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Tony Plana

Tony Plana TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
PBSSun, Nov 22, 9:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
PBSMon, Nov 23, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
SHOeTue, Nov 24, 10:30 AMThe Dead OneBuy
PBSTue, Nov 24, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
PBSWed, Nov 25, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
CINEMAXWed, Nov 25, 4:30 PMOne Good CopBuy
PBSThu, Nov 26, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
PBSFri, Nov 27, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
ABCFri, Nov 27, 9:00 PMUgly Betty NewBuy
IONSat, Nov 28, 8:30 PMThe RookieBuy
PBSSun, Nov 29, 9:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
IONSun, Nov 29, 5:30 PMThe RookieBuy
PBSMon, Nov 30, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
PBSTue, Dec 1, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
BRAVOWed, Dec 2, 8:00 AMWest WingBuy
BRAVOWed, Dec 2, 9:00 AMWest WingBuy
PBSWed, Dec 2, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
PBSThu, Dec 3, 11:00 AMClifford the Big Red DogBuy
TVGNThu, Dec 3, 7:00 PMUgly BettyBuy
HBOSGeFri, Dec 4, 12:55 AMTowards DarknessBuy
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Tony Plana Biography

Tony Plana
  • Birth Place: Havana, Cuba
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/19/1953, Aries
  • Profession: Actor; director; teacher
A proud and prolific Latino character actor who honed his craft on stage before embarking on a film and TV career, the Cuba-born, U.S.-raised Plana trained at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Unfortunately, due to stereotyping, this versatile performer often found himself relegated to playing thugs and military types. In the '90s, Plana took control of his career trajectory by cofounding the East L.A. Classic Theatre and coproducing the Paul Rodriguez movie A Million to Juan. Effortlessly alternating between the big and small screens, indies and blockbusters, comedies and dramas, Plana broke through as the widowed, Mexican-American patriarch Roberto Santiago in Showtime's acclaimed multigenerational series Resurrection Blvd., also helming a number of episodes, and by cowriting and directing the 2000 TV-movie The Princess and the Barrio Boy. In 2006, Plana signed on to the campy dramedy Ugly Betty as the title character's loving but stubborn illegal immigrant father. It was a touching role that endeared him to a whole new set of prime-time viewers.  
Tony Plana Fast Facts:
  • Although he has over 70 film roles to his credit, he has said that theater is his passion.
    Tony Plana Relationships:
  • Ada Maris - Wife
  • Alejandro Plana - Son
  • Isabel Plana - Daughter

  • College:
  • Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (1975)
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