Behind the Camera
Will Ferrell Explains the Origins of Casa de mi Padre, His Spanish Telenovela Comedy
![Will Ferrell in Casa de Mi Padre (2012)](http://movieline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/casademipadre645__120303010645-120x57.jpg?w=120&h=120&crop=1)
Will Ferrell movies can usually be summed up as “Will Ferrell as a…” and you get it. Will Ferrell as a reporter? That’s funny. Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver? Also funny. But Will Ferrell as a Spanish soap opera action hero? Casa de mi Padre is a Spanish language film starring Ferrell as a rancher’s son who goes to war with drug dealers to protect his brother’s girl (Genesis Rodriguez). Where, exactly, did he come up with this idea?
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