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Tony Plana
Plana in 2019
Born
José Antonio Plana
(1952-04-19 ) April 19, 1952 (age 72 )
Citizenship American Alma mater Loyola Marymount University Occupations
director
Years active 1974–present Spouse
(m. 1988)
Children 2
José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban-American actor and director .[1] He is known for playing Betty Suarez 's father, Ignacio Suarez , on the ABC television show Ugly Betty and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game Grim Fandango .
Early life and education [ edit ]
Plana was born in Havana , Cuba.[2] His family moved to Miami in 1960.[3] He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
While known to a broad audience for his roles in feature films and television, Plana is also known for his skills in acting and directing for the stage. In 1995, he founded East L.A. Classic Theatre and over the course of a decade, he created and directed a number of Shakespeare productions for minority audiences.[4] He has been active in the Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New York City theater communities, including leading appearances on Broadway and at New York City's Public Theater . He originated the role of Rudy in the Los Angeles production of Luis Valdez 's play Zoot Suit , going on to play Rudy in the film version .[5]
Plana has acted, directed and written for television in series, miniseries, and specials such as Hill Street Blues , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Resurrection Boulevard , Commander in Chief , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , The West Wing , 24 , and Cagney & Lacey .
Plana has acted in films such as An Officer and a Gentleman , Three Amigos , Goal! , and Lone Star . He is known to PC gamers as the voice of Manny Calavera in the LucasArts 1998 adventure game Grim Fandango . In 2011, Plana guest starred in Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis 's abusive stepfather, Alejandro Perez . He also directed Witch's Lament , a Desperate Housewives episode in the show's eighth season. In 2011, he appeared in Body of Proof , in the episode "Helping Hand ".
Plana participated in the web series Los Americans (2011), about a middle-class family in Los Angeles.
Plana teaches acting at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Rio Hondo College . In 2012, he served as a judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival .
Politics [ edit ]
Plana volunteers as a spokesperson for comprehensive immigration reform.[6] He was the keynote speaker for the 2012 LULAC conference in Coronado Springs Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida .[7]
Won
Satellite Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role as "Ignacio Suarez," Ugly Betty , on December 17, 2006.[8]
Nominations
Selected filmography [ edit ]
1978 The Boss' Son as Juan
1978 The Paper Chase (TV Series)[9] as Marcos
1980 Seed of Innocence (uncredited)
1980 First Family as White House Gardener
1981 Madame X (TV Movie) as Senor Rueda
1981 Love & Money as National Guard General
1981 Zoot Suit as Rudy
1981 Circle of Power as Reza Haddad
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman as Emiliano De la Serra
1983 Valley Girl as Low Rider
1983 Nightmares as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
1983 El Norte as Carlos, The Bus Boy
1983 Deal of the Century as Chicano Man
1983 What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Officer Ignatz
1985 City Limits as Ramos
1985 Latino as Ruben
1986 The Best of Times as Chico
1986 Salvador as Major Max
1986 Three Amigos as 'Jefe'
1987 Disorderlies as Miguel
1987 Born in East L.A. as Feo
1984-1988 Miami Vice (TV Series) as Ernesto Guerrero / Cinco
1988 Buy & Cell as Raoul
1988 Break of Dawn (TV Movie) as Rodriguez
1989 The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (TV Movie) as Mike Hernandez
1989 Romero as Father Manuel Morantes
1990 Why Me? as Benjy Klopzik
1990 The Rookie (1990) as Morales
1990 Havana as Julio Ramos
1991 Seinfeld (Season 2 Episode 5: "The Apartment ") as Manny
1991 One Good Cop as Beniamino Rios
1991 The Golden Girls (TV Series) as Alvarez
1991 JFK as Carlos Bringuier
1992 Live Wire as Al-Red
1993 Bakersfield, P.D. as Luke Ramirez
1993 Red Hot as KGB Investigator
1993 Greshnitsa v maske as Le Arden
1994 A Million to Juan as Jorge
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 2 Episode 20 and 21: "The Maquis part 1 and 2") as Amaros
1995 Silver Strand (TV Movie) as Richie Guttierez
1995 Nixon as Manolo Sanchez
1996 Primal Fear as Martinez
1996 Lone Star as Ray
1996 The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca as Marcos, Lorca's Friend
1996 Canción desesperada as Patrick
1997 Down for the Barrio as Cesar
1997 Santa Fe as Chief Gomez
1997 One Eight Seven as Principal Garcia
1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Victor Medina
1998 Shadow of Doubt as Detective Krause
1999 Let the Devil Wear Black as Tall
1999 Every Dog Has Its Day as The Cop
2000 Knockout as Chuck Alvarado
2000 Picking Up the Pieces as Usher
2001 Vegas, City of Dreams as Captain Martin
2002 Half Past Dead as Warden Juan Ruiz 'El Fuego' Escarzaga
2003 John Doe (Season 1, Episode 17: "Doe or Die") as Captain Ruiz
2003 Monk (TV Series) as Captain Alameda
2004 24 (TV Series) as Omar
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as Elindio Zapata
2005 The Lost City as The Emcee
2005 Goal! as Hernan Munez
2005 The Closer as Alonzo Lopez
2006-2010 Ugly Betty (TV Series) as Ignacio Suarez
2007 El Muerto as Aparicio
2007 Hacia la oscuridad as Carlos Gutierrez
2007 Half Past Dead 2 as Warden Juan Ruiz 'El Fuego' Escarzaga
2008 AmericanEast as Dez
2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Lou
2011 Desperate Housewives (TV Series) as Alejandro Perez
2011 Body of Proof (Episode 3: "Helping Hand ") as Armando Rosas
2011 America as Tio Poldo
2012 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez as Dr. Dominguez
2013 Psych (Season 7, Episode 4: "No Country for Two Old Men ") as Pablo Nuñez
2013 Pain and Gain as Captain Lopez
2013 Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret as Prosecutor Juan Martinez
2013-2014 Alpha House (TV Series) as Benito 'Benny' Lopez
2013 A Miracle in Spanish Harlem as Mariano
2014 Jane the Virgin (TV Series) as Father Ortega
2015-2017 The Fosters (TV Series) as Victor Gutierrez
2015 Cristela (TV Series) as Joaquin Alvarez
2015 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (TV Series) as Father Consolmango
2016 The Young Pope (TV Series) as Carlos García
2016 America Adrift as William Fernandez
2016-2018 Lethal Weapon (TV Series) as Ronnie Delgado
2017-2020 Superstore as Ron Sosa
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Jessie Salinas
2017 Butterfly Caught as Michael Channis
2017-2019 One Day at a Time (TV Series) as Berto
2017-2018 Colony as Proxy Alcala
2017-2019 The Punisher (TV Series) as Rafael Hernandez
2018 Mayans M.C. (7 episodes) as Devante Cano
2018 Shooter (1 episode) as Guitierez
2019 Jugar con fuego (TV series) as Peter Miller
2019 Dynasty as Cristal Jennings ’ father, Silvio Flores.
2019 Elena of Avalor (1 episode) as Qapa
2019 Wasp Network as Luis Posada Carriles
2020 Enemigo íntimo (season 2 ) as Santilla
2020 Connecting... (TV series) as Ramon
Voice acting [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Yahoo! Movies biography
^ Kello, Robin. "Eastside Stories: The Vision and Legacy of East L.A. Classic Theatre" . Latinx Shakespeares . Retrieved August 13, 2023 .
^ Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (August 22, 2014). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s . McFarland. ISBN 9781476614113 .
^ Reform Immigration Now clip with Tony Plana on YouTube
^ 2012 LULAC Convention: Tony Plana, Actor introduces the March from Selma to Montgomery Video on YouTube
^ The 11th Annual Satellite Awards Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine . Last accessed January 9, 2007.
^ The Paper Chase, Season 1, Episode 15: "The Man in the Chair" (YouTube)
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