Here is almost 40 seconds of former Orange County Eyewitness News reporter Gustavo Almodovar saying his name. Except for a brief intro and outro, that is literally all that happens. Just one man saying the name his parents gave him, over and over and over, with no fancy Autotuning or editing or graphics or anything. And it is FASCINATING.
My favorite part of the video is the little head turn he does on the first syllable of his last name. Every. Single. Time. Without fail. I imagine he stood in front of a mirror for hours one night working on it before he settled on that move. “Do I do it on the ‘Al,’ or when I go up absurdly high on the ‘DO’? Better do it on the ‘Al.’ Don’t wanna gild the lilly. Let’s try it. ‘Gust-AH-vo Al-[head turn]mo-DO-var, Channel 9 Action News.’ Yup. NAILED IT.”
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Could only make it 20 seconds in
He was once the pride of Central Florida news. Now it’s a parrot that squawks, “CASEY’S FREE!”
what’s this guy’s name, I’m gonna look him up
My brain is still trying to figure out how to respond to this
Saw this yesterday and a good friend suggested that from hence forth “Gustavo? Almodovar!” should replace “Marco? Polo!” in all childrens pool games.
My favorite part of the video is the little head turn he does on the first syllable of his last name.
He calls that move “acero de azul”.
Is there a diacritical mark for “eyebrow raise”?
Someone lay us down a beat and we’ve got ourselves a top 20 track.
Yes yes yes yes yes
In an alternate universe there is a planet Earth just like ours. Except there this guy doesn’t exist, but in a strange coincidence the syllables that comprise the name “gus-tav-o alm-a-doo-var” when said aloud cause female legs to slap shut. And nobody in that universe knows why….
…but we do, friends.
Maintaining your status as the worst, eh Guerroro?
it kinda gets a rhythm going in the second half… and i kinda liked it
Miranda Veracruz de la hoya Cardenal has some competition
Gah, he’s not even pronouncing his own name right. he’s saying it the way a red neck would say it. I bet he doesn’t even speak Spanish.
I liked it when he said “Gustavo Almodovar”
Hey he stole my meditation mantra!
That montage is Soup worthy… nice job guys….
I bet he got beat up a lot in school…….
Gustanzo Almothadar!
Haha! Get it? *elbows you sharply in the ribs*