Camonte

Camonte is a surname of Italian origin. The name is best known in popular culture as the surname of the lead character in the 1932 crime drama Scarface. In the film, Tony Camonte is a ruthless gangster who rises through Chicago’s criminal underworld, a role portrayed by Paul Muni. The screenplay, adapted from Armitage Trail’s novel, helped define the conventions of the American gangster film and influenced later depictions of organized crime in cinema. The 1932 film is noted for its impact on film history and its enduring influence on the genre.

In the 1983 remake of Scarface, the character’s surname is changed to Tony Montana, reflecting a different adaptation and setting, though the story remains centered on a similarly ambitious and violent immigrant-turned-crime lord. Outside of this fictional context, Camonte remains a relatively uncommon surname. It is occasionally referenced in discussions of Italian surnames or in analyses of Scarface and its cultural legacy, but there are no widely recognized real-world individuals of notable prominence bearing the name.