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Manny later becomes popular at school after Cam recruits him to the football team. During the early seasons, he seemed to have developed a crush on Haley. Manny has also shown courage in expressing his feelings even at a young age, especially to girls she likes, though frequently gets his heart broken. Despite his eccentricity, Manny remains a good person and is polite to everyone he meets. He is also shown to be cunning and sneaky, seeing through the scheming of the adult members of the family, much to Jay's annoyance (" Strangers in the Night"). Gloria says that he gets his romanticism from his father who is very passionate. He is shown to know a wide range of literature, music and arts, even baking and alcoholic beverages (" New Year's Eve"). Manny is portrayed as very mature and intuitive for his age and is often shown doing adult-like things, such as having deep emotional conversations with adults (" Come Fly With Me"), drinking coffee (" Coal Digger") and handling problems like a grown-up, which seem to always confuse his stepfather Jay. Though Manny was raised solely by his mother, he still thinks highly of his mostly absent father, as seen during his visits (" The Bicycle Thief"). His parents divorced shortly after, as he stated in " Larry's Wife" that he had spent many nights watching Mary Poppins alone while his mother was driving a taxi. Manny was born on Januin Florida to Gloria and Javier Delgado.