Emiliano Díez (born August 26, 1953) is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Vic Palmero, George's father-in-law, in the sitcom '' George Lopez'', as well as his role as Manny Beltrán in the sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Díez began his acting career in 1976 in theatre and television. In 1980 at the age of 26, he immigrated to

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to extend his career by doing numerous popular plays like ''

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'', '' La Cage Aux Folles'', '' The Rose Tattoo'' and many others.

Career

Díez also appeared in radio and television commercials, as well as the soap operas ''El Magnate'', '' Marielena'', '' Guadalupe'' and for two seasons he was cast for the leading role playing Manny Beltrán in the award-winning sitcom, ''

''. He later crossed over doing

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and

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guest starring in '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', '' Yes, Dear'', '' MDs'', ''

Manhattan, AZ ''Manhattan, AZ'' is a comedy television show that aired on the USA Network during the Summer of 2000. Premise An undercover Los Angeles Vice Cop, Daniel Henderson, loses his loving wife in a bizarre sea accident. While working for Greenpeace cut ...

'', ''The Brothers Mamita'' and a recurring role for nine episodes in the daytime drama '' Passions''. He also appeared on ''

seaQuest DSV ''SeaQuest DSV'' (stylized as ''seaQuest DSV'' and also promoted as simply ''seaQuest'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it ...

'', '' Fortune Hunter'', ''

Sins of the City ''Sins of the City'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on USA Network from July 19 to October 17, 1998. While thirteen episodes of the series were produced, only nine episodes were aired before USA Network pulled the show. P ...

'', ''

Nostromo ''Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard'' is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of "Costaguana". It was originally published serially in monthly instalments of '' T.P.'s Weekly''. In 1998, the Modern Libra ...

'', ''

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'' as El Mozo, '' Bates Motel'' as Alex's dad, and co-starred on '' George Lopez'' as Dr. Victor Palmero, Angie's father. His film credits include ''Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17'', ''Water, Mud and Factories'', ''

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'' and ''Cafe and Beer''. He appeared in '' Adventures in Babysitting'' as Leon Vasquez. He also voiced Francisco in the computer-animated television series, '' Elena of Avalor''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Cuban male film actors Cuban male television actors Cuban male stage actors Living people Cuban emigrants to the United States American male film actors American male television actors 1953 births {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub