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Pepe MantillaJose (Pepe) Mantilla is a Mexican sports broadcaster for the Los Angeles Lakers who also used to cover USC Trojans football.[1] Early lifeA graduate of UNAM in Mexico City, Mantilla has been a commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1993 which included every year of Kobe Bryant's career.[2][1] In addition to his work with the Lakers, he has also served as a commentator for a series of soccer games, including the World Cup,[1] NFL games and other events for Fox Sports, while also serving the network as a play-by-play man for MLB broadcasts. He is credited with helping to establish the Lakers' digital marketing to the Hispanic market.[3] Mantilla was honored in 2017 as a Spanish Language Radio Analyst from the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame and received the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award in 2014.[1][4] References
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