Manny Montana

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Manny Montana
Born (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 41)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Alma mater California State University, Long Beach
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
SpouseAdelfa Marr
Children1

Manny Montana (born September 26, 1983) is an American actor. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, he started his career in 2008 and is best known for his character Rio in the series Good Girls .

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Early life and education

Manny Montana was born and raised in Long Beach, California. [1] [2] After graduating from Jordan High School, Montana got a football scholarship to California State University Sacramento, but quit after an arm injury and dislocating his shoulder for the eighth time. He transferred to California State University, Long Beach to major in Journalism and Broadcasting. He worked as a DJ in the school's student-radio station, which landed him an intern position at Power 100.3. [3] He is a first generation Mexican-American. [4]

Career

After graduating in 2006, Montana acted in a number of student films which eventually led him to guest star in single episodes of various television series. [3] In 2012, Montana was cast as Johnny "J.T." Turturro in Graceland . In regards to fan reaction to the show, he stated: "Being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor. On this show, every week we're playing somebody different, there's great dialogue, I love my co-stars, it's fun to be at work and I think the fans are seeing that. Regardless of whether they like the show or not, I think they like the cast and the dynamic we have together." [5]

In 2015, Montana appeared in Michael Mann's Blackhat as Lozano, a "wanted criminal". Montana auditioned for a lead role and did not receive it, but got offered a supporting role. [6] [7]

From 2018 to 2021, he was a member of the main cast of Good Girls as Rio. The show was cancelled after four seasons. In 2021, Montana appeared in one episode of the television show All American , portraying coach Dante Smart. In April 2022, it was announced that Montana would join season four of the show Mayans M.C. , as a member of the Yuma Mayans. [8]

Personal life

Montana is married to Adelfa Marr, with whom he has one child. Marr is a life coach providing services digitally. The couple keeps their life private and their child away from the public. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2008El PrimoLuisShort
2008East L.A.Alex Guzman
2008SanctuaryRamirez
2009DetachedManuel Sabatar
2009Road to MolochMartinezShort
2009Maria de CovinaManuel BatistaShort
201030 Is the New 12PacoShort
2011The Ghost of CrenshawTerence SimmonsShort
2012AtonalYoung FighterShort
2012CourageousAlexanderShort
2013 Go for Sisters Tenoch
2015 Blackhat Alonso Reyes
2015HackerLozano
2016 Undrafted Zapata
2018 The Mule Axl
2020 I Hate the Man in My Basement Logan
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 ER Football OrderlyEpisode: "Heal Thyself"
2008 Eleventh Hour VasquezEpisode: "Surge"
2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles HectorEpisode: "Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep"
2009 Raising the Bar Romeo VasquezEpisode: "I'll Be Down to Get You in a Taxi, Honey"
2009 Cold Case Francisco ArizaEpisode: "Officer Down"
2010 Lie to Me DaxEpisode: "Delinquent"
2011 The Chicago Code Antonio Betz2 episodes
2011 Chase Matt NestorEpisode: "Roundup"
2011 Breakout Kings Cesar VegaEpisode: "Where in the World Is Carmen Vega"
2011 CSI: NY Off. Glen CatesEpisode: "Officer Involved"
2012CybergeddonFrank Porter2 episodes
2013–2015 Graceland Johnny TuturroMain cast
2013 Grimm David FlorezEpisode: "El Cucuy"
2014 Power MiguelEpisode: "Not Exactly How We Planned"
2015 NCIS: LA Diego SalazarEpisode: "The Long Goodbye"
2015 The Following Luis SerraEpisode: "The Hunt"
2016 Lucifer Javier JuniorEpisode: "Pops"
2016–2017 Conviction Franklin "Frankie" CruzMain cast, 13 episodes
2017 Rosewood Marcos VillaRecurring cast, 5 episodes
2017–2018 Miles from Tomorrowland ZenoVoice, 10 episodes
2018–2021 Good Girls RioMain cast
2021 All American Dante SmartEpisode: "Ready or Not"
2022 Mayans M.C. Manny8 episodes
2022 Westworld Carver2 episodes
2025 Ironheart Cousin JohnPost-production
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 L.A. Noire Felix AlvarroVoice and performance capture

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  2. ↑ Kandie, Lynn (June 21, 2022). "Who is Adelfa Marr? Everything to know about Manny Montana's wife - Briefly.co.za". briefly.co.za. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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  4. ↑ Thomas, June (August 14, 2014). "What's It Like for a Straight Actor to Play a Gay Scene?". Slate magazine. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "5 Questions with 'Graceland's' Manny Montana". www.etonline.com. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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  8. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (April 9, 2022). "'Mayans M.C.' Casts 'Good Girls' Alum Manny Montana As EP Elgin James Teases Season 4 – Contenders TV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Watson, Fay (February 18, 2021). "Manny Montana wife: Which Good Girls co-star is Rio actor married to?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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