Bruno Mars Is First Latino Man And 10th Gent On Playboy Cover (PHOTO)

Bruno Mars joins nine leading gentlemen before him in a role few men have had the honor of holding.

The Puerto-Rican-Filipino singer, who strikes a pose on the cover of the April issue of Playboy magazine, is the 10th man to carry the title.

Though Mars is not the first Latino to grace the cover, he is the first Latino man to claim the honor.

Peter Sellers became the first to snag the cover 48 years ago, followed by the likes of Burt Reynolds, Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld and, most recently, Seth Rogen.

The "Sex and Music" issue, which will be released Friday, features Mars serenading Miss April, Raquel Pomplun. Under the cover, Mars flaunts fashion for spring in a tropical photo shoot and reveals some of his musical inspirations in an exclusive interview.

Mars is not the only Latino on the April cover of a prominent magazine. Grainy photos of the April cover of Vogue magazine have leaked, showing a ravishing Jennifer Lopez in red. The singer/actress, who recently filmed her latest music video in Mexico, commands the cover of the fashion magazine for its “Shape Issue.”

Sofia Vergara will also dominate the month with her violet dress that shows off her form on the April cover of InStyle magazine. The Modern Family start is also set to host "Saturday Night Live" on April 7.

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• Bruno Mars Live

  Bruno Mars Live At ONE OF A KIND Tuesdays At 1 OAK Nightclub At The Mirage

• On the April cover of Playboy

• The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show

  Singer Bruno Mars performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

• Bruno Mars performs

  Bruno Mars performs at the Staples Center during the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012.

• The BRIT Awards 2012 - Show

  LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Bruno Mars performs at The Brit Awards 2012 at The O2 Arena on February 21, 2012 in London, England.

• Bruno Mars

  Singer Bruno Mars poses at the Grammy Nominations Concert in Los Angeles on November 30, 2011.

• GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!

  (L-R) Producer Philip Lawrence; musician Bruno Mars, and producer Ari Levine pose in media room at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

• Strikes A Pose

  Singer Bruno Mars poses at the Grammy Nominations Concert in Los Angeles on November 30, 2011.

• The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards

  Bruno Mars and the Smeezingtons arrive at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

• The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards

  Bruno Mars arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Comments

[Xavier Johnson]

01:32 PM on 03/20/2012

What is she doin to his leg????

[struttandfrett]

01:07 AM on 03/20/2012

This is the most awkward photo I have seen - no idea what they're going for here. Makes me think less of Bruno for agreeing to it.

[RD5]

05:58 PM on 03/20/2012

Lol it's not that awkward! Also, people like Seth Rogan, Steve Martin and Gene Simmons have also done it (and I love all of them!)

[cameron d]

11:50 PM on 03/19/2012

I'm starting to think that this magazine has absolutely no idea who it's audience is.

[RD5]

05:55 PM on 03/20/2012

Hardly anyone buys Playboy nowadays, as people just watch what they want to watch (i.e. porn!) on the internet (tbh hardly anyone buys magazines in general nowadays).

[cameron d]

06:26 PM on 03/20/2012

Then shouldn't Playboy be doing more and more possible to cater to their audience instead of losing them?

[AtlGuyNextDoor]

10:39 PM on 03/19/2012

Congratulations Bruno!!!!

(sarcasm)

[oldwolf49]

07:47 PM on 03/19/2012

...............who..................?

[GeeBee]

07:43 PM on 03/19/2012

Can anyone tell me why that guy is famous? If he wasn't Latino he would be the blandest piece of white bread, boring, uninspiring artist ever.

[RD5]

05:50 PM on 03/20/2012

Not only is a talented singer (he was signed to Motown Records) and a great performer (watch his Grammy performance or his X Factor performance), but he has written and produced for so many artists including Cee-Lo (e.g Forget You song), Brandy, Lloyd, Adam Lambert, Adam Levine, Matisyahu, K'naan, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Natasha Bedingfield and many more, and is a multi-instrumentalist. Just because you don't like his music (and you're probably only judging him from his mainstream songs, which is sad because his less known songs such as Liquor Store Blues, The Other Side, Runaway Baby, Our First Time, Talking to the Moon are much better in my opinion), doesn't mean that he's uninspiring (he inspires hundreds of thousands whether you like it or not).

[walleymr]

03:09 PM on 03/19/2012

whatever happened with the cocaine arrest that was timed to the weekend before his album came out?

[Assumed Name]

10:06 AM on 03/18/2012

I don't like the Play Boy Cover (heck, I don't like Play Boy), but Bruno Mars is undeniably talented--love the video for "Lazy". :o)

[oldwolf49]

07:47 PM on 03/19/2012

How could you not like Playboy???????

[Assumed Name]

08:51 PM on 03/19/2012

...I'm a het woman and a feminist. (I assume my dislike is due to one or more of those things. ;o)

[chicanaiguana]

09:31 PM on 03/17/2012

That is the most bizarre and unsexy post I've ever seen...it's like she's backwards crab walking...

And he's also much cuter...he's not even "smizing" here! :)

BAD COVER!!

[Lechiffre]

03:36 PM on 03/17/2012

the kid creole look is cheesy as hell.

[robbie64]

11:07 AM on 03/17/2012

Its to bad only the famous get attention!

[Jeffrey Bryson]

06:41 PM on 03/17/2012

That's like saying that it's too bad that only redheads have red hair.

[stepper]

09:31 AM on 03/17/2012

Wow, Bruno Mars AND Jon Hamm in the same issue!!!

When did Playboy become Playgirl?

[cameron d]

11:52 PM on 03/19/2012

I can understand Jon Hamm being in the magazine, Bruno Mars not so much.

[kapalabhati]

07:28 AM on 03/17/2012

And this would be why I actually agree with Staintorum about anything. This cover says it all: Objectifying a woman and rendering her diminutive and subjugated while glorifying his male power over her (And look at the smile! She loves it!)

[El Chingaso]

02:26 PM on 03/19/2012

Reading too much into it...

[kapalabhati]

04:01 PM on 03/19/2012

Nope, don't think so. But reasonable minds can differ.

[free thinker 3-5-7]

06:57 AM on 03/17/2012

His music is cool, just don't like the Elvis look

[themightyabealrd]

05:05 AM on 03/17/2012

Boy, Playboy sure has kept up with the times! When I was young, the women on the cover and inside were well fed and curvy. Now-if the scarecrow on this cover is typical-Hef's publication has switched over to the gaunt, toothpick legged model of femininity. I've seen more substantial midriffs on greyhounds at the race track.