Ana de Armas discloses her method of mastering the English language.
In a cheeky chat with Entertainment Weekly on YouTube, the lovely Ana de Armas spilled the beans on how she honed her fluent English skills.
The Cuban-born, Spanish-speaking star confidently affirmed her declaration made while hosting Saturday Night Live. During the show, she let slip that she learned English by binge-watching the beloved sitcom Friends, going as far as to call Matthew Perry's character, Chandler Bing, her top tutor.
Ana shared her learning strategy, saying, "To crack the language code, I needed to listen first, so I crashed my TV. Friends was one of the TV shows I devoured with English subtitles, helping me piece together the accents."
Besides Friends, Ana also noted Sex and the City as being "awfully helpful, in more ways than one."
Post her move from Cuba to Los Angeles, Ana communicated solely in Spanish and rudimentary English. To improve her language skills, Ana took the bull by the horns, vowing to master English in a mere two years.
Reflecting on those days, she admitted, "Once I landed in LA, I was far from prepared for big auditions and meetings. I was like a deer caught in headlights." However, she didn't shy away from the challenge, bravely facing the language barriers by embracing idioms and slang to blend in.
In an unexpected twist, Ana confessed her schoolgirl crush on Hollywood veteran, Tom Hanks. "I had a massive crush on Tom. He's insanely handsome in Splash and everything else. I haven't met this man yet, and I hope I never do," she playfully quipped.
- Ana de Armas, while discussing her English learning journey with Entertainment Weekly, revealed that she fondly referred to Matthew Perry's character, Chandler Bing, from Friends as her top English tutor.
- The Cuban-born star candidly admitted that she still finds Sex and the City to be "awfully helpful, in more ways than one" in her language development.
- Reflecting on her early days in Los Angeles, Ana confessed that she felt like a deer caught in headlights, struggling with big auditions and meetings due to language barriers.
- To tackle these challenges, Ana embraced idioms and slang to blend in, even though she initially communicated solely in Spanish and rudimentary English after her move from Cuba.
- In a playful conversational twist, Ana revealed that she once harbored a schoolgirl crush on Hollywood veteran, Tom Hanks, finding him insanely handsome in Splash and every other role he played.
- Ana de Armas, with her fluency in English and appreciation for pop-culture, continues to captivate the world entertainment scene, showcasing an impressive journey from a Spanish-speaking Cuban actress to a global celebrity.
