Matt Damon has captured attention on social media, not only for his performance in the film The Odysseydirected by Christopher Nolanbut also for his pronunciation in Spanish, which he commented he had learned during his time in Guatemala.
The actor, who has participated in productions such as steel quenching, Oppenheimer and The Bourne Ultimatumhas attracted attention in Guatemala after he highlighted some tourist places that he remembers from his time in the country.
The protagonist of The Odyssey He participated in an interview with communicator Javier Girón, where Damon shared that he not only visited Guatemala, but was in the country as part of his process to learn Spanish.
The actor, who played the role of the king of Ithaca, confessed that he loves Guatemala and, at the beginning of the interview, shared an anecdote that he was in the land of eternal spring in 1988.
He shared that at that time he came to Guatemala to study Spanish and mentioned that he was in one of the most striking destinations in the country: Antigua Guatemala.
Upon hearing his Spanish, his co-star John Leguizamo showed his admiration for Damon’s pronunciation and highlighted: “That was good,” a surprise that the communicator also expressed.
The actor who plays Odysseus shared that he visited Panajachel and Guatemala City. «I loved it! “It is a beautiful country,” he recalled about the time he enjoyed the views of the volcano, the cobblestone streets and the beauty of Lake Atitlán.
In the interview, the Oscar winner and his partner John Leguizamo talked about the depth of the film and the theme of the change that a person experiences from a journey, comparing that experience with that faced by Odysseus and his warriors.
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During the interview, Matt Damon highlighted that this film took him to remote locations where he enjoyed filming, as he felt that those places were like an expedition. Completely in Spanish, the actor invited Guatemalans to visit the cinema to see The Odyssey.
John Leguizamo joined in by highlighting that the public will enjoy this production, where they will experience emotions on the surface. Media like Infobae They estimate that Damon’s visit to Guatemala occurred when he was around 15 years old, while traveling as a “backpacker.”