For Lupita Nyong’o to be able to speak Spanish in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever “A Gift”

For those ignorant of this fun fact about Lupita Nyong’oAnd the The actress is the daughter of Kenyan refugees who settled in Mexico City To escape reprisals from their country of origin. And despite the fact that her whole family returned to Africa when she was one year old, in addition to her name is an actress Black Panther: Wakanda Forever He has a lot of love for the American country.

In fact, when I was sixteen years oldNyong’o decided to go back to Mexico to finish his studies And he learned Spanish, a language he speaks fluently as he was able to explain in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. An opportunity that the actress described as a “gift” in an interview Entertainment Weekly.

“I was so excited. It was such a great gift and I was so happy that I was able to do it… I always wanted to work in Spanish but never imagined That chance will have me with Black Panther. The film represents different aspects of my heritage because Mesoamerican culture is very close to me.”

In the respective scene from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lupita Nyong’o, who plays nakiainquires for more information about Prince namurwho, as in the movie, is from a civilization similar to the Maya, who also knows how to speak Spanish.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reigns supreme at the global box office

Having spent his first weekend in theaters around the world, it’s clear that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is another Marvel success Well, in just a couple of days, it has already managed to collect more than 330 million dollars in the international box office and 180 million dollars in theaters in the United States.

Despite making some great characters, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever He did not succeed in surpassing the sets of previous MCU films, Well, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness finished its opening weekend with $187.4 million and Spider-Man: No Way Home with $260 million.