Manuel Armando Cortez (born 24 May 1979 in

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) is a

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- Portuguese

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, creative director and

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er.

Life and career

At the age of ten, he visited the children's drama school in Lisbon. Shortly after, he graduated from an acting and vocal training school. He also trained as a hairdresser and

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with focus on special effects. He has worked in films including '' Asudem'' (2007) by Daryush Shokof, '' Night of the Living Dorks'' (2004), ' (2004), and '' Do Fish Do It?'' (2002). One of his bigger roles was that of Rokko Kowalski in the

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program ''

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'' (2006). From 2011 to April 2012, he was seen in ''

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'' as the male lead, Luca Benzoni.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortez, Manuel 1979 births Living people Male actors from Freiburg im Breisgau German male film actors German comedy musicians German people of Portuguese descent