Ben Affleck took the internet by storm with his Spanish skills. A clip of the actor speaking Spanish during a recent radio interview promoting his movie, Air, clip went viral on Twitter on April 5. Those who did not know that the Academy Award winner was conversationally fluent in Spanish were beyond shocked.ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɴ ᴀꜰꜰʟᴇᴄᴋ@BestAffleckBen Affleck talking about @airmovie in spanish.39377Ben Affleck talking about @airmovie in spanish. https://t.co/HZQN3vHdk9Twitter user @ilgvaronis jokingly referred to Jennifer Lopez, whom the actor married in July 2022, and said that Lopez taught him well. Even though JLo was born in New York, her parents are Puerto Rican.Netizens react to Ben Affleck's fluent Spanish (Image via Twitter/@ilgvaronis)The movie Air chronicles the revolutionary partnership between footwear giant Nike and NBA legend Michael Jordan. While speaking to Spanish radio station La Cadena SER about his movie, the 50-year-old actor said:“What’s important to understand is that this isn’t about Michael Jordan’s story; he doesn’t even appear in the movie.”A portion of the interview was posted on TikTok by the radio network, in which Affleck explained some of his thought processes behind the movie in fluent and pretty impressive Spanish. He even joked with ease in the language.Netizens react to Ben Affleck's fluent Spanish speaking skillsBen Affleck’s fluent Spanish has spurred some hilarious reactions from fans. Some even joked that the actor switched from Ben to Benito. Many claimed that Affleck spoke better Spanish than his wife, Jennifer Lopez.Antonia Cereijido@antoniacereAffleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy8178666Affleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy https://t.co/uKTsr0AAWeClayton Davis@ByClaytonDavisBen Affleck speaks better spanish than I could ever hope to achieve. #AIRMovievariety.com/2023/awards/aw… via @variety2562213Ben Affleck speaks better spanish than I could ever hope to achieve. #AIRMovievariety.com/2023/awards/aw… via @variety https://t.co/x4jIB1ChRO𝔇𝔞𝔦𝔰𝔥𝔞@justsaydaiHearing Ben Affleck speak Spanish this good was not on my 2023 bingo card twitter.com/antoniacere/st…Antonia Cereijido@antoniacereAffleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy122Affleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy https://t.co/uKTsr0AAWeHearing Ben Affleck speak Spanish this good was not on my 2023 bingo card twitter.com/antoniacere/st…La hija 🇩🇴☭@nobodyprezBen Affleck speaks Spanish and JLo doesn’t. i’m 131Ben Affleck speaks Spanish and JLo doesn’t. i’m 💀 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/MrUnA8CDjqsarah@wordsbisarahpt2Ben Affleck after completing Spanish on duolingo https://t.co/9C5CTsxdqR twitter.com/antoniacere/st…Antonia Cereijido@antoniacereAffleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy21666Affleck angling to be called Benito with the recent vacancy https://t.co/uKTsr0AAWeBen Affleck after completing Spanish on duolingo https://t.co/9C5CTsxdqR twitter.com/antoniacere/st…Duggy@DwayneDuggerII@antoniacere casting himself in Argo makes sense!2@antoniacere casting himself in Argo makes sense!ladidai 📣 follow @heyhearusout@ladidaix@antoniacere Had no idea Ben Affleck was this fluent in Spanish1761@antoniacere Had no idea Ben Affleck was this fluent in SpanishGrover Cleveland Recovery & Rehab Facility@MulaneyToe@antoniacere my duolingo owl listening to me during speaking lessons76@antoniacere my duolingo owl listening to me during speaking lessonsTheYoShow_ 🏳️‍🌈💗💜💙🏳️‍🌈@TheYoShow_@antoniacere Why is this so attractive? Help lol4@antoniacere Why is this so attractive? Help lolpradxi@pradxi@antoniacere Wow they weren’t lying about him translating for j.lo2@antoniacere Wow they weren’t lying about him translating for j.loHowever, this is not the first time Ben Affleck has showcased that he is bilingual. The actor has used Spanish previously on red carpets, in press interviews, and with paparazzi as well. While Jennifer Lopez’s Spanish-speaking skills come from her Puerto Rican heritage, Affleck learned the language when he was young.Bennifer Updates@BenniferUpdatesBen Affleck speaking spanish at the #AirMovie premiere1293180Ben Affleck speaking spanish at the #AirMovie premiere https://t.co/SFoSqDH19eBen Affleck once told Kelly Clarkson on her daytime television variety talk show that when the actor was 13, he lived in Mexico for a year to film a television show, and that’s how he picked up the language so well.Affleck also shared a funny instance where his daughter Violet, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, had studied Spanish in school and gotten really good at it, and that encouraged him to improve his Spanish skills as well so that his daughter could not surpass him. He joked:“I don’t mind that I can’t do your math homework, but you are not gonna be better at Spanish than me.”Ben Affleck's radio interview with La Cadena SERWhile it's unclear when the Gone Girl actor promoted his latest movie Air on the Spanish radio show, he explained that Michael Jordan, who is widely appraised as the best basketball player of all time, is so important and magnificent that no actor in the world could be cast to play him.Ben Affleck said that the audience might immediately think that the movie is probably all bulls**t if anyone appeared as Jordan, which would have completely destroyed the movie.The Boston native, who directed the film Air, added that he has so much respect and admiration for the 60-year-old former athlete that he would not have proceeded with creating the movie without the famed basketball player’s blessing.He added that he had the opportunity to speak to Michael Jordan for about an hour, where he asked the athlete what he thought were the most important parts of the story of Air. Ben Affleck said that Jordan had a few notes about the movie and that the most important thing was making sure that Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis would portray his mother, Deloris Jordan.