Actor Manni L. Perez Introduces Herself on Livestream as GTA 6 Fans Speculate

Manni L. Perez, whom fans believe plays Lucia Caminos in Grand Theft Auto 6, hosted an introductory livestream on her Instagram account and did not take up questions about the game.

The broadcast was a getting-acquainted session. Perez said she had come on because many people had been asking questions and she wanted to get to know them. Video Games Chronicle reported on the stream, which it describes as the moment fans began to notice who was on screen.

As GTA fans found the stream, the chat filled with comments about Lucia and the series. Perez answered other comments and questions during the broadcast. She did not acknowledge anything related to Grand Theft Auto.

Lucia is one of the two lead characters in the game, the next entry in the long-running open-world crime series. The name is the reason the chat moved so quickly. Fans have been linking Perez to the role for some time.

Perez is an actor with a mix of television and game work. She has had single-episode appearances in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Jessica Jones and Chicago PD. She also had minor roles in Grand Theft Auto 5, as a clubber and as a blackjack dealer, so the series is not new territory for her.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is reported to be planned for release on 19 November. Until the game arrives, the question of who voices Lucia stays with the fans who are watching closely, and with the streams where they are asking.

For players, the stream is a small window into how casting rumours now spread. A question asked in one chat can reach thousands of people within minutes. Perez's answer, for now, has been to talk about everything except the game.