 Armando Montaño appeared as a model for "Metro Weekly's" "Coverboy" series in its 11 August 2011 issue under the name "Mando" when he was 21 years old.In the interview, he revealed that Helen Thomas was an influence in journalism.At the time he was entering his senior year at Grinnell College and studying Spanish and Latin American studies and looking forward to a career in journalism and politics.