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The Rock reveals the heart-warming story behind his Moana character

Cape Town – Moana was one of our favourite films in 2016. 

We even find ourselves belting out I am Moana sometimes. 

Dwayne Johnson who plays the shape shifting demi-god Maui revealed a heart-warming fact about his character. 

A Twitter user posted this picture of Maui alongside a picture of Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia commenting about the similarities between the two. 

Johnson then replied saying that his character was actually inspired by his grandfather. 

It seems appropriate to add this song...

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