John Travoltas played dozens of roles in his life from a T-Bird to a Wild Hog, from mobster John Gotti to celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro. But for his latest part, he portrays none other than the Cuban-American hitmaker, Pitbull.
In the video for his latest single, 3 to Tango, its hardly apparent that Pitbulls played by anyone else, much less a legendary actor. Circled by Pitbulls fierce squad of dancers, The Most Bad Ones, a mysterious cue-balled high roller is filmed from behind, while sipping on a vodka soda. Cut to the next scene, and surprise its John Travolta in a bald cap, showing off his best tango and salsa moves.
The followup to No Lo Trates, his collaboration with Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, 3 to Tango is the latest single off Pitbulls upcoming album, Libertad 547, due out later this fall. The new songs sweltering combo of mambo and reggaeton lends itself to the brazen subject matter: I like her, she likes her/Were gonna have a lovefest, sings Pitbull cheekily, as Travolta shuffles between three different dancers. I like them and they like me/It takes three to tango!
Its not the first time that Pitbull and Travolta have joined forces. Hes my favorite! He just injects life and spirit into everybody, said Travolta of Mr. Worldwide who scored his 2018 feature film, Gotti. It was the rapper-singers first-ever stint as a film composer. He also performed the Gotti theme, Amore, with Leona Lewis.
Hard work pays off, said Pitbull of working with Travolta. When I was watching him on the red carpet, working everything in the movie [and] across the world it just goes to show, bottom line the harder you work, the luckier you get.