In today's episode ill like to introduce you to Mariano “Manny” Ranero.In 1994 at the age of 18, I came to the states with $150 in my pocket, very basic English, and a pregnant 20-year-old wife! Manny's first job was standing on the street waiting to be picked as Day Labor on Slater St.Then manny got a job as a Dishwasher in Fashion Island in Newport Beach, about a 2-hour bike ride Manny worked at fast-food restaurants from 1995 until 1998 then became Assistant Manager of a Taco Bell in Houston Tx. After a gun was pointed to his head during an 11 pm robbery at work, manny decided to quit and started working at Macaroni Grill, where he waited tables from 1998 until 2002. Then a new Spanish Pop Rock station opens in Houston and got a gig there as a Produced Assistant where I filmed and produced commercials for the Local TV Station. After 2 years at Liberman, I learned a lot regarding tv production, I decided to go on my own, registered RANERO PRODUCTIONS and started working as a contractor for a good friend who owned an Advertising Marketing Firm doing all his production work. In 2006 Kroger wanted to start a campaign on the Hispanic Market and we created a Spanish TV Cooking show that aired in Telemundo. We had a great 3-year run, unfortunately, it was canceled in 2009 due to the increase of gas prices and how that affected transportation costs. 5 years later I started again the cooking show but this time calling it COCINANDO CON MANNY which still airs on TELEMUNDO HOUSTON every Saturday at 10 am uninterrupted for the past 4 years.