Sebastián Yatra Recruits Tom Hanks for Nostalgic ‘La Pelirroja’ Song Teaser: Watch
Sebastián Yatra surprised his nearly 30 million fans on social media when he appeared in a video with Tom Hanks.
The short clip, published on Wednesday (March 12) and captioned “hey @tomhanks,” shows Yatra and the Hollywood actor having a conversation. “Hey, Tom. What song do you think would go good on these videos?” Yatra asks him.
“That’s not even a question … ‘La Pelirroja,’” Hanks replies, cuing a snippet of Yatra’s upcoming single of the same name.
The promo video features some of the Oscar-winning actor’s timeless movie clips, including Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story, Cast Away, The Terminal, Saving Private Ryan and A Man Called Otto, to name a few, as a preview of Yatra’s heartfelt ballad about an unattainable love plays in the background.
“It’s a story that took me a long time to finish,” Yatra previously told Billboard. “The song never mentions ‘the redhead,’ but it has a bit in common with ‘Tacones Rojos’ in terms of the lyrics, which is that romanticism with a bit of naughty lyrics.”
Noting that no specific lady inspired the song, the Colombian singer shared that it’s very sentimental. “It’s one of those songs you put on and it sets the soundtrack to your life,” he said. “It’s one of those songs you literally play and you feel like your life is flashing before your eyes. The redhead represents that person we’ve all had in life, the one we like, but she’s with someone else.”
“La Pelirroja,” out on March 20, is part of Yatra’s upcoming studio album, which he confirmed to Billboard will be very pop and a “celestial experience.”
Watch the teaser with Hanks below:
Jessica Roiz
Billboard
