Edward James Olmos Calls Out Ben Affleck For Playing A Mexican American In Argo

In late 2012 and early 2013, Ben Affleck drew acclaim for Argo, a movie he not only directed, but starred in as Tony Mendez, the CIA operative who led the operation to rescue six U.S. diplomats who were being held hostage in Tehran, Iran in 1979. In real life, Mendez was of Mexican descent, which Affleck is not. As such, Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica actor Edward James Olmos has called out Affleck for playing a Mexican American in Argo.