Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Recreate Argentine Viral Audio in Film Promo Interview

The moment highlights a local meme’s reach into global entertainment press.

Overview

  • During a video interview led by Argentine journalist Barbie Simons, the actors echoed Luciano Castro’s message to Sarah Borrell in Spanish.
  • Simons set up the bit by noting their familiarity with the language, tied to Damon’s marriage to Argentine Luciana Bozán Barroso and Affleck’s past relationship with Jennifer Lopez.
  • Matt Damon also remarked that he had been drinking mate, adding that some New York spots sell it like iced tea although he prepares it the traditional way at home.
  • The exchange occurred on the press tour for El botín, the pair’s new crime thriller now available on Netflix.
  • The film centers on tensions within a Miami police unit after the discovery of more than $20 million in cash.