Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-25184427-20140722165407/@comment-14168656-20140729025818

DManCO wrote: BoricuaWolf wrote: Wait, when did they say that Agent McCall was part Latino? I missed that.

He's played by a Latino and speaks fluent Spanish. So it was kind of assumed.

Ahh I see. Once again a matter of perspective. Seeing as how Melissa Ponzio is NOT Latina but Melissa McCall character IS Mexican, I made no assumptions about Agent McCall's Nationality based on the Actors. I had Googled Matthew Del Negro when he first appeared as Scott's Dad because I was curious, but his Wikipedia didn't make any mention of his nationality. Del Negro can also be an Italian surname, so I wasn't sure if he was Latino or not in real life. As for his character on the show, his Spanish is HORRIBLE. I mean his accent is DEFINITELY NOT that of a native speaker. Even Latinos that don't speak ANY Spanish at all USUALLY can pronounce the words better (although the people who haven't been exposed to the Language can't). I saw it the same as Derek's character, speaks fluent Spanish (with atrocious pronunciation), but not Latino. He's a CIA agent. It would be reasonable that he learned the language for work, in his travels, or even just from his ex-wife, The only thing we know is his last name is McCall. He may very well be Latino or not (both the actor & character) but I just didn't assume he was since they didn't say so; nothing from my perspective would lead me in that direction.