Manolo Cardona Movies and Career Information

Manolo Cardona (born Manuel Julian Cardona Molano; April 25, 1977) is a Colombian actor. Cardona was born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia. At the age of seven Cardona's family baptized him "Manolo".This would later be used as his name as an actor. When he was eighteen he moved to Cali, Colombia, to finish his studies. Manolo studied finances and international relations. Manolo's mother, Nancy Molano, is a psychologist and astrologer. His father, Javier Enrique Cardona, has devoted his life to politics, and was the mayor of Popayán. Manolo has two brothers. The eldest, Francisco, is an agent and engineer, and the youngest Juan Jose, studies film direction in the University of Cataluña in Barcelona, Spain. One of his greatest passions is playing soccer. Cardona began modeling at a very early age. It was his eldest brother who introduced Manolo to a modeling agency, he was then quickly signed on to a contract, then at the age of fourteen he shot his first television commercial and began modeling professionally for TV commercials, photography, and including runways for several agencies in Colombia. When Cardona was eighteen, in 1995, he began his acting career on a popular Colombian