Find out which character from a classic FOX animation was voiced by Bruno Mars, but many people don’t remember
Currently passing through Brazil, the singer Bruno Marswho turns 39 this Tuesday, the 8th, is performing a series of shows in Brazilian lands, with 14 shows scheduled in cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and Brasília.
Considered by many as the “New King of Pop”, the American singer has been on the road for over a decade, and has accumulated countless hits such as “Talking To The Moon”, “The Lazy Song”, “Just the Way You Are”, “Grenade”, “Locked Out of Heaven”, “When I Was Your Man”, “24K Magic” and more.
In addition to a consolidated career in music, with 11 Grammy Awards, Bruno He also has experience in the world of animation, as he was one of the voice actors for the film “Rio 2”, directed by the Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha.
Bruno Mars in “Rio 2”
Released in 2014, “Rio 2” accompanies Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jade (Anne Hathaway) traveling to the Amazon, where they discover that they are not the last of their species. When they arrive in the forest, Blu feels out of place because he has always only lived in an urban environment, and is forced to learn to live with other wild animals.
In animation, Mars gives voice to the character Roberto, a flirtatious blue macaw from the Spix Macaw tribe who is in love with Jade, and makes Blu feel jealous.
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In the film, when Blu, Jade and their puppies return to the forest, it is possible to see Roberto singing the song “Welcome Back” to the female, which is also voiced by Brunoand is part of the production’s official soundtrack. Remember!
In an interview with the JusBrasil portal in 2013, the director Carlos Saldanha spoke a little more about the participation of Bruno Mars in the production, stating that the singer’s presence was due to the openness to include more songs in the sequence.
“The base hasn’t changed, but now there’s more space for music. Including American pop music, which, after all, is heard a lot in Brazil too. So, we have Janelle and Bruno Mars. Bruno, in fact, also plays a voice, that of Jade’s ex-boyfriend, a very fun appearance, I hope it makes people laugh. He composed a song during rehearsals, right then and there, a hilarious serenade”, explained the filmmaker.
“Rio 2” is available for streaming through Disney+.
Source: Recreio
