Actor Manny Pérez embraces Latino-themed roles From: laprensa-sandiego.org

Pérez started his professional acting career in a 1993 Japanese action film called “New York Cop.” From there, he went on to earn small TV and movie roles in productions including 1996’s “Courage Under Fire” starring Denzel Washington, A&E’s short-lived TV series “100 Centre Street” directed by icon Sidney Lumet (“Network”), and TV’s “Third Watch” as the character Manny Santiago.

In the last two years, Pérez has kept busy in the industry. He started in 2006 with roles in “Bella” and “El Cantante.” He also starred in five episodes of the FX Network hit drama “Rescue Me.”

During a phone interview, Pérez, 38, discussed how he gets consistent work in the film industry, what it’s like to play the bad guy in a movie, and why he thinks Latino-themed movies don’t do well at the box office.”*

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