Andy García

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**Andrés Arturo García Menéndez** (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor and director. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's *The Untouchables* (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. He continued to act in film such as *Stand and Deliver* (1988), and *Internal Affairs* (1990). He then starred in Francis Ford Coppola's *The Godfather Part III* (1990) as Vincent Mancini alongside Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He continued to act in Hollywood movies such as Stephen Frears' *Hero* (1992), the romantic drama *When a Man Loves a Woman* (1994), and the action thriller *Desperate Measures* (1998).

In 2000, he produced and acted in the HBO television film, *For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story* (2000), where he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance. He also starred in Steven Soderbergh's *Ocean's Eleven* (2001) and its sequels, *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007). In 2005, Garcia directed and starred in the film *The Lost City* alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray. He also starred in *New York, I Love You* (2008), the dramedy *City Island* (2009), the romantic comedy *At Middleton* (2013), the crime thriller *Kill the Messenger* (2014). In recent years he's had a career resurgence in such films as *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again*, *Book Club*, *The Mule* (all 2018) and the HBO television movie *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018).

## Early life

Garcia was born Andrés Arturo García Menéndez in Havana, Cuba. His mother, Amelie Menéndez, was an English teacher and his father, René García Núñez, was an avocado farmer and attorney in Cuba who later owned a fragrance business in the United States. García has two older siblings, a sister named Tessi and a brother named René. When García was five years old, his family moved to Miami, Florida, after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Over a period of several years, they built up a million-dollar perfume company. García was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played on the basketball team. During his last year in high school, he became ill with mononucleosis, which convinced him to pursue a career in acting. He began his acting career by taking a drama class with Jay W. Jensen in his senior year. He graduated from Florida International University.

## Career

### 1980s

 File:Vincent Corleone.jpg  García began acting at Florida International University but soon went to Hollywood. He had a short role in the alongside Angela Lansbury in the first episode of *Murder, She Wrote* as "1st white tough", in 1984. He played the role of a gang member in the first episode of TV series *Hill Street Blues*. He appeared in a supporting role in *The Mean Season* in 1985, alongside Kurt Russell.

In 1987, Garciá received an acting breakthrough in Brian De Palma's crime drama *The Untouchables*. The film starred Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Patricia Clarkson, and Robert De Niro. The film, adapted by David Mamet, film follows Eliot Ness as he forms the Untouchables law enforcement team to bring Al Capone to justice during Prohibition era within the United States. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was a financial success. The film received four Academy Award nominations including a win for Connery's performance.

In 1989, García acted in the Ridley Scott action thriller *Black Rain* with Michael Douglas. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a financial success earning $134 million.

### 1990s

In 1989, Francis Ford Coppola cast Garcia as Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone, in *The Godfather Part III* (1990). The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. The film concludes the story of Michael Corleone, the patriarch of the Corleone family, who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real-life events: the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981–82, both linked to Michael Corleone's business affairs. Despite the film being both a critical and financial success, it has not lived up to the reputation of the first two Godfather films. However, the film did earn seven Academy Award nominations including for Best Picture. García himself earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination.

In the 1990s, García appeared in the Mike Figgis film *Internal Affairs*, in which he engages in a battle of wits with a corrupt fellow police officer, played by Richard Gere. In 1992, he played a cynical everyman in Stephen Frears' *Hero* starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, and Joan Cusack. In 1994, he played the enabling husband of an alcoholic played by Meg Ryan in *When a Man Loves a Woman*. In 1995, he portrayed a tragic criminal in *Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead* alongside Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi and Christopher Walken. He also starred as a hotshot lawyer in the Sidney Lumet drama *Night Falls on Manhattan* alongside Richard Dreyfus, and James Gandolfini. In 1998 he played a cop trying to save his gravely ill son in the action thriller *Desperate Measures* starring Michael Keaton, and Marcia Gay Harden. He played mobster Lucky Luciano in *Hoodlum* alongside Tim Roth, and Laurence Fishburne.

### 2000s

 File:Julianna Margulies Andy Garcia and Dominik Garcia at the Tribeca Film Festival.jpg  In Garcia starred and produced the HBO film, *For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story*. A film which shined a light on jazz scene in Cuba, and the life of trumpeter and composer Arturo Sandoval. The project also starred Gloria Estefan as Maria, and Charles S. Dutton as jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. For his performance he received a Primetime Emmy Award, and Golden Globe Award nomination.

He portrayed the arrogant Las Vegas casino owner Terry Benedict in Steven Soderbergh's *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper movie starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Julia Roberts. The film was a massive commercial success earning $450 million at the box office. He also appeared in the sequel, *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and in the third film, *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007).

He co-wrote, directed, and starred in *The Lost City* alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray. In 2006, he appeared in the last episode of the Turkish TV series *Kurtlar Vadisi*, along with Sharon Stone. In 2008, he starred in the first segment of *New York, I Love You* which was directed by Jiang Wen starring Hayden Christensen, and Rachel Bilson.

### 2010s

Garcia has had a recent career resurgence in film. He starred in four films in 2018. He starred in the critical and box office success *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* as Fernando Cienfuegos alongside *Cher*, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgaard and Pierce Brosnan. The film is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an 81%, with the critics consensus reading, "*Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* doubles down on just about everything fans loved about the original -- and my my, how can fans resist it?" When asked about singing with Cher, Garcia told NBC's *Today* show, “It was sublime. One thing is to act with Cher who is a great actress and then to be asked to sing with her".

Garcia also starred in the Paramount romantic comedy, *Book Club*, alongside Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen. The film was a box office success grossing over $89 million worldwide against its $10 million budget.

He also starred in Clint Eastwood's drama film, *The Mule* alongside Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Pena. It has grossed $166 million and received positive reviews from critics, who called it "poignant and charming" and praised Eastwood's performance.

He also appeared in the acclaimed HBO movie *My Dinner with Hervé* alongside Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83% with the site's critical consensus reading, "*My Dinner with Hervé* offers a standard narrative on celebrity and infamy but formidable performances by Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan find the dimensionality and pathos of Hervé Villechaize the man." The film received a Critics Choice Television Award nomination for Best Movie/Miniseries.

### Hemingway project

García has been slated to direct the upcoming film *Hemingway & Fuentes* about famous writer Ernest Hemingway co-written by García and Hemingway's niece Hilary Hemingway. Originally, announced stars included Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening and García himself. Filming was originally to have begun in January 2013, but due to delays, Hopkins left the project and Garcia announced that the role of Hemingway would be played by actor Jon Voight.

## Personal life

In 1982, García married Marivi Lorido. The couple has four children: daughters Dominik García-Lorido (b. 1983), Daniella (b. 1988), Alessandra (b. 1991) and son Andres (b. 2002). The family divide their time between Toluca Lake, Los Angeles and Key Biscayne, Florida.

García has expressed, on a number of occasions, his distaste for the communist regime that has ruled Cuba since the revolution that occurred there from 1953 to 1959. Following Fidel Castro's death in November 2016, García criticized his legacy, stating: "It is necessary for me to express the deep sorrow that I feel for all the Cuban people...that have suffered the atrocities and repression caused by Fidel Castro and his totalitarian regime."

García is a Catholic.

## Other honors

* 1995: Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
* 2002: Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
* 2006: Received the Anthony Quinn Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures from The American Latino Media Arts Award
* 2019: Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes

## See also

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## References

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2. ↑ Blau, Eleanor (July 24, 1987). "New Face; A Fervor For Film Pays Off: Andy Garcia", *The New York Times*.
3. ↑ "Andy Garcia Biography (2010–)". April 12, 1956. http://www.filmreference.com/film/46/Andy-Garcia.html.
4. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.tessigarcia.com/Publications/pub-august01.htm.
5. ↑ Drake, Tim (13 April 2012). "Actor Andy Garcia Fights for Religious Freedom in 'For Greater Glory'", *National Catholic Register*.
6. ↑ Aitkenhead, Decca (July 19, 2010). "Andy Garcia: 'The problem with producing movies? You get paid last'", *guardian.co.uk*.
7. ↑ "Andy Garcia Biography". http://thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography\_home/19:0/Andy\_Garcia.htm.
8. ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW : 'THE MEAN SEASON' GETS DOWN TO HUMAN NATURE" (in en-US). 1985-02-14. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-14-ca-2668-story.html.
9. ↑ "Andy Garcia, a Gunslinger on the Right Side of The Untouchables, Who Turns Out to Be a Hit, Man" (in en). https://people.com/archive/andy-garcia-a-gunslinger-on-the-right-side-of-the-untouchables-who-turns-out-to-be-a-hit-man-vol-28-no-5/.
10. ↑ "Black Rain". https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/blackrainrkempley\_a09fde.htm.
11. ↑ Writer, CANDICE RUSSELL, Film. "CHARACTERS POWER STRONG STORY OF 'GODFATHER III'" (in en-US). https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-12-25-9003040280-story.html.
12. ↑ Wuntch, Philip. "Andy Garcia is equal parts leading man and family Man" (in en-US). https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-05-27-1994147179-story.html.
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18. ↑ Kit, Borys (May 16, 2012). "Cannes 2012: Anthony Hopkins and Andy Garcia to Film 'Hemingway & Fuentes'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2012-anthony-hopkins-andy-garcia-anthony-hemingway-fuentes-324704.
19. ↑ staff (January 29, 2014). "Sir Anthony Hopkins exits Andy Garcia's Ernest Hemingway movie".
20. ↑ Molina, Melissa (February 4, 2014). "Interview: Andy Garcia Talks About 'At Middleton,' 'Hemingway & Fuentes'".
21. ↑ "Andy Garcia's 'Twisted' Role", *CBS News* (February 25, 2004).
22. ↑ "'Steal Big' star Andy Garcia was ready for a more light-hearted role.(Originated from *The Virginian-Pilot*)", *Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service* (September 29, 1995).
23. ↑ "Andy Garcia, Family Welcome Arrival of New Son". *San Jose Mercury News*. January 30, 2002. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p\_product=SJ&s\_site=mercurynews&p\_multi=SJ&p\_theme=realcities&p\_action=search&p\_maxdocs=200&p\_topdoc=1&p\_text\_direct-0=0F16454B728ADC9B&p\_field\_direct-0=document\_id&p\_perpage=10&p\_sort=YMD\_date:D.
24. ↑ "His Homeland, His Obsession" (February 12, 2005).
25. ↑ "Andy Garcia's House in Key Biscayne, FL (Google Maps) (#3)". September 25, 2011. https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/andy-garcias-house-2/view/google/.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Andy Garcia condemns late Fidel Castro's 'totalitarian' regime", *Belfast Telegraph* (27 November 2016).
27. ↑ Ojito, Mirta (12 February 2005). "His Homeland, His Obsession", *The New York Times*.
28. ↑ Strauss, Bob (28 January 2014). "Andy Garcia lightens up in rom-com 'At Middleton'", *Los Angeles Daily News*.
29. ↑ "Actor Andy Garcia Fights for Religious Freedom in 'For Greater Glory'", *National Catholic Register* (13 April 2012).
30. ↑ Sullivan, Kevin (July 6, 2015). "Ghostbusters adds Andy Garcia and Michael K. Williams to the cast", Entertainment Weekly.
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32. ↑ Ebiri, Bilge (February 11, 2021). "Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar Arrives Preordained for Cult Status". https://www.vulture.com/article/film-review-barb-and-star-go-to-vista-del-mar-w-kristen-wiig.html. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
33. ↑ "*Rebel* Drama From *Grey'*s Boss, Starring Katey Sagal, Gets Series Order at ABC". *TVLine.com*. https://tvline.com/2020/09/16/rebel-series-order-katey-sagal-krista-vernoff-drama-abc/.
34. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 10, 2020). "Andy Garcia To Star In ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot 'Rebel'". *Deadline Hollywood*. https://deadline.com/2020/03/andy-garcia-star-rebel-abc-erin-brockovich-inspired-drama-pilot-1202878145/.
35. ↑ "Andy García recibe Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes del Gobierno español" (in es) (23 December 2017).

## External links and further reading

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* "Andy Garcia interview on his City Island diet". March 2010. http://www.financefoodie.com/2010/03/city-island-diet-w-andy-garcia.html.
* "Andy Garcia interview for Smokin' Aces". http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20061222\_interview\_andy\_garcia.html.
* Boutilier, Corey (Executive Director) (March 21, 2006). "VIDEO: Andy Garcia at the Miami Film Festival and his new independent film 'Lost City' (Andy speaks to independentfilm.com about his new film set in 1950's Cuba. The film had an emotional screening at the 2006 Miami International Film Festival. (TRT 5min, 9MB)". http://www.independentfilm.com/festivals/videogalleryfest/andy-garcia-lost-city-miami-film-festival.shtml.
* Bradshaw, Lisa. "Andy Garcia – Film star returns to Ghent after 22 years: 'I've come full circle'", *Flanders Today*.
* "Photos "Cristiada": Andy García filming in Durango, México". http://blogs.hoycinema.com/movieland/tags/cristiada.

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