Benicio Del Toro Almost Changed His Name For Hollywood

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‘Sicario’ actor, Benicio Del Toro shares his views when asked about racism and prejudice in Hollywood. He explains that early on in his career he was asked by studio executives to change his name so that he would fit in more. "Maybe that's one of the biggest mistakes I've ever done, is not changing my name," Del Toro said.
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@christopheraparicio4482 7 лет назад

I am happy Benicio didn't change his name he stayed true to who he is. He is an inspiration to many Hispanics who want to be actors.

@PiratesAndCowboys 8 лет назад

He's gotten even better looking with age.

@julianamillan1453 8 лет назад

What a sweet moment between Benicio and Mark, I love this guys!! Wonderful interview, I really enjoy it!!

@OriginalGangster841 8 лет назад

But did you see Michael Cain's face while those two (some of my faves I might add) were exchanging pleasantries ?:) he's like ... Wtf... Is going on :)

@hecalledmeout 8 лет назад

+OriginalGangster841 LOL! Especially at 5:23.

@ulalaFrugilega 8 лет назад

+Juliana Millan yeah, when the music started I realized I had such a BIG smile on my face for them

@jonathanrios3214 8 лет назад

The Collector, Nick Fury, Bruce Banner, Alfred Pennyworth, Deadshot, and Joel Edergton all at one table.

@fun2bwith2day 8 лет назад

lmao Joel edgerton is the odd one out

@dkw7973 8 лет назад

God, this man has some really great genes

@di8563 3 года назад

@Lucas Cruz do you have any photo i wonder

@icydelon Год назад

real

@ginorisbaber7084 2 года назад

Very very proud that Benicio did not changed his name for Hollywood. It makes him strong, brave and true to himself. Love Love Benicio.

@Angeltears295 2 года назад

I just adore when I see that camaraderie between actors. How endearing is to see Ruffalo and Del Toro showing admiration for each other. Lovely.

@SilverRadiant 8 лет назад

Thank you for whoever brought these talented actors together! Benecio del Toro is charismatic in Sicario, now I just want to watch all his movies 😍😍😍 Best interview ever!

@roger8654 8 лет назад

Very true from Benicio, a lot of black actors and white actors are actually hispanic but they have changed their names so they dont get marginalized. Perfect examples are Charlie Sheen and Tyson Beckford who by he way is Panamanian

@roter13 8 лет назад

+roger8654 as a Panamanian, I agree lol

@redvisitor9432 8 лет назад

+roger8654 Panamanian? I thought he was black Chinese? One of his grandparents are Chinese.

@relinquis 8 лет назад

SICARIO! BEAST of a movie.

@espn0o 8 лет назад

I have to say, Hollywood reporters does the best interviews, they make it about the actors not the work they done

@jeffct87 8 лет назад

you should check out the Nerdist podcast. Over an hour long interview with actors. Brian Cranston really gets into how he approaches life. "you need to open yourself up to new experiences. At an older age, that gets really scary."

@angelthman1659 8 месяцев назад

Have said it before and will say it again: Benicio is an acting genius.

@ericastreet6589 8 лет назад

"Speak Mexican or something... painting or painting walls." WOW the legendary Sir Michael Caine.

@latinonoir 8 лет назад

Wow, Michael Caine is so ignorant. "Speak like a Mexican or Spanish" and Del Toro brushes it off with the logical response, "Which I do!"

@BeccaLovesSRK 8 лет назад

+latinonoir He speaks Spanish but he doesn't speak like a Mexican.

@latinonoir 8 лет назад

royalparadigm That's my point. I'm from El Salvador and I get annoyed by ignorant people assuming all Spanish speakers are Mexican. I was pointing out how Del Toro was pointing out the irony in Caine's stupid remark.

@anachocolate1262 4 года назад

I know, that was so ignorant coming from him (Caine).

@maureenmannion6748 8 месяцев назад

@anachocolate1262 Give Michael a break. He lives in the UK not in the US where we are more familiar with the Spanish language and its varied pronunciations depending on national origin of speakers. I was impressed by how Benecio responded to the issue of discrimination. He said he experienced it but acknowledged that times were changing. No poor me mentality with Benecio. A class act.

@changbinssimp2594 Месяц назад

@@anachocolate1262I think he didn’t actually said it in a bad way, more like “They assume you speak like a Mexican or Spanish” as in reference that everyone thinks Benicio del Toro is Mexican just because he speaks Spanish, and Benicio said “Which I do!” Because he has interpreted Mexican people and spoken Spanish in many roles .-.

@suzetteglz9797 7 лет назад

SIR Michael Caine referring to Mexican as a language... shaking my fucking head...

@Slappys 6 лет назад

I cringe every time Michael Caine opens his mouth.

@unapprovedtruth7116 3 года назад

Caine just seems like an arrogant old droopy eyelidded dog in every film he's in. Arrogant and yet also stale.

@Por2ugal 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@suzie5813 3 года назад

@@unapprovedtruth7116 old dog hasn't learned new tricks; apparently. I was totally shocked to see this representation

@RohitKumar-gd8vu 6 лет назад

I wish I were sitting at a bar and a chick would come up and ask my name and I could reply " Benicio del torro"

@lv5111 4 года назад

I like how Michael Caine torpedos every topic with a generic old fart comment. Reminds me of Community.

@Por2ugal 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@meitijobse8121 3 года назад

From what I know.... HE. Is indeed à stiff upperlip Farth 😁

@sahej6939 Год назад

Michael Caine had to change his name to find success in acting- and back in the day as being with the Cockney accent he was put down in London acting circles.

@maureenmannion6748 8 месяцев назад

@@sahej6939Agree. The class discrimination in England in Caines youth was pervasive. He had to drop the Cockney accent otherwise forget getting into acting period. BTW Cary Grant also changed his name and accent to be accepted.

@Mvila23 8 лет назад

Michael Caine- "Speak mexican" lol

@MilkandCookies92 3 года назад

Benicio Del Toro is a badass name. I'm glad he didn't cave and change it just because some white people can't pronounce it.

@embee3178 8 лет назад

I love this man, such a perfect actor.

@ldvcat 5 лет назад

Benicio is WINE 🍷🍷🍷

@omarcorrea 8 лет назад

Are you going to post the full episode, or just the sections for each actor?

@mustsilm 8 лет назад

What happened with the full videos? I want to see the full 40-50min video of these roundtables. Even on the hollywoodreporter website there are no full videos.

@JasonLee917 8 лет назад

Are you going to post all the full roundtables here?

@samarztk 8 лет назад

+Jason Lee in January

@Familylawgroup 4 года назад

My first name is BeniciA and my parents named me after the city- Benicia, California. They lived there in their early marriage and loved the city and its history,. The city was named after the Spanish general’s wife ... Dona Francisca Benicia Vallejo. Despite its Spanish origin, I have been told the first name isn’t known in Spain but there are some South American countries where it has been heard. Mr. Del Torro is from Puerto Rico so I am curious about the origins of his first name. I am happy he didn’t change it as well.

@jherritagebrown 2 года назад

I remember him explaining in an interview that "Benicio" comes from the Italian side of his family (a grandparent, I think). In Italy, it may be spelled "Beniccio" and pronounced "Ben ee' chio" rather than "Ben ee' sio". The name means "Blessed" and there are different variations in its spelling. At any rate, he is a beautiful man with a great name! ❤

@nowlovemerightlikeiknowyoucan 8 лет назад

Su nombre es HERMOSO, gracias a Dios no lo cambió, "Benicio del Toro" fonéticamente suena perfecto! ;)

@georgemercado805 10 месяцев назад

Benicio del toro nuestro orgullo borincano; se destaca siempre. Gracias ❤

@dany-rs5yy 7 лет назад

buenicio del toro😍👌

@anirudhmenon4234 8 лет назад

The collector looked up to the Hulk.

@vanessachavez5303 8 лет назад

speak mexican?? wow Michael u old fart..... love u benicio & mark:))

@apoloniareyes118 8 лет назад

Wooow su expresión con las manos!

@LolitaDavidovich934 6 лет назад

My favorite actor

@SriM0 8 лет назад

I want full videos!

@dacybaxter2112 8 лет назад

He is something special for sure

@louisekerderanec638 4 года назад

I can hear all his characters when he talk

@elviapalaciossuarez9038 4 месяца назад

Love this ❤

@ieatgremlins 8 лет назад

Stella Adler is a fucking amazing school.

@sofiakibukevich8465 Год назад

1:12 mark Ruffalo staring, mesmerized man 😂

@prettypennies 8 лет назад

BRILLIANT BENICIO!

@dawn8542 2 месяца назад

He's my favorite ❤

@BryceMcQueen-qk2zu 9 месяцев назад

From Puerto Rico I thought!

@chasecreechproduction6914 8 лет назад

Joel Edgertons hair haha

@taxin2476 7 лет назад

wheres the rest. That was an amazing table of talent. all 1%ers

@Alma.Gotica 10 месяцев назад

Fenômeno de homem! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

@dianechu2868 5 лет назад

I was surprised by his elegance. I always think person like him should be wild and decadent.

@christiansmith7797 5 лет назад

Ill never be less then your boss. I'm all of the boss that your ads here has hot

@irontemplefitness4648 7 лет назад

"When someone hears your name they think you speak lots of Mexican err uh Spanish..." lmfao

@thefatman69dude 8 лет назад

Fuck he's amazing. Him and mark both just wow

@missvonn88 8 лет назад

where is the whole interview?!!!! i love me some benicio!!!!! what a sexy man!!!!

@huffnpuff98 6 лет назад

ivonne diaz the full interveiw is mainly will smith tbh

@LiTTleGaBi21 8 лет назад

He better be nominated for an oscar after the Globes fucked up.

@lucyjacobo6441 4 года назад

Benny 🔥

@westportsmouthohio 7 месяцев назад

❤

@meggabadgirl 8 лет назад

See Oscar Isaac for the change your name move. Fascinated by him/his amazing trajectory/figuring out if he sold out or did the smart thing since in the end he's gotten solid roles that would have gone to white guys, while acknowledging he's latino--but if he could, would he pretend otherwise? Also interesting element is that he passes as white vs. someone who is also latino who's darker and wouldn't have the same options for strong roles not based on stereotype and played usually by the same recycled white men. Really interesting.

@yetmel5834 8 лет назад

Benicio passes as white Anglo (he is already a white person but white Hispanic) as well but he decided to stick with his Spanish name. He still made it in Hollywood. I wonder If his success would have arrived even faster should he had changed his name.

@christofferjenzen78 6 лет назад

Yeah...Benicio is latino...brown. He looks fuckin brown to you?

@pikaqgg2129 Год назад

He is the most beautifu man among thoses hansome guys

@351cleavland 8 месяцев назад

His name was almost changed to Marvin Lipshitz. True story except for the name.

@predatoryzzx 5 лет назад

Michael did change his name, his real name was Maurice Micklewhite

@sahej6939 Год назад

Yes and also experienced prejudice in London from having a Cockney accent…

@lexstanciu 8 лет назад

Benicio is the Punisher

@barbarakemp3022 2 года назад

I would love for Benicio to paint my body!!!!!

@arpitk2470 2 года назад

only a person envious of the name would ask him to change it From Benicio Del Toro...to what ??...Ben Michaels?

@jesusluna4498 5 лет назад

Venice from the bull

@jengavisuals 8 лет назад

Benicio is white Terrence Howard (mannerisms)

@yetmel5834 8 лет назад

+BoneCrusher Most Puerto Ricans have taino blood. Check out the Genes video of Puerto Ricans.

@yetmel5834 8 лет назад

***** True as well. One does not rule out the other one. That is the beauty of the mix. Most of Puerto Ricans have the three races but different percentage of each. That is why some look white, some black and some brown. I think is perfection. Brazilians have the same thing going on.

@diegopisfil614 6 лет назад

MOGUL I see Antonio Banderas, Hugh Grant, Justin Bieber and Elvis Presley

@sahej6939 Год назад

@@yetmel5834 not really though. check out his story on the PBS show

@kessler003 3 года назад

I thought Sicario/Alejandro was Colombian... since they called him "Medellin".

@PuttingItOnADime 4 года назад

The assumptions about America of an extremely successful actor are the worst. Yea, America is such a horrible place where you have made millions being an actor and not having to actually work and create a life. This is the kind of nonsense that pisses people off.

@SuperSJOh 8 лет назад

at 4:43, What does Benicio say to Mark? "@#&$#$, brother??"

@Sumumabitch78 8 лет назад

+SJ Benicio says -"You´ve done pretty damn Good,brother..."

@SuperSJOh 8 лет назад

Thank you!!!

@nickleknickerbocker2957 2 года назад

I respect Michael Cain as an actor but his interruptions made me cringe. Let the guy tell his story. Being told you can't play shakespeare cuz of your accent is very different than what a POC actor deals with.

@sahej6939 Год назад

In London it is similar, actually. It is a prejudice and the cockney accent was seen as the criminal element only, or the low class worker. So it is similar for that society.

@Asia10175 3 года назад

How did hispanics get so super cool? But yet you dont see many of them in movies.

@Polarheart45 7 лет назад

benicio del toro is my great uncle

@fa-ls9jw 7 лет назад

Polarheart45 this is like the third time dude

@user-lc9bs4gm9f 3 года назад

rob pattinson is born to play edward cullen benicio is born to play alejandro gillick mads mikkelson is born to play hannibal ...........................................

@diegopisfil614 6 лет назад

White Terrence Howard and Male Cara Delevingne

@RUBEN6724 4 года назад

in the movie he was colombian. Not mexican,,,

@miraclemanoutoftime 8 лет назад

godammit i can't enjoy sicario now that galloway just spoiled it at the start of the video.

@unitedkingdomofmyself4176 4 года назад

why does Michael Caine looks so annoyed the whole time Benicio speaking? and those unnecessary coments about accents and painting walls. i mean what's wrong with you grandpa did you eat shit for your breakfast? let the man speak! jesus crist that was so rude.