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Early Life and Education
Armando Montelongo, Jr. was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Armando Montelongo, Sr., a construction business owner and Faye Montelongo, respectively. He is the youngest male of eight children including four brothers, Paul, Carlos, Ricardo, and David, and three sisters, Patricia, Elisa, and Pamela. In late 2007 Armando's second eldest brother, Carlos revealed to Armando and the rest of the Montelongo family that he had been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer.

After pursuing traditional medical treatment, Carlos was ultimately admitted to a Philiadephia hospital unable to withstand the pain and symptoms of his illness. Dissatisfied with the reluctance of Carlos Montelongo's doctors to treat him, Armando and the Montelongo family decided to arrange for him to be flown to Rancho Montelongo, well-known as the home featured in | episode 18 of Flip This House. On July 28, 2008, Carlos Montelongo died following an eight month battle with stomach cancer. Armando and several immediate family members were at his side.

Armando Montelongo attended Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio) in San Antonio, TX and graduated in 1989. Rather than pursue college,