Multilingual king. Ben Affleck speaking Spanish has made the rounds again and people are definitely surprised. The Air director proved his skills in a new interview with La Cadena SER, a Spanish radio network.
In the interview, he explained the significance of the movie about the making of the iconic Michael Jordan Nike brand shoe. All in perfect Spanish. The network posted a short clip of the actor with his response and it went viral very fast. If you don’t believe us, see the clip here. If you want a translation, here’s what he said: “The story of the movie so big, so important, so magnificent that there’s not an actor in the world who could be cast to play him whom the audience would believe.”
“They would immediately think, ‘This is all bulls–t. This movie is bulls–t. I don’t believe any of this,’” he went on. “And they would destroy it completely.”
So what’s going through everyone’s mind is: How does Ben Affleck know Spanish fluently? Read down below to find out how he ended up bilingual.How does Ben Affleck know Spanish? When the Argo director was 13, he and his family moved to Mexico for a year where he was shooting a television series, and he picked up the language very quickly.
In an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he talked about how he was “passively” fluent in Spanish. “I did this little kids TV series when I was young and I was 13, and this season was in Mexico. I was in Mexico for a year.” The “Miss Independent” singer said that it’s easier to learn languages when you’re younger. “The older brain doesn’t hold on to information easily.”
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