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. The marriage produced two children, Antonio and his younger sister, Gina. Tony recalled having a good relationship with his father, who taught him how to speak English and took him to American films where he saw big stars like Humphrey Bogart. While Tony's father had a good relationship with his kids, he did not have an ideal relationship as a husband and head of the household. One day Tony's father abandoned his family, so Mrs. Montana raised Tony and Gina alone. However, Tony proves to be similar to his father, abandoning his mother and sister 5 years prior to the events of the film. Despite Tony's estrangement, he keeps a picture of Gina in his wallet and often thinks about her. It is later explained that one reason why Tony left home was that Tony had admired the Cuban gangsters, who often partnered with the American Mafia.
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You got that? All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break them for no one. Do you understand? That piece of shit up there, I never liked him, I never trusted him. For all I know he had me set up and had my friend Angel Fernandez killed. But that's history. I'm here, he's not. Do you wanna go on with me, you say it. You don't, then you make a move. Antonio "Tony" Montana August 31, - December 31, is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the film Scarface.
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Scarface is hailed as one of the all-time best gangster movies ever made. Written by Oliver Stone, directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Al Pacino in one of his most iconic film roles, Scarface has become a pop-cultural mainstay since its release in Of course, Scarface is synonymous with Tony Montana Pacino , the fast-rising Cuban exile who ascends to become one of Miami's biggest drug runners. To attain such a position, Montana had to do a number of illegal, immoral, untoward activities. Let us count the ways. Although his decision was made out of necessity, Montana's choice to murder General Emilio Rebenga in exchange for a U. Passport set off a chain of poor decision making right from the beginning of the film.
He was a low-profile mob associate — a watch dog — for the really bad guys like Las Vegas enforcer Tony Spilotro and Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana. If the Chicago outfit needed somebody inside to keep a restaurant or brothel profitable, Tony Montana was their man. He was so low-key I lived in the same residential tower for nearly 20 years unaware the short guy in his 80s with a little dog had mob connections. Our introduction happened about a year ago. It was 2 a. We were taking our dogs out for their last potty run of the day. I introduced myself and immediately recognized his name.
