These guys desserve credit for standing up to the marketing machine that is the Academy Awards. If you saw that show you saw Drexler's pained look as Carlos Santana and Antonio Banderas butchered his song from Motorcycle Diaries, "Al Otro Lado del Rio." Santana is Mexican-American and Banderas is Spanish, and neither is at all appropriate to perform the Uruguayan musician's song. When the Academy decided that Drexler wasn't a big enough name (and I guess Beyonce's Spanish must be even worse than her French), Gael Garcia Bernal refused to introduce the song in protest (the always obliging Salma Hayek filled in). When Drexel accepted the award he sang the song -- his version bore scant resemblance whatever it was that Santana and Banderas performed -- and accepted with dignity. Bravo, señores!
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All I can say is thank God that there are people in the entertainment business still worthy enough to receive admiration. Gael Garcia Bernal is one of those people...you can always count on him to stand up for what is right. I admire him and all of his hard work.
All I can say is thank God that there are people in the entertainment business still worthy enough to receive admiration. Gael Garcia Bernal is one of those people...you can always count on him to stand up for what is right. I admire him and all of his hard work.
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