Andy Garcia is a talented actor who is most often seen in the roles of gangsters. Fame came to him thanks to “The Godfather 3”, in this picture he embodied the image of the greedy and bloodthirsty Vincent Mancini. As a child, Andy dreamed about a basketball player's career, but fate decreed otherwise. By the year 61, he managed to light up in more than eighty film and television projects. What is the story of the star?
Andy Garcia: The Beginning of the Way
The performer of the role of Vincent Mancini was born in Havana, the capital of the "island of freedom" of Cuba. It happened in April 1956. Andy Garcia was born into a wealthy family. His father was a successful lawyer, and his mother worked as a teacher. Also, his parents owned an avocado plantation, which brought good income. Andy has an older brother and sister.
The boy was barely five when political events in the country forced his family to move to the States. Emigrants settled in Miami, were forced to start life anew. Andy's father found a place in the catering service, his mother taught at school. The family was desperate for money, so young Garcia began to think about his own earnings early. He contributed by collecting bottles on the beaches and donating them.
Life began to improve after Andy's parents started a perfume business. A few years later, the business began to generate huge income.
Choice of profession
In school, Andy Garcia dreamed of becoming a famous football player. Serious health problems prevented him from fulfilling his dream. Then the young man thought about the acting profession. He began to participate in amateur performances, and the applause of the first spectators helped him to believe in his talent.
Andy successfully graduated from high school, continued his education at the International University of Florida. In parallel, the young man took acting lessons. The father tried to attract his son to the perfume business, however, entrepreneurial activity did not arouse his interest.
First roles
From the biography of Andy Garcia, it follows that his first major achievement was a constant role in the series "Blues Hill Street." Further, the aspiring actor starred in the thriller "Bad Season", where he embodied the image of detective Ray Martinez. Then, the tape “8 million ways to die” was presented to the audience, in which he got the role of a drug dealer. His character commits several major atrocities, after which he dies at the hands of a law enforcement officer.
A promising young man was noticed by Brian De Palma. The director invited him to his gangster drama The Untouchables, entrusting the role of the criminal. Then Andy lit up in the thriller Black Rain by Ridley Scott.
Finest hour
In 1990, he finally became the star of Andy Garcia. The filmography of the actor was enriched by the painting "The Godfather 3". Director Francis Ford Coppola long and meticulously selected candidates for the role of Vincent Mancini, eliminated many candidates. As a result, it was Garcia who managed to make an impression on him.
Andy's character in “The Godfather 3” is Vincent, the nephew of the legendary Don Corleone. Winnie can hardly be called a positive hero, he is characterized by cruelty, bloodthirstiness, greed. Ambition pushes the mafia nephew to the struggle for power. Thanks to this role, Garcia woke up famous. In addition, Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola, Diane Keaton became his colleagues on the set.
90s movies
In the 90s, actor Andy Garcia continued to actively act in films. The list of paintings with his participation, published during this period, is given below.
- "Die again."
- "Hero".
- "Jennifer 8".
- "When a man loves a woman."
- "Things to do for a dead man in Denver."
- "One of two".
- "Night over Manhattan."
- "The disappearance of Garcia Lorca."
- "Gangster".
- "Desperate measures."
- "Speculator".
New century
In the new century, Garcia was also not left without work, films and TV shows with his participation still came out one after another. An interesting role went to the actor in the blockbuster "Eleven Ocean Friends". His hero was the owner of the casino, who hates the main character and tries to wipe it into powder. The actor managed to return to this role again in the film "Ocean's Twelve", which continued the story that thousands of viewers loved.
Garcia’s recent accomplishments include the work on the fantastic Geostorm thriller. Mankind is threatened with complete destruction, and only a few desperate daredevils can avoid this. Andy brilliantly played President Andrew Palm, whose life is attempted by dangerous criminals.
Personal life
The chosen one of Andy Garcia was Marivi Lorido. He met his future wife back in 1975, a fateful meeting took place in a nightclub. Lovers celebrated the wedding only in 1982, before that they had checked their feelings for several years. Marivi does not act in films, she is engaged in production activities.
The second half gave the actor three daughters and a son. The eldest daughter, Dominic, decided to follow in her father's footsteps, she already has several small roles in films and TV shows.