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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Manny Escuela was Puerto Rican who grew up in [[South Bohan]]. | Manny Escuela was Puerto Rican who grew up in [[South Bohan]]. He was a former gangster and heroin addict, but had now changed his ways. He claimed that he owed too much to the "streets" and wanted to clean them up to settle his debt to society. However, he had also hired a cameraman, [[Jay Hamilton]], to film his quest, leading many to believe that he was only interested in becoming famous. His efforts were publicized enough that he was honored by city officials and was awarded the key to the city by the mayor. He operated out of the St. Mary's Recreational Center where he ran a youth outreach program and also was a dance instructor. | ||
Manny was eventually introduced to [[Niko Bellic]] by | Manny was eventually introduced to [[Niko Bellic]] by Manny's childhood friend [[Mallorie Bardas]]. Rather than personally clean up Bohan himself, Escuela paid Niko, who was broke, to do the dirty work for him. Niko drives around town exterminating drug dealers under the request of Escuela, who arrived afterward with a camera crew to take credit. In an attempt to make his show more believable, he meets corrupt cop [[Francis McReary]]. Francis even appears in one of Escuela's videos. | ||
Escuela was well-known in South Bohan, but generally disliked by most characters Niko interacts with. Even Niko is beyond irritated by Escuela's antics and ridiculous claims. At one point Escuela even took credit for the creation of rap, despite his obvious lack of skill, and implies he refused to continue because of his distaste with commercialization. | Escuela was well-known in South Bohan, but generally disliked by most characters Niko interacts with. Even Niko is beyond irritated by Escuela's antics and ridiculous claims. At one point Escuela even took credit for the creation of rap, despite his obvious lack of skill, and implies he refused to continue because of his distaste with commercialization. | ||
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*One of the many charity events he runs is a "Tex-Mex" cooking class, as seen in the opening cutscene for Street Sweeper. | *One of the many charity events he runs is a "Tex-Mex" cooking class, as seen in the opening cutscene for Street Sweeper. | ||
*Like [[Vlad Glebov]], his police record status is "Missing". | *Like [[Vlad Glebov]], his police record status is "Missing". | ||
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