Got the Cuban accent quickly, now that I am watching Señora Acero 4 with the two cubanas there it was easy...
Same as Spanish (the second actor was a giveaway), Uruguay and Argentina. I probably could not differentiate between Argentina and Uruguay though.
I thought I could recognize Colombian accent very well as I am watching a lot of programming from Colombia but recently some Venezuelans have me doubt, because some speak very closely to Colombian accent. Like my Uber driver in La Capital yesterday...
Very good. That’s great to hear.
Even with a wealth of exposure to various accents you will hear some that will challenge you. Don’t forget these speakers are from various countries and acting in a movie. Normally, they want actors/actresses to speak in a neutral way if possible. I think that is why some people in the thread missed the Cuban accent because it was not the typical Cuban accent that you hear from everyday speakers but even so it did not fool me. After the first line I clicked
cubano.
It is said that there are only a few countries in the world that have almost identical cultural and linguistic similarity. Venezuela and Colombia, and Argentina and Uruguay are on this exclusive list. It makes sense to me not only because of their history but what you see in real life. The Venezuela-Colombian similarity accent wise is scary and it is only specific to certain accents from each country that mirror each other like that. It is said that anyone from the northern boarder of either country their accent is indistinguishable and I believe it.
It is said that Uruguayans for the most part especially people from Montevideo speak
bonarense Spanish accent wise meaning from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The accents are very similar in my experience and I have to really listen to key factors like intonation and starts and stops to figure where the speaker is from but there are no guarantees. Don’t go by
voseo usage as they are both voseo-speaking countries (but there is a specific type usage of
voseo in Uruguay that can help but I won’t get into that here) An example is two prominent soccer players from their respective countries. Listen to Leo Messi speak vs. Edinson Cavani. There is a clear difference. Cavani is authentic Uruguayan no doubt. Then listen to Messi. The accents are similar but not the same. It is all about exposure.
-MP.