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*A mural depicting Manny can be seen in Bohan in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
*A mural depicting Manny can be seen in Bohan in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
*In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], Manny's inexplicable disappearance is referenced by [[Troy (TBOGT)|Troy]] (the doorman of Hercules). He says to [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]], "They're going to make a show about me! Can you believe it! Well originally they were going to make a show about some Puerto Rican guy in Bohan but he disappeared."
*In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], Manny's inexplicable disappearance is referenced by [[Troy (TBOGT)|Troy]] (the doorman of Hercules). He says to [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]], "They're going to make a show about me! Can you believe it! Well originally they were going to make a show about some Puerto Rican guy in Bohan but he disappeared."
*Manny shares a similar last name with Javier Escuella (with two l's) from Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar's latest game.
*Like most characters in the game, Manny will don a unique helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. His helmet is one of black with orange, and yellow stripes that matches his outfit.
*Like most characters in the game, Manny will don a unique helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. His helmet is one of black with orange, and yellow stripes that matches his outfit.
*Manny mentions during one mission that he aspires to be "like one of them rich guys who makes computers and cures AIDS and shit", a tongue-in-cheek nod to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates Bill Gates] and his charity through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation].
*Manny mentions during one mission that he aspires to be "like one of them rich guys who makes computers and cures AIDS and shit", a tongue-in-cheek nod to [[wp:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] and his [[wp:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|charity]].
*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".