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Tony Plana

ACTING

1952-04-19 (74)

Havana, Cuba

Biography

Tony Plana is a Euro-Cuban American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

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Biography

Tony Plana is a Euro-Cuban American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

Best known for:

Filmography:

What's Happening!! poster

What's Happening!!(1976)

Amid

The Boss' Son poster

The Boss' Son(1978)

Juan

The Streets of L.A. poster

The Streets of L.A.(1979)

Alberto "Toto" Corona

First Family poster

First Family(1980)

White House Gardener

Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest(1981)

Sal Tortino

Zoot Suit poster

Zoot Suit(1981)

Rudy

Madame X poster

Madame X(1981)

Senor Rueda

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele(1982)

Hector Sanchez

T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker(1982)

Chuy Vallestero

An Officer and a Gentleman poster

An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Emiliano Della Serra

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey(1982)

Freddie

El Norte poster

El Norte(1983)

Carlos the Bus Boy

Valley Girl poster

Valley Girl(1983)

Low Rider

Deal of the Century poster

Deal of the Century(1983)

Chicano Man

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon poster

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon(1983)

Officer Ignatz

Nightmares poster

Nightmares(1983)

Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

Listen to Your Heart poster

Listen to Your Heart(1983)

Julio

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote(1984)

Desi Ortega

Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice(1984)

Ernesto Guerrero, Cinco

Hunter poster

Hunter(1984)

Vern, Mechanic, Otero, D.A.

The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls(1985)

Alvarez

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer(1985)

Antonio Cruz

Godzilla 1985 poster

Godzilla 1985(1985)

Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law(1986)

Roberto Rivera

Salvador poster

Salvador(1986)

Major Maximilliano Casanova

¡Three Amigos! poster

¡Three Amigos!(1986)

Jefe

It's Garry Shandling's Show poster

It's Garry Shandling's Show(1986)

Jorge Herrera

The Best of Times poster

The Best of Times(1986)

Chico

21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street(1987)

Robert Mendez

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast(1987)

Louis Horner

Born in East L.A. poster

Born in East L.A.(1987)

Feo

Disorderlies poster

Disorderlies(1987)

Miguel

Break of Dawn poster

Break of Dawn(1988)

Rodriguez

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld(1989)

Manny

Coach poster

Coach(1989)

Albert

Snoops(1989)

Eduardo Montoya

Romero poster

Romero(1989)

Father Manuel Morantes

Buy & Cell poster

Buy & Cell(1989)

Raoul

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers poster

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers(1989)

Mike Hernandez

The Rookie poster

The Rookie(1990)

Morales

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story poster

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story(1990)

Pavon Reyes

Havana poster

Havana(1990)

Julio Ramos

Sweet 15 poster

Sweet 15(1990)

Samuel Dela Cruz

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing poster

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing(1990)

Mario Portillo Grande

So Proudly We Hail poster

So Proudly We Hail(1990)

FBI Agent Alonso

JFK poster

JFK(1991)

Carlos Bringuier

One Good Cop poster

One Good Cop(1991)

Beniamino

Keeper of the City poster

Keeper of the City(1991)

Gunman

Live Wire poster

Live Wire(1992)

Al-Red

The Panama Deception poster

The Panama Deception(1992)

English Voice-over

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

Amaros

Bakersfield P.D. poster

Bakersfield P.D.(1993)

Luke Ramirez

Dave's World poster

Dave's World(1993)

Juan Gallegos

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations poster

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations(1993)

Torres

ER poster

ER(1994)

Priest

A Million to Juan poster

A Million to Juan(1994)

Jorge

Associate Producer

The Burning Season poster

The Burning Season(1994)

Galvao

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show(1995)

Andrew Rodriguez

Murder One poster

Murder One(1995)

A.D.A. Julio Salazar

JAG poster

JAG(1995)

Colonel Okarman

Santo Bugito poster

Santo Bugito(1995)

Paco (voice)

Nixon poster

Nixon(1995)

Manolo Sanchez

Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges(1996)

Roscoe Skirt

Primal Fear poster

Primal Fear(1996)

Martinez

The Pretender poster

The Pretender(1996)

Det. Guerra

Lone Star poster

Lone Star(1996)

Ray

Death in Granada poster

Death in Granada(1996)

Lorca's Friend Marcos

Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal(1997)

Judge Warren Figueroa

One Eight Seven poster

One Eight Seven(1997)

Principal Garcia

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

David Sanders (segment "The Unknown Patient")

Brooklyn South poster

Brooklyn South(1997)

Lieutenant Casisas

Santa Fe poster

Santa Fe(1997)

Chief Gomez

Sub Down poster

Sub Down(1997)

Lt. Commander Melges

Down for the Barrio poster

Down for the Barrio(1997)

Cesar

Martial Law poster

Martial Law(1998)

Chava Rocha

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit poster

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit(1998)

Victor Medina

Shadow of Doubt poster

Shadow of Doubt(1998)

Detective Krause

Every Dog Has Its Day poster

Every Dog Has Its Day(1998)

Officer Tom

The West Wing poster

The West Wing(1999)

Mickey Troop

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

Father Menendez

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel poster

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)

Mayor

Let the Devil Wear Black poster

Let the Devil Wear Black(1999)

Tall

Justice poster

Justice(1999)

Orlando Reyes

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

Elindio Zapata

Clifford the Big Red Dog poster

Clifford the Big Red Dog(2000)

Victor / Pedro (voice)

Resurrection Blvd. poster

Resurrection Blvd.(2000)

Roberto Santiago

Knockout poster

Knockout(2000)

Chuck Alvarado

Noriega: God's Favorite poster

Noriega: God's Favorite(2000)

Colonel Diaz-Herrera

The Princess and the Barrio Boy poster

The Princess and the Barrio Boy(2000)

Ramon Torres

Director, Story

24 poster

24(2001)

Omar

Vegas, City of Dreams poster

Vegas, City of Dreams(2001)

Captain Martin

Less than Perfect poster

Less than Perfect(2002)

Owl Inspector

John Doe poster

John Doe(2002)

Captain Ruiz

Monk poster

Monk(2002)

Cpt. Alameda

Half Past Dead poster

Half Past Dead(2002)

Warden El Fuego

Fidel poster

Fidel(2002)

Gen. Fulgencio Battista

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives(2004)

Alejandro

Director

The Closer poster

The Closer(2005)

Alonzo Lopez

Commander in Chief poster

Commander in Chief(2005)

Pete Ragone

Goal! poster

Goal!(2005)

Hernan Muñez

Vampire Bats poster

Vampire Bats(2005)

Sheriff Herbst

Psych poster

Psych(2006)

Pablo Nuñez

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty(2006)

Ignacio Suarez

Slayer poster

Slayer(2006)

Javier

Half Past Dead 2 poster

Half Past Dead 2(2007)

Warden El Fuego

The Dead One poster

The Dead One(2007)

Aparicio

Towards Darkness poster

Towards Darkness(2007)

Carlos Gutierrez

Castle poster

Castle(2009)

Father Arguello

Life Is Hot in Cracktown poster

Life Is Hot in Cracktown(2009)

Lou

Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA(2010)

Jorge Gomez

Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods(2010)

President Velverde

Flowers for Norma poster

Flowers for Norma(2010)

Older Gentleman #1

Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest(2011)

J.P. Suarez

Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law(2011)

Judge Tomás Garcia

Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof(2011)

Armando Rosas

Elementary poster

Elementary(2012)

General Howard Alvero

Blue poster

Blue(2012)

Stribling

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez poster

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez(2012)

Dr. Dominguez

The Fosters poster

The Fosters(2013)

Victor Gutierrez

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist(2013)

Mr. Diaz

Alpha House poster

Alpha House(2013)

Benito 'Benny' Lopez

Pain & Gain poster

Pain & Gain(2013)

Captain Lopez

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret poster

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret(2013)

Prosecutor Martinez

Meddling Mom poster

Meddling Mom(2013)

Luis

Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary(2014)

Ed Parker

Jane the Virgin poster

Jane the Virgin(2014)

Father Ortega

The Affair poster

The Affair(2014)

Ben Cruz

Superstore poster

Superstore(2015)

Ron Sosa

Colony poster

Colony(2016)

Proxy Alcala

StartUp poster

StartUp(2016)

Adolfo Morales

Shooter poster

Shooter(2016)

Guitierez

Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon(2016)

Ronnie Delgado

America Adrift poster

America Adrift(2016)

William Fernandez

Marvel's The Punisher poster

Marvel's The Punisher(2017)

Rafael Hernandez

One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time(2017)

Berto Riera

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight(2017)

Oscar Rivi

Room 104 poster

Room 104(2017)

Bracamonte

Roman J. Israel, Esq. poster

Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

Jessie Salinas

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel poster

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel(2017)

El Cardenal

Butterfly Caught poster

Butterfly Caught(2017)

Michael Channis (Acting Coach)

Mayans M.C. poster

Mayans M.C.(2018)

Devante

Playing with Fire poster

Playing with Fire(2019)

Peter

Evil poster

Evil(2019)

Chet Garcia

Victor and Valentino poster

Victor and Valentino(2019)

El Pintor (voice)

David Makes Man poster

David Makes Man(2019)

Joe Padilla

Bombshell poster

Bombshell(2019)

Geraldo Rivera

Seneca poster

Seneca(2019)

Father Ruben

Deputy poster

Deputy(2020)

Jorge Reyes

Madagascar: A Little Wild poster

Madagascar: A Little Wild(2020)

Pedro (voice)

Connecting... poster

Connecting...(2020)

Ramon

Wasp Network poster

Wasp Network(2020)

Luis Posada Carriles

Only Murders in the Building poster

Only Murders in the Building(2021)

George

The Legend of Vox Machina poster

The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

Kamaljiori (voice)

White House Plumbers poster

White House Plumbers(2023)

Rolando 'Musculito' Martinez

Not Dead Yet poster

Not Dead Yet(2023)

Carlos Garza

A Snowy Day in Oakland poster

A Snowy Day in Oakland(2023)

Jesus Salgado

Union of Kings poster

Union of Kings(2024)

Jorge de Armas

Holy Cash poster

Holy Cash(2024)

Actor

R.J. Decker poster

R.J. Decker(2026)

Baltazar Cruz

Office Romance poster

Office Romance(2026)

Francisco Alberto