"The Cuban People Have Music In Their DNA" - Javier Bardem On Becoming Desi Arnaz 

me too but he does not sound like Desi nor is he good-looking enough to play Desi. His voice registers too deep to be Desi.

Not to mention he is a communist.

Have you seen Javier playing in "The Sea Inside"? Maradentro in Spanish.

You did a wonderful job!

Dammnn🥰

@Annette G too bad he was taken! Lol

How handsome was he?

@@angelicas.keyser1711 too handsome and charming.

He is from Las Islas Canarias which was the most influential accent to shape the Cuban accent so it's not really much of a stretch at all, it's in him. His accent has been influenced by mainland Spain but his true Canario accent is extremely similar to the Cuban accent.

Hmmm not so sure. As a Cuban American who has seen a few clips from Desi Arnaz, I don't see much of him in the performance so far, and I only see a Spanish accent with a slightly higher pitch. He tried in his interview, but it comes out cartoonish, like Al Pacino in Scarface (where had a real Cuban American accent right there next to him in his friend). That said, Javier Bardem is usually a very good actor.

Yes! On point

It's funny because my brother-in-law is from the Canary Islands and he also talks with that musicality that Javier's is talking about. For me, that I'm from the Peninsular Spain, it's quite fascinating.

Absolutely agreed. He is one of those actors I wonder about,because they are way too convincing,too good. But I have to be greatful he is a creative artist,doing what he loves.

Agreed. I wondered too. It was deNero-esq

Yes in No country for old men he was more frightening than some scary movies.

You took the words right out of my mouth. One of the single greatest villains of all time.

You took the words right out of my mouth. One of the single greatest villains of all time.

For spanish speaking people both accents are as different as can be. Jamaican english compared to british english

@@xsotax It is a bit like comparing British English, where they finish every sentence, pronounce every letter, the t’s, the s, with a very clean and direct, sometimes seen as cold European way of saying things, with the American accent, where they normally soften the words, cut sentences and talk with a less straight to the point pronunciation. In Spain there are areas, like Canary Islands or Andalucía, where they talk with a very similar accent to some Latin American countries, but that’s because that’s were the XVII century conquerors were from back then. Most people in Spain do not speak like that though. There are also local languages that influences the European Spanish. And then there is specific vocabulary to each Spanish speaking country, some of the Latin American words also exist to this day in Spain and they are used in the same or different context, but other words do not exist at all or existed in old Castilian but disappeared from the common language a long time ago. Spain has also had a lot of influence from the surrounding countries that once invaded it like Italy, Greece, France, UK, Germany, Middle East/Arabic countries, as well as other minor influences from some other northern African and northern European countries, so lots of spanish words have those cultural influences and those origins. In the case of Latin America, they have native words not used in Europe and there are places like Mexico, for example, where there is a lot of influence from the US, so that’s why they sometimes add English words to their vocabulary on a daily basis. Social Media and the Internet is also changing the way younger generations speak this days too, mainly because of videogames, foreign tv shows, movies, etc.

I’m Cuban and as a Spanish speaker I can say that yes sometimes I’m speaking with my Venezuelan or Colombian friends and have no clue what they mean when there speaking the same language as I am, but words and the way there spoken is just very different across cultures.

@nebula thanks you for such a long explanation. Im Mexican so i already know a lot about Spanish, but thanks

@@azul-t6m really? I had no idea that many of the conquistadors were not from mainland Spain. I should look this up, because that’s such an interesting way to shape a language when a less common accent influences entire continents. and I’m wondering why these island populations produced more conquistadors than mainland Spain … just very interesting so thanks for sharing your several pieces of information

They are the pride of Spain 🇪🇸 Together with Antonio Banderas, Rafael Nadal and brothers Pau and Marc Gasol.

I agree... i need to see more. His description of the difference between European Spanish and Cuban Spanish shoes he truly can fully embody the unique personalities of the characters he is asked to portray.

I loved him in Before darkness falls about a homosexual in Castro's Cuba. Phenomenal!

@@inesrivera1829 thanks so much for mentioning. i haven't seen that one but will now look it up.

@@ventisale1 He has no idea what he's talking about. Carib Spanish comes from the South of Spain. Northern Spaniards act like the South doesn't exist . Its BS

@@juliusceasar34 thanks for explaining that to me. I should not of assumed his statements were 100 percent on point, just because of his talent in acting. Tell me more about the differences, of where I can find out more.

I like the Explanation. Many are aware of Stupidity.

Thank you. It can't be said enough.

Yet there seems to have be a concerted effort to forget every aspect, repress all memories of the Franco years by the governments that followed . My English parents live there and told me about a local wall in Spain where 14 people were shot by Francoists - the bullet holes remain - no memorial. This seems to happen a lot in societies that have been through such Trauma , not least because the perpetrators and their successors are so numerous and also , still in positions of power.

Americans don't get that and the MAGA folks seem to embrace lies, cowardice and the guns, intellectual and moral emptiness.

Well said. Thank you.

I just realized it is Nicole Kidman. Great acting.

She got it. Bardem isn't even close.

@@ArnHaz Great makeup.

What about him playing the villain in Skyfall? I read he was the best OO7 bad guy

Me too his Spanish language and English language films.

I love Stephen, but he's really got to work on his Spanish pronunciation. He mispronounces José Andrés' name all the time too. Smh

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JN2sKUp29x0.html it's Javiar as Conanito explained

@@yilomagic hahahaha!!! lol

THank you. I've known several Javiers and it sounds like that, not what Stephen says.

I actually think he knows, but as someone who’s learned a lot of languages, sometimes your tongue will slip on vowels, particularly when you’re thinking more about another vowel- his brain was probably thinking about the a in Bardem and it just kinda came out like that

He is also a communist.

The dancing ..not so Cuban , but it looks to be a great performance.

@@Cattiva :D

another cuban! hello !

@@fernie6299 Hello paisano! :-)

💯 agreed! Also the fact that Banderas ended his marriage at the same time , and the gossip about Madonna didn't help.

Who in the hell hated Antonio and for what?

@@FlowerGirl.MN50 backlash for "selling out " I think . Antonio Banderas was at the time part of a small group of actors that were viewed very seriously. Actors in Europe have a different feeling ..as part of art that can be transcendental. Also he had been married many many years and after getting "discovered" by the Hollywood elite they broke up . Also not sure if you're old enough to remember Madonna's documentary, she really was attracted to him and have him a platform for the US audiences to discover him as something exotic. I knew Banderas sin late 90's as part of Almodovar's troupe of actors . Adored his performances especially in Tie me up, tie me down .

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I was unaware Banderas was 'hated 'in Spain. When? By whom? You shouldn't make sweeping statements if you can't qualify them, it's not fair to the Spanish.

How about these: 1) Javier was in Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts, who was in Flatliners with Kevin Bacon, and 2) Javier's co-star Nicole Kidman produced In The Cut, which starred Kevin Bacon.

@@debbiedoodiedandi I know that you're right on the first one, but I didn't know the second one, although, I don't know if you can use producers.

@@Mrmoviefan123 ok... how about Javier was in Collateral with Tom Cruise, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon. Or Javier is in Dune with Josh Brolin, who was in Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon.

@@debbiedoodiedandi Better.

@@Mrmoviefan123 Javier was also in Mother! with Jennifer Lawrence, who was in X-Men: First Class with Kevin Bacon, which also starred Michael Fassbender, who was in the movie The Counselor with Javier Bardem.

groan

So your saying brutal dictatorships make for commited actors:) Thats likely true for the entire population.