The Mediterranean Revival-style estate, known as El Fureidis, dates back to 1906 and lies on an elevated 10-acre plot in the heart of Montecito, the California celebrity hotspot that Harry and Meghan, Oprah Winfrey, George Lucas and Brad Pitt have all called home.
Once Tony takes over Frank Lopez' empire, Tony purchases the mansion. It is located in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, in the film, and on Shady Grove in the game. There's a small bridge connecting it with the rest of Miami.
The two-story building sits in a prime Miami Beach spot at 728 Ocean Drive, a popular pedestrian street, facing the beach. It served as a set in the gangster film 'Scarface,' starring Al Pacino. A bloody scene from the 1983 film, in which a character is dismembered by a chainsaw, was shot inside.
👉 Look Inside Tony Montana's $39.995 million Montecito home from the film “Scarface” 🤩 Known as “El Fureidis” in reality, but in Hollywood history, the 11,547-square-foot mansion will always be known as the place where Al Pacino's character, Tony Montana, meets his violent end in Oliver Stone's 1983 film “Scarface.”
$40 Million | Inside Tony Montana’s Montecito home from the “Scarface” movie
Who owns the Scarface house now?
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It has been reported that Sergey Grishin the "Scarface Oligarch" was the former owner from 2019 until his death in March 2023. Although this is not confirmed, other sources say the house was originally bought by Pradeep Yohanne Gupta, CEO of IQ Holdings in 2015.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/kəˈpoʊn/; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.
The estate's name is El Fureidis, but in Hollywood history, the 11,547-square-foot mansion will always be known as the place where Al Pacino's character, Tony Montana, meets his violent end in Oliver Stone's 1983 film “Scarface.” It's now on the real estate market in Montecito, California, for $39.99 million.
Located at 631 Para Grande Ln, in Montecito, California, the historic home was built in 1906 by James Waldon Gillespie, and is known as “El Fureidis,” which translates to "Tropical Paradise."
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Miami mansion of Al Capone, once fated to be demolished, just sold for $15.5 million. The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that the home was sold to to 93 Palm Residence LLC, managed by Coral Gables accountant Toni Alam.
Named El Fureidis – which means 'tropical paradise' – the estate is the home Tony bought in the movie after he offed Frank Lopez and became the cocaine kingpin of Miami. It's also where Tony, played by Al Pacino, ultimately meets his violent end.
Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface. This character is portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
His sister is stated to be around 19 or 20 in the film, and Al Pacino was in his early forties when he played Tony. What with how actors frequently play characters younger than themselves and taking into account Tony's sister's age, it can be assumed that Tony is in his early to mid thirtie...
For his breakout role as Michael Corleone in 1972's The Godfather, Al Pacino was reportedly paid $35,000. This relatively small salary was due to him being a relative unknown at the time he was cast, though the fact that the movie launched his career most likely more than made up for the lack of upfront payment.
In the film's ending Tony Montana's mansion was raided by Alex Sosa's (Alejandro Sosa's) gang in retribution for not killing a Bolivian anti-drug journalist with his wife and children, resulting in his death, but in the video game Tony Montana could survive the assault, regain his criminal empire and exact revenge on ...
What's surprising, though, is the discovery that Scarface's Tony Montana isn't based on the life of any modern-day nose candy overlord at all. No, Tony Montana is patterned after notorious 1920s and '30s racketeer, pimp, and bootlegging crime czar Al Capone.
At the end of the film Gina herself suggests Tony must indeed want her because he can't stand for another man to be with her. Tony has a genuine look of confusion on his face and even asks what she's talking about. Therefore he likely did not have sexual feelings towards her.
The Scarface remake tells the story of Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who arrives in Miami in the 1980s and soon gets involved in the drug business, marking the beginning of Montana's criminal life, which was marked by betrayal and a lot of violence.
Filmed on location in Miami, the 7-minute sequel, by OID Productions, stars actor and music artist Jeancarlos Canela as Anthony Hancock-Montana, the previously unknown, only son of drug lord Tony Montana (played by Al Pacino) and his drug-addicted trophy wife Elvira (played by Michelle Pfeiffer).
Brian de Palma's masterpiece Scarface is renowned as an American movie classic, as it represents the good and bad of the American dream. Coming from Cuba to Miami as a refugee, ex-convict Tony Montana used his greed, desire, and ambition to build an empire that is estimated at $900 million.
