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Queer since its very first announcement—and that was before we even knew that Omar Apollo would be making one hell of a cameo!Yes, the dreamy alt-pop singer-songwriter has his official acting debut in the filmmaker’s adaptation of the Williams S. Burroughs’ novel, playing a mysterious character who technically goes unnamed but still makes quite an impression—both on protagonist William Lee (Daniel Craig) and the audience.In addition to leaving it all on the screen, Apollo also revealed last week that he recorded a brand-new Spanish-language track for Queer called “Te Maldigo,” which he wrote alongside the film’s composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.

Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Like much of Apollo’s own musical output, the track taps into feelings of love, lust, and loss, which makes it a great companion piece to Guadagnino’s film as its follows Lee’s odyssey of obsession with a much younger man (Drew Starkey) in 1950 Mexico City.Before “Te Maldigo” was announced, Queerty had the opportunity to speak with Apollo about his involvement in Queer, at which point he spilled some tea on the song, shared that his scenes with Craig were almost even more explicit, and told us which astrological sign he thinks best suits his character. Plus, as you’ll see, we learned right from the jump that Apollo seems to be a fan of Queerty…You can watch our conversation with Omar Apollo in the video above, or read it in full below.QUEERTY: Hi, I’m Cameron with Queerty—nice to meet you, Omar!APOLLO: Queerty, I know guys! Messy! [Laughs.]Oh, you know, gay stuff—Don’t start with me, girl![Laughs.] No, no let’s dive in. I wanted to start with—I know you’re big into astrology, so I wanted to ask if you’d thought about what star sign your character in Queer might be?Oh, he’s giving Gemini.

He’s cocky, but also really sincere and down to earth, so I’d say Gemini. Or maybe Aquarius, but I don’t know

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