Is Giancarlo Esposito Spanish?

Is Giancarlo Esposito Spanish?

The actor who portrayed Fring, Giancarlo Esposito, is Italian and African American and not from any Spanish speaking country. While he may have taken Spanish in school and picked some up for his living in New York City for many decades, he’s not fluent in the language.

Does Giancarlo speak Italian?

Now calling Messina, Italy home, Giancarlo speaks three languages fluently—Italian, English and Filipino—and is learning, wait for it, five languages—Korean, French, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish!

What is Gus Fring accent?

In the annals of TV villains, actor Giancarlo Esposito’s Breaking Bad character, Gus Fring, stands out. Gus was an upstanding, impeccably dressed, New Mexico businessman who spoke with an elegant Chilean accent — and also happened to be a vicious drug lord.

Why does Gus speak Spanish weird?

As for Gus Fring (played by Giancarlo Esposito), his character is supposed to be native Chilean, but according to Martinez “he sounds like he learned the language in business school.”