(CNN) — Internet memory can be both long and short when it comes to celebrities.
A recent clip of Ben Affleck speaking Spanish from his new film Air with Cadena SER, a radio station in Spain, surprises those who didn’t know the actor is fluent in the language.
The radio network posted part of the interview on TikTok, in which Affleck explains part of his reasoning behind the film in pretty impressive Spanish, even joking in the language with ease.
This led to some jokes in the comments, for example one person writing “The move from Ben to Benito”.
But it’s not the first time Affleck has shown he’s bilingual.
The actor, screenwriter and director has used Spanish in press interviews on red carpets and with paparazzi. And although his wife, Jennifer Lopez, is of Puerto Rican descent, Affleck learned the language in his teens.
The actor-director told Kelly Clarkson on his daytime talk show that when he was 13, he spent a year in Mexico filming a television show, where he learned the language.
Affleck also shared that his daughter Violet was studying Spanish at school with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and was doing so well that he encouraged her to improve her language skills so she wouldn’t surpass him. “I don’t care I can’t do your math homework but you won’t be any better than me in Spanish,” he joked.