Ferrera's bad Spanish costs her movie role

'Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera missed out on a bigger role in new movie 'Under The Same Moon' - because she couldn't speak Spanish.

Ferrera's bad Spanish costs her movie role

'Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera missed out on a bigger role in new movie 'Under The Same Moon' - because she couldn't speak Spanish.

The Latina plays an English-speaking Mexican, smuggling kids into America, but her part could have been much more substantial.

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