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Danny Man

The Interview

Photos By: Henry Binerfa

What make you wanting of becoming an action movie star?

I´d been dreaming since I was 12 years old when I first saw my
best friend who practiced Taekwondo at that time and then kicking
above my head later he bring me to his house to watch my first Jean
Claude Van Damme movie, Bloodsport and then Cyborg, I was so
impressed by Van Damme´s Abilities that I started to train from that
day on and never stopped for the last 25 years.

What do you think about Bruce Lee the legend? and I saw some
magazines cover mentioning that you appear as the Next Latin
Bruce lee?

Wow it is always very difficult to me to be compared to such a le-
gend but sometimes the media stick to keep saying that over and
over, To me it´s like because you are dreaming on playing at the
NBA one day and then they say, you are the next Michael Jordan,
I honestly think I don´t deserve that he is the best ever he is a true
legend and yes he is the inspiration to all of us that´s for sure, and
I´m just a struggling actor who yes has a burning passion but I
would love some day to be known as the First action actor named
Danny Man.

It is Danny Man you real name ?

My Name is Danny Mantilla my short name is Danny Man my
friends always call me that since high school and a famous casting
director one time told me to keep that short name because it soun-
ded more international and easy to pronounce, I don´t mind either
one it just sounds maybe more as a hero, Bat Man, Super Man, Spi-
der Man, Iron Man and Danny Man.

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