I warm up, I also stretch, dance, jump, do like push-ups (flexion) and everything to go on stage as if I were already in the fifth song of a show, not to enter as cold “, revealed Yatra who also announced that he hopes arrive in 2022 with his tour to Ecuador. (AND)
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