Ana De Armas reveals about learning English from `Friends` – Moviesapple

Ana De Armas paid homage to her Cuban roots during her `Saturday Night Live` debut hosting performance on Saturday. As the `Blonde` star turned up on stage for her monologue, she

greeted the audience in Spanish, before revealing her experience of coming to the United States. As per Variety, "Gracias, gracias," De Armas said to a roaring audience. "He had

something incredible and I'm very happy to be here presenting this night's show." ("Thank you, thank you; I've had an incredible year and I'm very happy to be here hosting the show

tonight.") "I speak English," De Armas continued, "But I didn't when I first got to the US. I was born in Cuba. I came to America when I was 26, and I learned English the way

everyone who comes to this country does: by watching `Friends. "Who would have thought that the best English tutor would be Chandler Bing?" De Armas joked. "I mean look at me now;

could I be any better at English?" Ana de Armas' monologue! pic.twitter.com/Tr6L76Mw1s — Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) April 16, 2023 De Armas went on to explain the

hardships she faced coming to America with English as a second language. She used the example of an acting class, "which was definitely a scam," centered around the audition

process: "There was this line, `I beg your pardon.` But I had never seen or heard that phrase, so I thought this The character was literally begging." The Academy Awards The

nominee also gave a shoutout to Robert de Niro during her opening remarks, whom she met while working on her first movie in the US, titled "Hands of Stone." De Armas elaborated on

how the fellow actor visited her father at work while on a trip to Cuba. "That was such a kind gesture, and I've been so fortunate to work with so many wonderful actors," De Armas

concluded. "My dad was so proud of me, and he would be proud to see me standing on this stage today. I feel very lucky to be here." De Armas` latest project with co-star Chris

Evans, an Apple TV+ film titled `Ghosted`, will premiere on April 21. The actor also wrapped the shooting of `Ballerina`, the fourth installment of the "John Wick" franchise. Like

De Armas, Karol G will later make her `Saturday Night Live` debut as the musical guest of the evening. The Colombian singer-songwriter received the Latin Grammy Award for Best New

Artist in 2018 and has since topped the Billboard 200 with the release of her latest studio album, Manana Sera Bonito. Also Read: Ana de Armas stumped by NC-17 rating for Blonde

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