Who was that Colombian heartthrob singing ‘Dos Oruguitas’ at the Oscars?
LA TimesThe gringos want to know: Who was that dreamboat breathily crooning in Spanish at this year’s Oscars? Born in Medellín, Colombia, and raised in Miami, the 27-year-old made his Academy Awards debut on Sunday night with a heartrending performance of “Dos Oruguitas,” or “Two Caterpillars,” the Oscar-nominated original song from the 2021 Disney animated film “Encanto.” Accompanied by a duo of Colombian folk dancers, Yatra evoked the warmth and the fervor of the song, which follows the love and hardship survived by the Madrigal family’s matriarch. Written by “Hamilton” and “In the Heights” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Dos Oruguitas” rose to the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Yatra’s first American top 40 hit. “Encanto” — a magical realist smash about a supernaturally gifted but fractured family in Colombia — won this year’s Academy Award for animated feature. Earlier this month, Yatra performed “Tacones Rojos,” his Latin indie pop single, on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
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