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| name = Tony Plana | image = Tony Plana, actor.jpg | caption = Plana at the National Hispanic Media Coalition's 16th Annual Impact Awards Gala | birth_name = José Antonio Plana | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|19}} | birth_place = Havana, Cuba | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Loyola Marymount University | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1974-present | spouse = Ada Maris (c. 1988-present; 2 children) | children = Alejandro Plana Isabel Plana }} José Antonio Plana[1] (born April 19, 1952), better known as Tony Plana, is a Cuban American actor and director.[2] He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show Ugly Betty and also for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game Grim Fandango. Personal lifeJosé Antonio Plana was born in Havana, Cuba.[3] His family moved to Miami in 1960.[4] He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK. CareerWhile he is 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. He has created and directed a number of productions of the works of Shakespeare for minority audiences and he has been active in both 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 L.A. production of the Luis Valdez play Zoot Suit, going on to play Rudy in the film version as well.[5] Plana has acted, directed and written for television in series, mini-series, and specials such as Hill Street Blues, Deep Space Nine, Resurrection Boulevard, Commander in Chief, Crime Scene Investigation, The West Wing, 24, Cagney & Lacey and many others. Plana has acted in films such as An Officer and a Gentleman, Three Amigos, Goal!, Lone Star, and others. 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, during his acting career participated in the web series Los Americans (2011), which is characterized by having a multigenerational focus, a middle-class family living in Los Angeles. During the series, he participated with Esai Morales, Lupe Ontiveros, JC Gonzalez, Raymond Cruz, Yvonne DeLaRosa, and Ana Villafañe. Plana teaches acting at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Rio Hondo College. In 2012, he served as an official judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival. PoliticsPlana is currently volunteering 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] AwardsWon
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/795/000345757/|title=Tony Plana|publisher=NNDB}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.alloy.com/entertainment/happy-belated-birthday-tony-plana/|title=Happy (belated) Birthday, Tony Plana!|date=2009-04-20|work=www.alloy.com|access-date=2017-07-07|language=en-US}} 3. ^{{cite book |last1=Verdeja |first1=Sam |last2=Martine |first2=Guillermo |date= |title=Cubans, an Epic Journey: The Struggle of Exiles for Truth and Freedom |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k186e30BHmgC&pg=PT396&lpg=PT396&dq=Jos%C3%A9+Antonio+Plana&source=bl&ots=UWE_eGXNZ1&sig=59SFH-ipvklxZWfd6djvqIvpZ-I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR2_rlpITYAhXKgrwKHXeBCG84ChDoAQglMAE#v=onepage&q&f=false |location= |publisher=Reedy Press LLC |page= |isbn=978-1-935-80620-2 |author-link= }} 4. ^[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800057794/bio Yahoo! Movies biography] 5. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6OpZBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&dq=tony+plana+zoot+suit&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY0rKZoeXaAhUFheAKHd_IC30Q6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=tony%20plana%20zoot%20suit&f=false|title=Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s|last=Berumen|first=Frank Javier Garcia|date=2014-08-22|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476614113|language=en}} 6. ^{{YouTube|YBEfFxnZAWc|Reform Immigration Now clip with Tony Plana}} 7. ^{{YouTube|42kDBuDihuQ&|2012 LULAC Convention: Tony Plana, Actor introduces the March from Selma to Montgomery Video}} 8. ^The 11th Annual Satellite Awards {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928115304/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/forms/pdf/WinnerListMediaAdvisory.pdf |date=2011-09-28 }}. Last accessed January 9, 2007. 9. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FimWf1OExHI&list=PLEtwdb0nlBAQjL4FR_RGKSU-RBEMCKjS-&index=14 The Paper Chase, Season 1, Episode 15: "The Man in the Chair" (YouTube)] External links
9 : 1952 births|Living people|Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|American male film actors|American male television actors|American male video game actors|American people of Cuban descent|Loyola Marymount University alumni|Hispanic and Latino American actors |
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