For Sebastian Yatra sing in front of the great filmmakers, actors, actresses and more personalities of the seventh art, as well as for the viewers, of the awards gala of the Oscar was to fulfill a dream that he had not imagined and that he will not forget, since Few times have they been the ones to interpret a song in Spanish
The Colombian interpreted the theme two caterpillars of the movie Charm, on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where the 94th Academy Award ceremony was held.
According to the agency EFEthe last time artists performed a song in Spanish at the Oscars was in 2017, when Natalia Lafourcade, Gael García Bernal and Miguel sang in English and Spanish Remember Me – Remember meThe theme of the movie Coconut. And for the previous one we have to go back to 2005, when Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana performed Across the river, song by Jorge Drexler that later won the Oscar.
Yatra’s emotion was so evident that even cried of happinessThis was shown in a video that the singer himself shared on his Instagram account after his show. “Look how I felt.” said the Colombian almost kneeling and holding on to the back of a chair, while someone from his team passed him a handkerchief.
In the same post, in the description he wrote: “It’s going to take me a while to assimilate this… Thanks to everyone who joined me today, thanks Colombia, thanks Disney, thanks Lin-Manuel, thanks Encanto… THANKS GOD”.
The Colombian, prior to his performance, mentioned that his interpretation would be “with much love, with great respect and with great pride in being the representative of Colombia and Spanish-speaking”.
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In addition, EFE recorded that during his time on the red carpet, he assured “energetically” he feels his country behind him, although he has had his cell phone turned off for two days, because he wants to be “really here, present, connected, enjoy the moment here and now” .
In addition to being impressed by the organization of the Oscars and how “special” people have been with him, he assured that everything is “quite amazing” and that he has not yet “realized” what he is experiencing.
two caterpillarscomposed by Lin-Manuel Miranda for Charmwas nominated for best original song, however the statuette went to No Time To Dieby Billie Eilish and Finneas. But Charm It won for best animated film. (AND)
Source: Eluniverso
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