Will Ferrell Is Armando Alvarez In New 'Casa De Mi Padre' Poster

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His name is Armando Alvarez, and he doesn't speak American. In the brand new poster for [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/190407/personmain.jhtml"]Will Ferrell[/url]'s Spanish-language action comedy, "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/461394/moviemain.jhtml"]Casa de mi Padre[/url]," we get nothing else but the face of the comedian's fiery and passionate character, Armando.

"Casa de mi Padre" is at its core a spoof of the melodramatic telenovelas popular in Latin America. But this isn't just a simple mockery of the soap operas. Ferrell and his co-stars, including "Y Tu Mama Tambien" stars [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/164669/personmain.jhtml"]Diego Luna[/url] and [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/259270/personmain.jhtml"]Gael García Bernal[/url], go the extra mile: Ferrell's dialogue, as well as the majority of the film's, is in Spanish. (There is [i]some[/i] English dialogue, as used by comedian [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/189457/personmain.jhtml"]Nick Offerman[/url], whose [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675667/parks-and-rec-ron-swanson-best-tv-characters.jhtml"]"Parks & Rec" antihero Ron Swanson was just named our favorite TV character of the year[/url].)

In the film, Armando is a loyal worker on his father's land. When his brother (played by Luna) returns home with new found wealth and a beautiful fiancé, things become complicated. The brother's business ventures may not be as legitimate as they first seemed, and Armando eventually falls for his potential sister-in-law, played by Genesis Rodriguez. Things come to a head when Armando must face off against a Mexican crime lord (García Bernal).

Check out the poster, and Armando Alvarez himself, in all of its glory by clicking below.

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