Manoel ‘Mano’ Machinek has tragically died in a car crash at the age of 37 while filming a commercial in Italy. Manoel ‘Mano’ Machinek has tragically died in a car crash at the age of 37 while filming a commercial in Italy. Credit: InstagramA reality TV star and model has tragically died in a car crash at the age of 37 while filming a commercial in Italy. “We mourn the loss of Mano, who died in a car accident. “He was at the wheel of a Porsche, a car that meant so much more to him than just a vehicle.”