I am pretty u should go the other way round with Lupita. What u've pointed out as wrong is actually the right pronounciation :-)
20 Celeb Names You’ve Been Pronouncing Wrong This Whole Time
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06/27/2019

These days many names come from all around the world and sometimes it is almost impossible to guess their correct pronunciation. We found a few very well-known names that most people pronounce totally wrong. Let’s have a look at them and see if you can figure out how to say them correctly.
We at Bright Side did a bit of checking and found that all this time, we’ve been saying it wrong and we can’t wait to find how many names you were also mispronouncing.
Have you been pronouncing these names right? Be honest and tell us in the comment section below.
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even after I learnt how to pronounce it correctly, I will still read it like you - kuo-ko ?
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