The life of 'El Langui' in 2025: a business far from cinema and sports, with which he hopes to go to the Paralympic Games.

His life philosophy transcends his multiple facets as a rap artist, actor, and athlete. Juan Manuel Montilla Macarrón (Madrid, 1980), better known as El Langui , currently combines sports training with filming and theater performances to fulfill his new dream: attending the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games .

At 45, the Goya winner for Best New Actor for his role in "El truco del manco" and songs that defined history surprises again with a twist, this time in the field of adapted sports.

From music and the screen to the boccia court, he has found a new stage where he can continue to be a benchmark for achievement and visibility.

The actor, owner of a tavern that has become one of the most recommended places in Malaga , has been in just one year Champion of the Andalusian League, Champion of the Spanish Cup and bronze in the Spanish Boccia Championship in the BC1 category, intended for athletes with cerebral palsy .

"If you had told me eight months ago everything I was going to achieve in my first year of adaptive sports, I'd say it was a figment of my imagination, but it's been a truly amazing reality," the actor wrote on social media a few weeks ago. He also continues to pursue his other film projects. He just directed his first short film, which has won awards at more than 25 festivals , and will soon direct a documentary about a Paralympic athlete.

He also continues filming and is directing the play "Campeones en teatro." In this new work, which combines humor and activism, the Madrid native also makes his directorial debut , opting for an inclusive cast committed to diversity.

"It's said quickly, but it's written slowly and with a great deal of effort behind the achievement," he wrote about boccia. "It's a sport that requires a lot of concentration and fitness. Sometimes we get a little offended because it has nothing to do with petanque. It's a very strategic and physical sport. You don't have to run, but you do need to be in shape to throw the balls well," he said about the aforementioned discipline.

The legendary Madrid artist - who began rhyming at 13 and became known with his group La Excepción - has turned his disability into a hallmark , so much so that the legs of the tables in his tavern in Malaga are his own bowed legs.

This original decoration is further proof of the style and sense of humor that characterize him. It's certainly not trivial, as the artist behind Pan Bendito manages to raise awareness of his disorder and generate greater awareness about his disability (he suffers from cerebral palsy due to lack of oxygen during childbirth).

"My life has been full of courage, effort, challenges, knowledge, and rewards," confesses this artist, who asserts that he has encountered numerous setbacks along this path of self-improvement.

The menu at Tasca del Langui in Málaga features dishes such as the melolsa potato omelet, pavia soldiers, and traditional Madrid-style tripe. Also on offer are fried fish cartridges, Barbate bluefin tuna, and the famous Langui croquetón, served on a plate shaped like his legs. This is a tribute to the series El Chiringuito de Pepe, in which he starred alongside Santi Millán and Jesús Bonilla, and which was set in a typical Málaga beach bar.

There, on the Costa del Sol, in addition to running this business away from the cinema, he found love for the first time and it is the place where he raised his son Hugo.

"I met Rocío here, the mother of my children. My current partner is also from Málaga, from El Palo. We decided to stay; one way or another, the AVE (high-speed train) and the plane can take you anywhere in the world. The quality is very good. It's cool," shared the multifaceted artist, who became the father of his third child just over a year ago, in an interview.

"Now there are seven of us at home. My girlfriend and our little one, my two sons and their twin daughters." But his ex-wife is still present in his life: " Her mother is my manager . Besides, Rocío lives three blocks away, and we maintain a relationship. Of course, there are clashes, it's normal, but the important thing is that my children see that even though we're not a married couple, we're still a family. We've normalized the situation." Both women are "after my mother, the most important in my life. They're very different, but they share certain values." Family is key for El Langui: "It's the backbone that holds everything together. In fact, what gives me peace is seeing them well. If that's the case, I can go out and fight the world because I'm calm," he noted in a recent interview.