Carlos Vives confesses that he never dreamed of reaching Hollywood and that he prefers Argentine rock to the Beatles

Once again,

surprises with a turn in his career that opens up new paths and possibilities.

It is

of his, after having abandoned it for almost 30 years.

And this return will be in a big way, with a leading role in

, which

.

Born in Santa Marta, Colombia, Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo has

in recognition of his music, which

.

Carlos Vives at a recent press conference in Bogotá to announce the premiere of the series "El Club de los Graves" on the streaming platform Disney +.

Photo: EFE

What few know is that before starting this musical revolution, while studying Advertising in Bogotá,

.

It is worth mentioning that at this time he also recorded albums, but his style was more in line with his fame as a television heartthrob: romantic ballads and Latin pop.

return to tv

In a Zoom chat, Carlos Vives

and is surprised to hear the mention of

, his first novel.

"This was done by a television company called Punch, now defunct. It was a rather short novel, about a young man who wanted to be a singer and his family was against it. My God! It was surely very bad, so I hope that They haven't seen anything like that. They were very poor productions...then they got better! That's why it's incredible to think that now I'm working on a Disney series."

Carlos Vives in a scene from "El Club de Los Graves", where he plays music teacher.

Photo: Disney+

He stays thinking for a few seconds and adds: "I hope there are no traces left from those times of

! (laughs) No, lie; I love everything good and bad that I did. I only have thanks with life".

-Would you like to make movies, for example a character in a Marvel blockbuster?

-I was never a big dreamer of getting to Hollywood, maybe because I had my job here in Colombia.

Maybe he didn't have that kind of aspirations.

I was always happy working on that bad novel and now at Disney I feel the same happiness.

But any pod for Marvel let me know and that's it!

Carlos Vives with the cast of "El Club de Los Graves", which opens this Wednesday the 22nd. Photo: Disney+

What was it like to be back on set?

-I'll tell you something: I managed to break the ice when I went back to study and I was in the television studios and recorded the first scene.

That's when I overcame the fear I had, because I had only dedicated myself to singing and it had been a while since I studied scripts and followed the directions of a director.

And it gave me great happiness to feel the same emotion as that time I did that bad novel that you just reminded me of.

A unique experience

Carlos Vives on the set of "El Club de Los Graves".

Photo: Disney+

-In addition to being in La Voz, in the last four years you have appeared in programs such as "La reina soy yo" and "Palpito".

Was it a pre-announcement of a return to television?

(laughs) -No.

I think he was a bit by chance, because they were appearances by Carlos Vives and he did not play a character.

I am very happy that life continues to give me opportunities like this, because it has been very beautiful to be in a series with a local cast.

And the truth is that compared to the almost 18 years that I worked as an actor, things have changed and improved so much that the truth is that I felt super good.

And for this Disney family I have other projects that I would like to make come true, and this is a good start and a unique experience.

-Was it a surprise to be called to this series, or is it something you came looking for with your representative?

-I tell you.

Before starting to sing, I spent many years working here in theater and on television.

Some people from those production teams connected with Disney and started a very deep, many-year relationship as consultants to Disney.

So there was the dream of being able to do something with them, who valued me and ended up putting together this story that has to do with me, my music and what I think about music.

The surprise was when they began to think about this story where I could be a part.

First, because one would never have imagined working on a Disney series if they didn't speak English.

Later, knowing that Disney is inspired by something that has been my musical career, because this professor does not see our music from small regionalisms but as things that the world left us.

Later, when the script was finished and it became a reality, it was a special surprise for me that my daughter Elena was invited to the cast. 

Carlos Vives on a break from filming the new series "El Club de Los Graves".

Photo: Disney+

-When was the filming?

Didn't it overlap with your album "Cumbiana II", which came out last year?

-Let's see... (remembers) We started after the pandemic and we still had some restrictions.

A year ago we had finished the production of this series, and I made the album

, in the same studio where we also made an album that has to do with the songs of the series, with young musicians who are part of the cast and put what yours.

How is "The bass club"

In this new Disney series,

who arrives at a school specializing in music education, where it is customary to leave out students who seem to be less talented and are grouped as " the Graves".

Molina is assigned as their teacher and embarks with them on a transformative musical journey that will inspire each of the young people to express their talent.

Carlos Vives on the set of "El Club de Los Graves".

Photo: Disney+

There are ten 30-minute episodes that can be seen on Disney+ starting on Wednesday, February 22.

The Grammy Show 2023

Just two weeks ago, Carlos Vives surprised with a brilliant appearance at the Grammy Awards, where he sang his hits from his album

, which turned 30 years old.

He brought all the attendees to their feet at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with songs like

.

Carlos Vives at the 2023 Grammys. Photo: grammy.com

"We were nominated -he says- and I think that's why they invited us to sing. They also paid me a tribute for the 30-year record, which the presenter said had revolutionized the scene. And of course, since all the audience were musicians, I had in front of me to everyone from country, gospel, rock and roll and pop. It was a wonderful five minutes. And when I finished singing they all wanted to take pictures with me and asked me what that kind of music was! I was so happy to see that our music continues producing that."

Passion for Argentine rock

Carlos Vives' passion for Argentine rock is well known.

He has mentioned it on many occasions and even

.

However, he caused a stir in November of last year, when he took the stage at the Latin Grammys and said that as a boy he was not influenced by the Beatles but by Argentine rock. 

Carlos Vives with Fito Páez, live in Bogotá in April 2022. Press photo.

"I have declared - he explains now - my pure love for Argentine rock. At the Latin Grammys, the sound engineer Eduardo Bergallo invited me to a talk by producers, and we paid tribute to Argentine rock. I said incredible things and some wanted to hang up on me, For example, I wasn't influenced by the Beatles and I don't know any of their songs. They all wanted to kill me and even Fito made a disgusted face!"

And he adds: "But I immediately told that I had Argentine rock. The Beatles did not come to me but I did not need them because I had Spinetta, Charly, Pedro and Pablo, Tanguito, Porchetto and later Fito, Soda, Celeste and Sandra. I grew up there! That was my upbringing!"

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