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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2005 photo, Jorge Drexler accepts the Oscar for the best original song "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from the motion picture "The Motorcycle Diaries" during the 77th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Sergio Mendes will attend the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 but will do so with mixed feelings. While "honored" that his song "Real in Rio" is one of the only two nominated this year, the Brazilian musician says he is "very frustrated" with the producers' decision not to present the songs during the telecast. "Such a lively song would have been beautiful," he says. Photo: Mark J. Terrill / AP -
FILE - In this Feb. 10 2012 photo, Sergio Mendes arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Paul McCartney in Los Angeles. Mendes will attend the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday but will do so with mixed feelings. While "honored" that his song "Real in Rio" is one of the only two nominated this year, the Brazilian musician says he is "very frustrated" with the producers' decision not to present the songs during the telecast. "Such a lively song would have been beautiful," he says. Photo: Chris Pizzello / AP
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