Manche Sanchez

Infobox Prison Break character|


name = Manche Sanchez
first appearance = By the Skin and the Teeth
first appearance num = S1E15
last appearance = Wash
last appearance num = S2E18
season = 1, 2Episode Count = 9
portrayer = Joseph Nunez
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family = Fernando Sucre (cousin), Hector Avila (cousin)
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Manche Sanchez, played by Joseph Nunez, is a fictional character from the American television series, "Prison Break". Manche Sanchez is a cousin of Fernando Sucre (played by Amaury Nolasco), who he grew up with in Chicago. After Sucre was arrested for an aggravated robbery, Manche was also incarcerated a while later at the same prison, Fox River State Penitentiary.

Appearances

eason 1

Upon Lincoln Burrows' failed execution, Michael Scofield began to reformulate his escape-plan. A different route to the infirmary had to be devised which required Michael to enter the prison's psych ward. When Sucre spots Manche pushing his laundry trolley pass the cells, he comes up with an idea to help Michael. Manche's regular laundry duty in prison would allow Michael and Sucre access to guard uniforms. Manche smuggles Michael C.O. Geary's uniform so he can infiltrate the prison's psych ward. However, after Michael's accidental burn to the uniform, Manche had to endure C.O. Geary's scolding. When Manche asked for an explanation, Sucre refused to tell him the truth. Later in "Bluff", after Michael feigned a mental breakdown to get himself transferred to the psych ward, Manche serves as a messenger between him and Sucre and is let in on the escape plan in exchange for his services and then helps the team to frame CO Geary for the burn on Michael's back. Now part of the escape team, Manche was charged with the duty of getting the psych ward uniforms for the team in time for the escape. However, when Brad Bellick found their hole in the storage room, they had to push forward the escape plan. During the escape in "Go", the escapees used a cable wire in the infirmary to escape. Manche was the last to climb across and unfortunately his weight caused the wire to break. Manche fell down into the prison yard where he was soon apprehended by the guards. At gunpoint, the correctional officers forced Manche to give up the names of the escapees. For trying to escape, ten additional years was added onto Manche's original prison sentence.

Season 2

A national manhunt for the eight escapees introduced reward money for their capture. Former captain of the correctional officers, Brad Bellick decides to pay a visit to Manche at Fox River. Bellick threatens to use his influence to have Manche paired with a cellmate who will abuse him if he does not tell him where the escapees are going. Manche tells Bellick all he knows was what he overheard from Charles Westmoreland's dying words about the hidden money in Tooele, Utah.

Weeks later, Bellick paid Manche another visit in Fox River, hoping to get information on where Sucre was hiding in Mexico. Manche was less intimidated by Bellick this time, as he was protected by inmates in return for offering them the best laundry. Bellick, however, didn't threaten Manche this time but instead offered to get Manche transferred to a nearby minimum security prison, containing a big screen TV and billiards. Whether Bellick was willing or even able to keep this promise is unclear, but Bellick did successfully arrest Sucre in Mexico, indicating Manche told him where to find him.