Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Video of the Day: “Weasel dust” is slang for god-awful Spanish accent

In television and films non-Latino thespians have tried to portray characters with Spanish accents only to fail miserably:

However, none meet up to the failure that was Frank Zappa’s portrayal of a drug trafficker in “Miami Vice.” Despite Zappa’s best efforts, the legendary eclectic musician’s stab at Spanish ends up falling flat (video link):

(Hat tip: Fark.com).

Sources- YouTube, Fark.com

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3 comments:

  1. Hodad12:59 PM

    Viva Zappa[ta]
    Frank Rules!
    'Frank on Fridays'
    WNCW Spindale
    a service of Isothermal CC

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  2. Anonymous7:24 PM

    I don't think he was trying to impersonate a Spanish accent at all. He spoke like he always did till he passed away.RIP.

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  3. Anonymous11:59 AM

    Robert Davi was great his accent was underplayed and more than believable.A lot more believable than Andy Gracia was in playing Italian .

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