Acting Career
Manuel Benitez was the illegitimate son of the internationally famous bullfighter Manuel Benitez, known as "El Cordobes," the greatest bullfighter of all time. ( Not to be confused with the younger bullfighter with the same name who claimed to be El Cordobes illegitimate son, (known in bullfighting circles as "The Pretender." ) Spanish Paparazzi followed the real El Cordobes and Manny's mother, Alina Elizabeth Velasco throughout the world as they partied through the seventies. Their relationship ended in a bitter five-year court dispute, with Manny's mother moving to Los Angeles to hire the famous palimony lawyer Marvin Mitchelson to seek support for her and her son who seemed a natural in Hollywood. Benitez was nine years old when he began his acting career. His early victories in Hollywood were guided by the iron hand of the legendary child agent, Iris Burton. He was fairly successful, starring in commercials, TV shows and movies. His roles included parts in Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!, Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Stand and Deliver. He also appeared in the TV shows Galactica 1980 and Highway to Heaven.
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