Pedro was originally released in 1980 by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà, telling the story of a tour guide in Santa Fe. The song found a second life on TikTok in 2024 when a clip of a raccoon dancing in a circle was set to a sped up edit, followed by a popular techno remix by Jaxomy and Agatino Romero. The pairing spread rapidly across short form video, turning the repeated name into a recognisable cue for cute animal content and joyful, looping edits.