Wagner Moura learned Spanish while preparing to portray Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in the Netflix drama Narcos (2015–17). Moura’s native language is Portuguese. Nevertheless, some native speakers criticized Moura’s pronunciation of Colombian Spanish in the show. He later spoke Spanish for other roles, including that of a Cuban defector in Wasp Network (2019).
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