Ana de Armas reflected on her long friendship with Keanu Reeves and her unexpected evolution into an action star during an “In Conversation” session at Saudi Arabia ’s Red Sea International Film Festival on Friday, offering an intimate, career-spanning look at her rise from Cuba to global Hollywood star.

De Armas said she and Reeves first met when she arrived in Los Angeles over a decade ago and landed her first U.S. part on Eli Roth’s Knock Knock . “When I first moved to L.A., we did Knock Knock together, and at that time I barely spoke English,” she recalled. “It was kind of a frustrating journey not being able to fully communicate, but we still had a great time. We bonded really well, and we have a beautiful friendship.”

Ana de Armas reflected on her long friendship with Keanu

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