Manny Perez Filmography

Occupation:: Actor, Producer
Biography:: Rough-hewn Dominican-American actor Manny Perez fit the bill in Hollywood for Hispanic characterizations -- particularly those of thugs and hoods -- and thus tackled many parts that traded on his ethnicity, to such a degree that he soon chalked up dozens of Latino roles in many genres. Key...Read More

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Pride and Glory

Actors: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich

Synopsis: Director Gavin O'Connor collaborates with Narc director/screenwriter Joe Carnahan on this family-focused police drama concerning an honest homicide detective (Edward Norton) assigned to investigate the precinct run by his potentially crooked older brother (Noah Emmerich). As the investigation Read More

1/1/09
Bella

Actors: Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Angélica Aragón, Jaime Tirelli

Synopsis: A man whose life is about to be changed forever discovers that sometimes it takes losing it all to finally appreciate the things that truly matter in director Alejandro Monteverde's emotional tale of self discovery. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

10/26/07
Illegal Tender

Actors: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus, Dania Ramirez, Tego Calderón, Delilah Cotto

Synopsis: A Latino teen with a bright future is forced to battle the sins of the past when the thugs who killed his father return to finish off the rest of the family. College student Wilson De Leon, Kr. (Rick Gonzalez) has an adoring girlfriend and a doting mother, but never once has he been compelled to Read More

8/24/07
El Cantante

Actors: Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, John Ortiz, Manny Perez, Vincent Laresca, Federico Castelluccio, Nelson Vasquez

Synopsis: Pop icon Marc Anthony steps into the role of Salsa superstar Hector Lavoe in this biopic that follows the singer from his early career success as a Puerto Rican teen sensation to his later status as a New York City Latin idol while also documenting his ongoing struggle against drug and alcohol Read More

8/3/07
Yellow

Actors: Roselyn Sanchez, D.B. Sweeney, Bill Duke, Manny Perez, Jaime Tirelli

Synopsis: The follow-up to his feature debut, director Alfred De Villa's Yellow is drama starring Roselyn Sanchez as Amaryllis, an aspiring dancer trying to make it in New York City. After her father unexpectedly commits suicide, Amaryllis leaves her native Puerto Rico for the Big Apple with dreams of Read More

6/22/07
Amexicano

Actors: Carmine Famiglietti, Raul Castillo, Jennifer Pena, Manny Perez, Michael Aronov

Synopsis: A man with little positive to say about illegal immigrants finds himself working with one in this comedy-drama from director Matthew Bonifacio. Bruno (Carmine Famiglietti) is an Italian-American guy who lives in Queens, New York and has lost his job. While Bruno has been looking for work, a steady Read More

2007
Rockaway

Actors: Nicholas Gonzalez, Mario Cimarro, Delilah Cotto, Oleg Taktarov, Manny Perez

Synopsis: Mourning morphs into revenge when a decorated war hero returns home from the battlefield to bury his wife and child after the pair are viciously killed by the criminal forces that have overrun the family's once-peaceful neighborhood of Rockaway, Queens. Trane (Nicholas Gonzalez) was fighting for Read More

2007
Third Watch: Season 06

Actors: Skipp Sudduth, Coby Bell, Molly Price

2004
Party Monster

Actors: Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Justin Hagan

Synopsis: After profiling Monica Lewinsky, Billy Haynes, and Tammy Faye Bakker, documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato make their feature debut with this true-life tale of the rapid climb and lurid demise of a flamboyant young club promoter in late-'80s/early-'90s Manhattan. Based on James St. Read More

9/5/03
Washington Heights

Crew: Producer

Actors: Tomas Milian, Manny Perez, Andrea Navedo, Jude Ciccolella

Synopsis: Carlos (Manny Perez) is a talented artist who draws comics for a living. He's desperate to move out of his Washington Heights neighborhood. His girlfriend, Maggie (Andrea Navedo) feels more connected to the neighborhood. She's not so eager to leave. Carlos's best friend, Mickey (Danny Hoch), works Read More

5/9/03
Ali G Indahouse

Actors: Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Gambon

Synopsis: Britain's satirist-of-all-trades Ali G (aka Sacha Baron Cohen) makes his feature-film debut with this gross-out comedy set against the backdrop of the House of Parliament. Where his British and U.S. TV shows had him conducting absurd interviews with real-life politicians and lawmakers, Ali G Read More

2002
Dinner Rush

Actors: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Vivian Wu, Mike McGlone, Kirk Acevedo

Synopsis: Music may be the food of love, but a group of gangsters are singing a very different tune at a fancy New York dining room in this dark comedy. Louis (Danny Aiello) is the owner of an upscale restaurant in New York's Tribeca district where his son Udo (Edoardo Ballerini) has become the head chef. Read More

9/28/01
100 Centre Street [TV Series]

Actors: Alan Arkin, La Tanya Richardson, Paula Devicq, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Manny Perez

Synopsis: Oscar-winning director Sidney Lumet, who began his career during the "golden age" of live television, returned to his TV roots as creator, writer, and director of the gritty, one-hour drama series 100 Centre Street. The title refers to the address of New York's Criminal Court, presided over by Read More

2001
Brother

Actors: Tatyana Ali, Joy Nakagawa, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Claude Maki, Omar Epps, Masaya Kato, Ren Ohsugi

Synopsis: Internationally acclaimed director and Japanese media phenomenon Takeshi Kitano follows up his well-regarded Kikujiro with this straight-ahead gangster saga with a cross-cultural twist. The film focuses on Yamamoto (Kitano), a yakuza forced out of the country when a gang war all but wipes out his Read More

8/23/00
Sleeping Together

Actors: Cameron Bancroft, Manny Perez

Synopsis: A simple passionate night between a rather stuffy business exec and a seductive model complicates their normal lives. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1997
Courage Under Fire

Actors: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon

Synopsis: A soldier discovers how elusive the truth can be in this first major film about America's role in the Gulf War. Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) was the commander of a unit during Operation Desert Storm who mistakenly ordered the destruction of what he believed to be an enemy tank Read More

1996
NYPD Blue: Cold Heaters

Synopsis: Ray DiSalvo (Jay Acovone), a friend of Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) who is currently in prison, offers Bobby new information on an unsolved cop-killing -- a case previously handled by the contentious Det. Roberts (Michael Harney). While investigating a multiple shooting within a black family, Fancy (James McDaniel Read More

1995