MEXICO CITY (AP) – Lele Pons ended a week in which he went from the eye of the hurricane to the release of his single “Bubble Gum.”
Days after becoming a trend on social networks for swimming with a crocodile, the Venezuelan singer and influencer presented her song with the urban music star Yandel, who composed it with her eldest son Adrián Veguilla “Sour”.
“It’s super incredible, I really liked the video, it’s super colorful,” said Pons in a video call interview prior to the release of the single from Miami.
Yandel had the song ready in July and he presented it to the Pons team as he wanted to have a female voice in it. Pons also collaborated in the composition together with a friend.
“I quickly thought of Lele because I have followed her for a long time, I am a fan of everything she does,” said Yandel. I am “super happy to have the opportunity to work with my son with such a special, big topic”.
The song talks about the best time being now. His video, released Wednesday by Facebook Live, has many visual effects and shows them with backgrounds of giant sweets, in a car and in the case of Yandel on a flying chair.
“We had a great time in the video and when they see it, I know they are going to like it a lot,” said Yandel, whose favorite gum flavor is melon. Pons said that in his case the flavor he likes the most is strawberry.
Pons, who has 43.3 million followers on Instagram and 1.9 million on Tiwtter, is used to receiving multiple comments, however, on Sunday it was a trend on Twitter and not because of the song. Pons posted videos of himself swimming with a small crocodile in a pool. The crocodile wore a ribbon tied around its snout. After receiving criticism, Pons deleted them from his account.
During the interview, he refused to answer questions about that publication or give more information about the moment in which he was.
According to experts, swimming with these types of animals is not recommended.
“This advertising strategy is not entertainment, it is animal abuse. PETA Latino urged Lele Pons to leave the vulnerable reptiles alone, ”Alicia Aguayo, senior manager of the animal rights organization PETA Latino, wrote to the AP.
Crocodiles “can experience severe stress from being handled by humans and being placed in a completely unnatural environment,” he said. “Photo shoots are a nightmare for these animals.”
