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 projects included the Gulf War drama Courage_Under_Fire (1996), the inner-city drama Washington_Heights (2002, which Perez starred in and produced), and the musical Yellow (2006). At the same time, Perez evinced versatility and flexibility that stretched him beyond Hollywood confines; for instance, he was one of the only non-Japanese actors in the ultraviolent 2000 crime picture Brother, helmed by and starring "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, and also played Johnny in the controversial 2003 independent film Party_Monster, about the bizarre life and downfall of flamboyant New York City club promoter Michael_Alig (Macaulay_Culkin). In 2007, Perez starred opposite Wanda_De_Jesus in the Mafia-themed crime thriller Illegal_Tender, directed by Franc_Reyes. Nathan Southern, Rovi

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