Monday, July 29, 2013

Antonio Raimundo "Tony" Montana

Antonio Raimundo "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface. He is portrayed by Al Pacino in the movie, and is voiced by Viken Heineken and André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. A prequel novel Scarface: The Beginning, written by L.A. Banks, tells the tragic events that lead into the movie. Tony Montana has become a cultural icon and is one of the most famous movie characters of all time, embodying the rise from the bottom to the top. In 2008, Montana was named the 27th Greatest Movie Character by Empire Magazine.[1] He is partly based on Tony Camonte, the main character of the 1932 movie of the same name. According to Oliver Stone, Tony's last name was inspired by former NFL quarterback,Joe Montana, Stone's favorite player. A prequel novel of the same name was also written

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