Penélope Cruz Hesitated to Play Colombian Spy in ‘355’ - Jessica Chastain Explains the Casting

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Penélope Cruz Hesitated to Play Colombian Spy in #The355 - Jessica Chastain Explains the Casting https://t.co/xwT9qBk49J pic.twitter.com/X4WZaJsii4
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) October 8, 2020

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when the The 355 trailer came out people were confused about spanish Penélope Cruz playing a colombian spy

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[ohmylol]

Jessica Chastain can fuck off, those wikipedia demographics don't represent the country plus mestizo isn't white, there are white passing mestizos of course but they aren't the majority , go to Bogotá and you'll see tons and tons of diversity and still a spaniard it's not a Colombian, wtf, I would have been less mad without this bullshit explanation , white isn't the majority

Seriously, her and Penelope can fuck off , I'm sorry for Lupita but I hope this flops

[chaotic_n]

I'm Colombian, and I think you're right. It sounds like this is precisely what she did. She clearly talking out of her ass

[lefaineant]

I remember Penelope Cruz played a brazilian in the Movie, Woman on Top. Unsurprised that Jessica Chastain thinks her playing a columbian spy was ok.

[ohmylol]

*Colombian

[lefaineant]

Thanks. I saw that typo and wanted to edited it.

[triviagogo29]

and Javier Bardem played a Brazilian in Eat Pray Love lol

[yuzuruhanyu]

what a way to spin how hollywood has always been hiring european actors to play latino characters lol

[chocolateamargo]

It's ok, they will hire (white-passing) Latino actors next time they need someone to play an Arab :)

[squirrels_oh_no]

Or to play a Middle-Eastern inspired planet's population.

Looking at you, Dune! Although even then they cast Javier Bardem.

Oscar Isaac played an Armenian in The Promise. Were there even any Armenians in that?

[chocolateamargo]

This is like GoT all over again. I remember the posts for the casting were a mess.

I am at the beginning of the book, is Oscar Isaac's character supposed to be middle-eastern? I thought he was supposed to be Spanish (both because of the casting and because of the matador reference when he talks about his father)

[queer_bee]

Dumb.

[colossusx]

Why couldn’t the character be from...Spain?

[therearewords]

Not exotic enough!

[hateistoodark]

Because they know that’s just white