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"In the spring of 1980 the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun washed avenues of Miami...wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana but the world will remember him by another name... Scarface".
Tony Montana is the main character in Brian DePalma's 1983 remake of the movie Scarface, played by Al Pacino. Tony Montana is a Cuban refugee arriving on the Mariel Boatlift who quickly enters a life of crime and undergoes a meteoric rise to the top of the Miami crime world before an equally meteoric fall. During his time on top, Tony is highly addicted to cocaine.
Tony Montana is volatile, aggressive, and appears to have an incestuous desire for his sister Gina (which was also seen in the original 1932 version of the movie). His only redeeming features are his relative honesty ("All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break 'em for no man."..."I always tell the truth...even when I lie") and some suggested empathy for children.
Tony Montana has become a role model for many rappers, who identify with his rise from poverty to wealth and outsider ethnic heritage. References and quotes from the movie (many of which involve a good deal of profanity) are present in many rap songs.
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