Ana De Armas was ridiculed and trolled in the first months of promoting Netflix Blond for the Cuban accent that the real Marilyn Monroe didn’t have. As reviews start rolling in, critics can’t help but praise the Knives out actress for her acting as well as her unique style of portraying the real life role of American icon Marilyn Monroe.
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Ana de Armas congratulated for Blond
People first complained and blamed Ana de Armas for the actress’ Cuban accent for the fictionalized biopic of popular but controversial American actress Marilyn Monroe.
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As early critics rolled in their reviews, she was praised for her unique portrayal of the character. Variety was the first to report and praise the actress with early reviews showering her with adoration for her performance.
Variety reported the actress’ Cuban accent which appears to be on the edge of the actress’ mouth. The film received very positive reviews as well as a lot of praise for the Cuban-Spanish actress. The news site went so far as to compare Ana de Armas’ mix of Cuban accents to Gary Oldman’s mix of British accents, which nobody seems to care about.
Ana de Armas was criticized for her performance in Blond
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The 34-year-old actress was ridiculed for her accent in the film but was praised for her appearances in the film Blond (2022) during the screening of the trailers. Several fans rallied behind the actress when some people began to claim ‘racism’ and calls were made for her replacement.
However, after early reviews from critics, the film is set to be a huge hit with Ana de Armas’ career taking a new lift by starring in At daggers drawn, dogs of war, and, No time to die. The star had a brief relationship with actor Ben Affleck until their split in April 2021, after which not much has been seen of the former’s personal life other than his professional career.
Blond will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix starting September 28, 2022.
Source: Variety
