Marcos Valle Hot + Rio 2", proceeds from the sales of which were donated to fight AIDS/HIV. Valle continues to perform in Brazil and throughout Europe. Marcos Valle Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born 14 September 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. Valle's talent was evident from his high school years, which coincided with the explosion of the bossa nova movement in Rio. His classmates included future legends such as Edu Lobo
Blame It on the Bossa Nova the car stereo when character Alby Grant solicits a male prostitute. David Alan Grier's character, Don 'No Soul' Simmons, covered the song in the end credits for "Amazon Women on the Moon". In the 1993 film "Needful Things" (based on the Stephen King novel of the same name), the lead character says of the havoc he causes in the town of Castle Rock, "Hey, don't blame me. Blame it on the bossa nova." "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" was also recorded by Caterina Valente for her 1965 album "Latin Melodies Old and New" (featuring Edmundo Ros) and by Cliff