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Manuel J. Esparza

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Manuel J. Esparza
Manuel J. Esparza is known for Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital (2024), There Is No Home (2022) and Ghosts & Malingering (2025).
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    Known for

    Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital (2024)
    Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    There Is No Home (2022)
    There Is No Home
    • Tommy Mesmer
    • 2022
    Ghosts & Malingering
    Short
    • Actor
    • 2025
    Western Side Story (2020)
    Western Side Story
    Short
    • Leroy Lemmings
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ghosts & Malingering
      Short
      • 2025
    • Lines of Loyalty (2025)
      Lines of Loyalty
      Short
      • Wes Donner
      • 2025
    • Manuel J. Esparza in Happily Married (2024)
      Happily Married
      Short
      • 2024
    • Remedy of Love (2022)
      Remedy of Love
      Short
      • Andy
      • 2022
    • There Is No Home (2022)
      There Is No Home
      • Tommy Mesmer
      • 2022
    • COVID Online Audition (2021)
      COVID Online Audition
      Short
      • 2021
    • Carpool (2020)
      Carpool
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Aiden
      • 2020
    • Western Side Story (2020)
      Western Side Story
      Short
      • Leroy Lemmings
      • 2020
    • Ferdelle Lauren Capistrano in My Anime Life (2018)
      My Anime Life
      TV Series
      • Furenemi
      • 2018
    • The Wisdom Tree (2015)
      The Wisdom Tree
      Short
      • Daniel
      • 2015
    • Unusual Suspects (2010)
      Unusual Suspects
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Classmate
      • 2015

    Director

    • Ghosts & Malingering
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • Lines of Loyalty (2025)
      Lines of Loyalty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital (2024)
      Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • There Is No Home (2022)
      There Is No Home
      • Director
      • 2022
    • COVID Online Audition (2021)
      COVID Online Audition
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Dude, Where's My Burger?
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Western Side Story (2020)
      Western Side Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ferdelle Lauren Capistrano in My Anime Life (2018)
      My Anime Life
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Ghosts & Malingering
      Short
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Lines of Loyalty (2025)
      Lines of Loyalty
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital (2024)
      Ritchie Just Wants to Go to Hospital
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • There Is No Home (2022)
      There Is No Home
      • writer
      • 2022
    • COVID Online Audition (2021)
      COVID Online Audition
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Dude, Where's My Burger?
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Western Side Story (2020)
      Western Side Story
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Ferdelle Lauren Capistrano in My Anime Life (2018)
      My Anime Life
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2018

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