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Manuel Benitez is a Actor American born on 28 september 1969 at Coral Gables (USA)

Manuel Benitez

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Nationality USA
Birth 28 september 1969 at Coral Gables (USA)
Death 23 december 2008 (at 39 years) at El Monte (USA)

Manuel Benitez (September 28, 1969 – December 23, 2008), who went by the stage name Mark Everett, was an American child actor in Hollywood films and a fugitive wanted by the FBI for the murder of his girlfriend in 2004. On December 23, 2008, he was shot and killed by police officers responding to a hostage situation in El Monte, California.

Usually with

Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens
(1 films)
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
(1 films)
Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman
(1 films)
Ramón Menéndez
Ramón Menéndez
(1 films)
Sam J. Jones
Sam J. Jones
(1 films)
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Filmography of Manuel Benitez (3 films)

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Malibu Spring Break
Malibu Spring Break (2003)

Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Deborah Foreman, Charity Rahmer, E. G. Marshall, Howard Hesseman, Julius Harris, Sam J. Jones
Rating24% 1.246811.246811.246811.246811.24681
Michelle (Rahmer) and Brianne (Novak) are two college girls who want to have a fun spring break. They decide to take a trip from Arizona to Malibu, and plan on staying with Michelle's Uncle Benny. The only problem is that they never told him they were coming. However, luck is on their side because he will be going out of town that afternoon.
Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver (1988)
, 1h43
Directed by Ramón Menéndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about education, Films about mathematics, Gangster films
Actors Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy García, Estelle Harris, Carmen Argenziano
Roles Heavy Metal Boy
Rating73% 3.651973.651973.651973.651973.65197
Jaime Escalante becomes a math teacher at James A. Garfield High School in Eastern Los Angeles. The school is full of hispanic students from working class families who are way below their grade level in terms of academic skills and have a lot of social problems. Escalante seeks to change the school culture to help the students excel in academics. He soon realizes the untapped potential of his class and sets a goal of having the students taking AP Calculus by their senior year. Escalante instructs his class under the philosophy of "ganas", roughly translating into "desire" or "motivation". The students begin taking summer classes in advanced mathematics with Escalante having to withstand the cynicism of other faculty, who feel the students are not capable enough. As the students struggle with the lower expectations they face in society, Escalante helps them overcome the adversity and pass the AP Calculus exams. To his dismay, the Educational Testing Service questions the success of the students, insisting there is too much overlap in their errors and suggests the students cheated. Escalante defends his students, feeling that the allegations are based more on racial and economic perceptions. He offers to have the students retake the test months later and the students succeed in passing the test again despite only having a day to prepare, dispelling the concerns of cheating.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
, 1h30
Directed by Tim Burton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about films, Sports films, Transport films, Cycling films, Road movies
Actors Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Phil Hartman, Manuel Benitez
Roles BMX Kid #0
Rating69% 3.496293.496293.496293.496293.49629
Pee-wee Herman is a puer aeternus with a pimped-out bicycle that he treasures and that his neighbor, Francis Buxton, covets. A bike shop employee, Dottie, has a crush on Pee-wee, but he does not reciprocate it. Pee-wee's bike gets stolen while at the mall. He confronts Francis, who has an air-tight alibi. Pee-wee then offers a $10,000 reward for his bike. Francis, who did indeed pay to have someone steal the bike, is frightened by Pee-wee's relentlessness and then pays to have it sent away. After holding a meeting, Pee Wee angrily shouts Dottie down while she is giving suggestions to him and refused to admit he needed help from Dottie while telling her off. Now mad, Pee Wee gives Dottie a furious "I DON'T NEED ANYBODY!" Desperate, Pee-wee visits a psychic, Madam Ruby, who lies to him, claiming that the bike is in the basement of the Alamo. Pee-wee hitchhikes to Texas, getting rides from a fugitive, Mickey, and from a ghostly trucker, Large Marge.