Stills from the movie The Godfather 3 (1990), and Bydi Garcia
When Andy Garcia was only 5 years old, her freedom-seeking parents risked their lives and fled from Cuba to the United States to start a new life. What his parents did not expect was that Growing up, Andy Garcia, while becoming an actor, was also a staunch supporter of the Regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba.
For many years, the mafia has been a cancer on Italian society, with its black hands reaching every corner of the world. Perhaps because of this, many films have been made in countries around the world, especially in Hollywood, that reflect the dark side of this society, most notably Francis Ford Coppola's first episode of The Godfather (1972), directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the 1970s.
From left: Andy Garcia, directors Francis Ford Coppola and Al Pacino attended the promotional campaign for the film Godfather 3 (1990).
The subsequent sequels also became the best films of their kind. The two films also enabled Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, who played the godfather in the film, to consolidate or establish themselves as superstars.
In 1990, Francis Ford Coppola directed the third episode of Godfather 3 The Godfather: Part III (1990), which was not as successful as the first two episodes, but still made Andy Garcia, who played the new godfather Vincent Mansini, a household name in the United States overnight.
Image of Andy Garcia in the film The Godfather 3 (1990).
For this film, Andy Garcia was nominated for the 48th Golden Globe Awards in 1991 and the 63rd Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Andy Garcia is a Latin American boy with thick black hair, dark skin, a gloomy face, deep brown eyes, and a thick chest.
Born on 12 April 1956 in Havana, Cuba, his original name was Andrés Artut Gacha Menides. His father is a lawyer, his mother is an English teacher, and he has a brother and a sister in the family.
Later, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in the ghetto of Miami, Florida. At the time, Andy Garcia was short, didn't speak English, and was often bullied at school.
Stills from the movie The Mean Season (1985), from left: Richard Bradford, Kurt Russell, and Andy Garcia
But the young Andy Garcia was not weak, often with fists and feet, and at least two or three times a week his brother had to lead him home from the principal's office.
This untamed personality developed since childhood has had a certain impact on Andy Garcia to play more adventurers or policemen from the film.
In school, Andy Garcia's outstanding athletic skills were always praised by teachers and classmates.
After graduating from high school, he wanted to apply for a sports scholarship, but due to his size, he failed to achieve it, so he enrolled in Florida International University.
Stills from the film Hero Guts (1986), Jeff Bridges (left) and Andy Garcia
An advertisement on campus to recruit actors for stage plays changed the fate of Andy Garcia, who was determined to devote himself to acting.
In 1977, Andy Garcia traveled to the Dominican Republic to make a film and dropped out of school ever since. The following year, he went to Hollywood alone to find a way out. In the beginning, he worked in restaurants and ship repair yards while actively looking for performance opportunities.
The biggest resistance Andy Garcia encountered was racism, and one agent once said to him, "Go straighten your teeth, change your hairstyle, remove your cavity, then I'll sign it and be your agent." ”
Andy Garcia's image in the film The Iron Mask (1987).
Andy Garcia was not intimidated by this domineering remark. After a hard struggle, he finally knocked on the door of Hollywood, and successively played small roles in films such as "Hill Street Detective", "Daughter When She Strengthens Herself Blue Skies Again" (1983), and "A Night in Heaven" (1983).
In 1985, Andy Garcia caught the attention of his supporting role in The Mean Season (1985) starring Kurt Russell. In 1986, he was invited by the famous director Hal Ashby (1929-1988) to play Angel, a mild-mannered but in fact violent and cunning drug dealer, in Hero Guts/ Eight Million Ways to Die (1986).
Promotional photo for the film "The Iron Mask" (1987), from left: Andy Garcia, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith
During filming, Hal Ashbe admired Andy Garcia's acting skills and considered him a powerful actor. Pauline Kael (1919-2001), a famous film critic of The New Yorker, once praised: "His Usual Latin heat and changeable personality fascinate people. ”
In 1987, Andy Garcia starred in the thriller crime-killing film The Untouchables (1987). The film's director, Brian De Palma, originally asked him to play the role of the villain, the underworld gang killer Frank Tini, but Andy Garcia felt that he was more suitable to play george Stone, an Italian police cadet with a god of marksmanship.
June 2, 1987 Premiere of the film "The Iron Mask" (1987), from left: Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery
After the film was screened, the reviews were really good, and his star status was determined from then on.
The most memorable scene in "Iron Mask" is the scene at the end of the film where Frank Tiny is chased and killed in the waiting hall of the train station, a stroller slides down the steps, the baby in the car is in danger, only to see Andy Garcia's Stone jump up, block the stroller with his body, and at the same time aim the gun at Tini, who hijacked the pedestrian, and the two sides face off.
Desperately resisting, Tinnie tried to escape with the hostages, when Stone's gun rang out, accurately shooting at the eyebrows of Tiny, who was hiding behind the hostages, revealing only half of his head.
Location of the film Black Rain (1989), with Andy Garcia and Michael Douglas (right)
Known as the best cop film of the 1980s, Sean Connery Sean Connery (1930-2020), Kevin Costner Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and other famous movie stars participated in the show, and the then obscure Andy Garcia made fans relish his performance in the film.
In 1989, In 1989, In Black Rain Black Rain (1989), directed by Ridley Scott, Andy Garcia collaborated with Oscar-winning Michael Douglas and Japanese superstar Ken Takakura as an idealistic young cop who died tragically under the gun during the hunt for Japan's international murderers and counterfeit money-making organizations.
Stills from the movie Rogue Cop International Affairs (1990), richard Gere (left) and Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia's touching emotions in the film brought many viewers to tears. These achievements attracted the attention of Paramount Pictures in the United States, which wrote the script for rogue police officer International Affairs (1990) and asked him to play a law-abiding discipline inspector.
It's a typical 1990s film, with heavy plot and storytelling.
In the late summer of 1989, Paramount Pictures, after much lobbying, finally got Francis Ford Coppola to agree to shoot the third episode of The Godfather.
At the time, Paramount Pictures President Frank Mancuso strongly recommended Andy Garcia as the third-generation godfather Vincent Mancini, but Francis Ford Coppola decided to eliminate all human pressure and make the final decision by testing the camera.
As a result, among many candidates such as Alec Baldwin, Matt Dillon Matt Dillon, Fang Kimmer Val Kilmer, Charlie Sheen, and even Robert De Niro came to audition, he hoped that the director would adapt the role to suit his actual age. But Francis Ford Coppola chose Andy Garcia anyway.
Stills from the movie The Godfather 3 (1990), By andy Garcia and Al Pacino (right)
Francis Ford Coppola later said, "I was quite disgusted when the production company recommended Andy Garcia. But as soon as I saw him, I immediately thought he was Vincent. ”
Set in New York in 1979, the third episode of The Godfather focuses on the ups and downs of the Kalion family over the past 20 years. The second-generation godfather, Michael, desperate for spiritual atonement, decided to break with his rival Zaza once and for all, legitimizing his family business and re-establishing a good image, but the power-fighting underworld did not allow him to do so. Under Michael's hand, Sent is the illegitimate son of Michael's dead eldest brother, who is hot-tempered and madly in love with Michael's daughter Mary.
In Michael's eyes, Vincent is brave and resourceful, but when the Zaza sent killers to kill him, Vincent calmly killed the killer and saved Michael. Michael has since gained a new understanding of Vincent. In order to prevent Vincent and Mary's relationship from continuing, Michael decided to make Vincent the third generation godfather.
At this time, another killer plotted to kill Michael, but accidentally killed Mary. Michael, who lost his beloved daughter, felt even more bored in life, and finally died alone in Sicily.
In New York, the new godfather, Vincent, reveals his true face of ruthlessness and sophistication, and marches through the underworld.
Still starring Al Pacino as Michael and Diane Keaton as his wife, Andy Garcia is not cowardly in the face of the "elders" of these "Godfather" films, and his versatility is breathtaking. His addition, known as the "power turbine of the new era", brings a new look and vitality to the whole film.
The third episode of "The Godfather" received 12 nominations for best picture, best director, best supporting actress, and best supporting actor at the 63rd Academy Awards, and Andy Garcia has since entered the ranks of acting stars.
Stills from the film The Unsung Hero (1992), by Andy Garcia and Dustin Hoffman (right)
In 1991, Andy Garcia was invited by Henry V Henry V (1989) director Kenneth Branagh to perform Dead Again (1991), a film about reincarnation that combines suspense and romance.
In 1992, he starred in the film Unsung Hero/Little Man, Big Hero Hero Hero (1992), starring Dustin Hoffman, and played an idle tramp in the film, who heard of Dustin Hoffman's righteous deeds and hoped to get some benefits from impersonation.
Images of Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan in the film When Men Fall in Love with Women (1994).
Then Andy Garcia began to change the path of the scene, and he starred with "American Sweetheart" Meg Ryan in a love movie that made him popular all over the world, "When Men Fall in Love with Women Whoen a Man Loves a Woman" (1994), and the theme song of the same name by Michael Burton Michael Bolton was even more popular.
In When a Man Falls in Love with a Woman, Meg Ryan is pampered by Andy Garcia. When they fell in love, Meg Ryan already had a daughter, perhaps an ex-boyfriend or an ex-husband, and Andy Garcia was a handsome pilot with a funny sense of humor and a deep love for Meg Ryan.
Because Ofg Ryan's alcoholism, the family was conflicted, so Meg Ryan was admitted to the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. When Meg Ryan returned home after quitting drinking, he suddenly found that his position in the family was no longer so important. It made Meg Ryan feel more and more small in front of her husband, Andy Garcia.
Andy Garcia plays an infatuated husband who goes all out to help his alcoholic wife, Meg Ryan, to save the family that is about to break up. Andy Garcia was only 38 years old when he made this movie, which is the most manly age for men, and his smile in the film is as bright as the sunshine in the spring, and this warm-hearted character makes many viewers start to like him after watching this movie.
Promotional photo for the film Twelve Rohan Ocean's Twelve (2004), from left: Don Chandel Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Andy Garcia, Catherine Zeta-Jones
But seven years later, when Andy Garcia directed Steven Soderbergh's Steven Soderbergh's eleven Rohan Ocean's Eleven (2001), his villain was completely overwhelmed by the more handsome and flavorful George Clooney.
In recent years, Andy Garcia's appearance on the screen is basically a ticket play, and the Latin male star enjoys the current life and usually likes to play golf.
Cover of GQ magazine in December 1990 – Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia was once one of the "sexiest 100 movie stars in film history" by Empire Empire Magazine, an elegant gentleman who is gentle and sexy, exuding a deadly charm, and a golf maniac who is willing to dedicate his life to the course.
Like the "Godfather," Andy Garcia is both loyal and loving to his family. His wife, Maria Victoria, a Latino, whom he met while studying at Florida International University, has been married since September 24, 1982, and now their three daughters and one son have grown up.
Andy Garcia and Jackie Chan
In Hollywood, Andy Garcia is one of the few male stars with a serious style.
In his work, he goes all out, "I have no interest in being a star, what I ask for is to bring the character to life".
In life, he is indifferent to fame and fortune, afraid to appear in public, and likes to get along with his wife and daughter.
He often emphasizes that the three pillars that underpin his life are: work, family and golf.
Stills from the movie "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" (1995), and By Andy Garcia
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