Tony is arrested and makes bail, but his lawyer explains there will be a huge fine and up to three years in jail. Tony is eventually charged with money laundering and tax evasion after police stage a sting operation. Tony and Elvira become addicted to cocaine and drift apart, while Tony's increasing paranoia begins to take a toll on his friendship with Manny, who is unhappy with his role as "junior partner", entrusted only with security. Over time, cracks in Tony's operation begin to form. Tony, having consolidated power, takes over Frank's empire, marries Elvira, and becomes incredibly wealthy with Sosa as his supplier. Frank begs for his life before Manny shoots him dead on Tony's order. With the assistance of one of his loyal associates, via a pre-arranged phone call, Tony successfully exposes Frank as the culprit behind the failed assassination attempt. Suspecting Frank sent Bernstein and the hitmen, Tony and Manny confront Frank at his office, finding him with Bernstein. Back at the club, Tony is attacked and wounded by two gunmen but manages to escape, killing both of them in the process. Gina reveals her attraction to Manny, but he wards her off, fearful of Tony's wrath should he catch them together. Manny, sympathizing with Gina, takes her home. Tony throws the man out of the bathroom and slaps Gina after she angrily confronts him. Tony then sees Gina dancing with a drug dealer, and follows them to a restroom stall, where Gina is snorting cocaine. But Tony insults Frank instead, causing Frank to leave with Elvira. Tony sees Elvira, and sits with her to discuss his proposal, but Frank arrives and angrily demands that Tony leave. Tony establishes his own operations and openly pursues Elvira more aggressively, asking her to marry him.Īt a local nightclub, Tony is shaken down by corrupt Miami detective Mel Bernstein ( Harris Yulin), who proposes to "tax" Tony on his transactions in return for police protection and information. Upon returning to Miami, Frank is infuriated with Omar's demise and Tony's unauthorized deals, which cause the end of their business relationship. Sosa and Tony part ways with a business understanding, but Sosa warns Tony never to betray him. Tony states that he never liked or trusted Omar, but vouches for Frank. Shortly afterward, Sosa discloses to Tony that Omar is a police informant, and has Tony witness Omar being pushed and hanged from a helicopter. Omar agrees to head back home to talk with Frank personally, while Tony is asked to stay behind with Sosa.
The tension between Tony and Omar peaks when Tony begins to make unauthorized deals on Frank's behalf. Manny, who is waiting in the car, comments about Gina's beauty, but Tony angrily warns Manny to stay away from her.įrank sends Tony and Omar to Bolivia to make a transaction with cocaine kingpin Alejandro Sosa ( Paul Shenar). Gina is excited to see him again, but his mother is disgusted by his life of crime and throws him out. Months later, Tony visits his mother, Georgina ( Míriam Colón), and younger sister, Gina ( Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), of whom he is fiercely protective. This is when Tony first meets and develops a romantic interest in Frank's girlfriend, Elvira Hancock ( Michelle Pfeiffer). Frank likes their style and hires Tony and Manny to work for him. Suspecting a set-up and distrusting Omar, Tony and Manny take the money and cocaine to Frank personally. Before they can do the same to Tony, Manny and Chi-Chi storm the apartment and kill the Colombians. The deal quickly goes bad, with the Colombians dismembering Angel with a chainsaw. Murray Abraham), to buy cocaine from Colombian dealers. Following the assassination and their release, they agree to carry out a job for Frank's henchman Omar Suarez ( F.
He and his best friend, Manny Ribera ( Steven Bauer), along with friends/associates Angel ( Pepe Serna) and Chi-Chi ( Ángel Salazar) are sent to a refugee camp, but Manny makes a deal with wealthy drug dealer Frank Lopez ( Robert Loggia) to obtain green cards in return for killing a former Cuban government official who murdered Lopez's brother long ago. In 1980, Tony Montana ( Al Pacino), a Cuban refugee, arrives in Miami, Florida during the Mariel boatlift.
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