I think we can all agree that Pelé was born to excel at football. He is considered by many experts to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. But for someone as talented as he is, there has never been a limit.
football star loved art and did not hesitate to develop one Solid career in acting and music. HERE we tell you about this facet that very few people know about the football legend.
Pelé passed away this Thursday December 29 at the age of 82, but he left us great moments in the history of football. Photo: Composite LR/AFP
Pelé shaped music
Music has always been one of Pelé’s passions, known for strumming the guitar at Santos and Brazil national team meetings.
In 1969 he recorded Elis the Queen the single compact ‘small table’. In 1978 the LP “Pelé (WEA)” was released, on which he sang two duets with the singer Gracinha Leporace, “My world is a ball” and “Big city”. But your tour doesn’t end here.
In 2006 Pelé released “Pele ginga”, album which he presented in a duo with the Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer Gilberto Gil 13 subjectsin addition to some collaborations.
Finally, one of his most recent works came in 2016 when he released the song ‘Esperanca’to celebrate the Olympic games made in Brazil. Listen.
Pelé, protagonist of several films
Pelé used the big screen as another way to express himself.
The first time he appeared in the cinema was in comedy “The Baron Othello in the Cheapest of the Billions”1971 film directed by Miguel Borges.
Then he joined in “The Pickpockets” (1979), a film that made famous the dialogue between himself and the actress Ana M. Nascimento e Silva. She asks him: “Are you Pelé?” and he replies: “No, I’m Jô Soares”.
In 1982, however, “O Rei” had his big leap to fame when he appeared on “Escape to win‘, a feature film directed by John Huston, in which great characters such as Sylvester Stallone, Michael Cain and Argentina’s Osvaldo Ardiles.
And as a final active contributor to the seventh art, Pelé played a football-loving reporter in the 1986 film “The Tinkerers and the King of Football”.
Without a doubt, he was a legend in every respect.