The thread is dead!!!! Time to shoehorn in some language geekery while no one cares is looking.
I really should have been doing other things but I just translated bits of this interview for all those on Team A who want to know more about Santi's exotic childhood and possible accent origins. Warning: contains distressing / touching comments about his wife.
"I was born in Venezuela. My dad was a Chilean diplomat. When I was two we moved to Canada. Then to communist Romania, where I went to an English school, but I finished high school in Chile. Then we moved to London for four years, then back to Chile. I started a psychology degree but never finished. I also played football for university. But I was too old to go professional. I went to England when I was 20 and started drama school.
I got married really young. We’d been together for two years and we were like “Shall we get married? Shall we?” Two weeks later we were married, a little quiet ceremony. It’s not like it’s a secret, but we never go to red carpet events together or anything.
The internet is full of crap, that’s why I don’t google myself. I did at first when I was on Heroes, but it’s not very healthy. It’s not good to fill your head with that stuff.
While making Empire they gave me a personal trainer cos they wanted me to look well cut. That’s Hollywood – “Welcome to Hollywood, where’s your six-pack?” In The League of Justice they wanted everyone to bulk up. Mate, I’d much rather have a steak, avocado and tomato burger." [I assume this is like the Chilean answer to a doner kebab. I will make a cock-shaped one and bring it to the wrap party on Sun.]