Harpo Marx – a false friend

Of course Harpo could speak, but what about this headline in El País?

Harpo Marx, la vida enmudecida de un charlatán.

The silent life of a what?

It is important to know that in Spanish charlatán means a chatterbox, from charlar = to chat. Not the same as English charlatan!

And in Spanish, chatting on the internet is chatear, not charlar.