Andy Garcia is a highly acclaimed and versatile Cuban-American actor, director, and musician. Born as Andrés Arturo García Menéndez on April 12, 1956, in Havana, Cuba, he has made a significant impact in the film industry with his iconic characters and dedication to his craft. Despite his success, Garcia remains a private and guarded individual, focusing on his acting roots and personal projects. Let’s take a closer look at his journey, from his early life to his rise to stardom and his notable contributions to the world of cinema.
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Andy Garcia’s parents, Amelie Menéndez and René García Núñez, were both Cuban natives. His mother was an English teacher, while his father worked as an attorney and avocado farmer. Garcia’s family was relatively affluent until Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba. In 1961, when Garcia was just two years old, his family fled to Miami Beach, seeking refuge from the political turmoil.
Andy Garcia. Depositphotos
Andy Garcia’s parents, Amelie Menéndez and René García Núñez, were both Cuban natives. His mother was an English teacher, while his father worked as an attorney and avocado farmer. Garcia’s family was relatively affluent until Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba. In 1961, when Garcia was just two years old, his family fled to Miami Beach, seeking refuge from the political turmoil.
- 10/26/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
When closely examined, Hollywood history is a remarkably fickle thing. Not only have some major casting decisions almost been thwarted by circumstance but entire movies have been made (or not made) thanks to one key event.
One such movie is "Bram Stoker's Dracula," made by Francis Ford Coppola in 1992. The film became a landmark adaptation of the perennial horror novel (and character), ending up as one of the 10 highest-grossing films of '92 and influencing further versions of the Count and other vampire films that followed.
Yet it almost didn't happen — not with Coppola at the helm, anyway. The director was not on board from the beginning of the film's development, with screenwriter James V. Hart the one who was attempting to shepherd it to the screen for over a decade before star Winona Ryder attached herself to the film, saving it from being relegated to a cable TV movie.
Even with Ryder on board,...
One such movie is "Bram Stoker's Dracula," made by Francis Ford Coppola in 1992. The film became a landmark adaptation of the perennial horror novel (and character), ending up as one of the 10 highest-grossing films of '92 and influencing further versions of the Count and other vampire films that followed.
Yet it almost didn't happen — not with Coppola at the helm, anyway. The director was not on board from the beginning of the film's development, with screenwriter James V. Hart the one who was attempting to shepherd it to the screen for over a decade before star Winona Ryder attached herself to the film, saving it from being relegated to a cable TV movie.
Even with Ryder on board,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
“Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” was released by Marvel Studios on Friday, February 17. The sequel to 2015’s “Ant-man” and 2018’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is the 31st Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film to date. In this iteration, Paul Rudd once again stars as Scott Lang, a former petty criminal with a suit that allows him to shrink or grow in scale while increasing in strength. Jonathan Majors plays his adversary, Kang the Conqueror.
The all-star cast also includes Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Jackson Harper and Michael Douglas. Critics are panning the film, sending its Rotten Tomatoes score plummeting to 48. The consensus reads, “‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ mostly lacks the spark of fun that elevated earlier adventures, but Jonathan Majors’ Kang is a thrilling villain poised to alter the course of the MCU.”
See 10 most anticipated movies for February include ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,...
The all-star cast also includes Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Jackson Harper and Michael Douglas. Critics are panning the film, sending its Rotten Tomatoes score plummeting to 48. The consensus reads, “‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ mostly lacks the spark of fun that elevated earlier adventures, but Jonathan Majors’ Kang is a thrilling villain poised to alter the course of the MCU.”
See 10 most anticipated movies for February include ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
On August 12, Netflix released ‘Day Shift’ starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx along with Karla Souza, Dave Franco and Snoop Dogg. Foxx plays Bud Jablonski, as a man with a mundane job that fronts for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires as part of an international union of vampire hunters. The film currently holds a not-so-fresh rating of 58 at Rotten Tomatoes, but what exactly did the critics think?
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Stephanie Zacharek of Time Magazine praises the movie’s lead, stating Foxx’s film “has three things going for it, the first being its jaunty spirit and its reckless disregard for making any sense whatsoever. Ok, maybe that’s two things, but you get the drift.” In the end, the film delivers on what it promised. “Foxx goes above and beyond the call of duty, seemingly without even trying.”
Vincent Mancini of Uproxx begins...
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Stephanie Zacharek of Time Magazine praises the movie’s lead, stating Foxx’s film “has three things going for it, the first being its jaunty spirit and its reckless disregard for making any sense whatsoever. Ok, maybe that’s two things, but you get the drift.” In the end, the film delivers on what it promised. “Foxx goes above and beyond the call of duty, seemingly without even trying.”
Vincent Mancini of Uproxx begins...
- 8/15/2022
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone.
It’s been three decades since the story of crime lord Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) came to a bitter and lonely end in The Godfather Part III, with an aged Michael collapsing and dying alone in the courtyard of a Sicilian villa, his passing witnessed only by a small dog and seemingly no one left around him to care.
Michael’s passing also signaled the somewhat underwhelming end to one of cinema’s greatest sagas, in which two undisputed masterpieces were followed by a troubled third chapter that did not live up to its predecessors. Despite the challenges stacked against it and the film’s own internal issues, The Godfather Part III was worthy enough in many ways, more than initially acknowledged.
Meanwhile, director Francis Ford Coppola has undertaken a re-edit and restoration of Part III, retitling...
It’s been three decades since the story of crime lord Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) came to a bitter and lonely end in The Godfather Part III, with an aged Michael collapsing and dying alone in the courtyard of a Sicilian villa, his passing witnessed only by a small dog and seemingly no one left around him to care.
Michael’s passing also signaled the somewhat underwhelming end to one of cinema’s greatest sagas, in which two undisputed masterpieces were followed by a troubled third chapter that did not live up to its predecessors. Despite the challenges stacked against it and the film’s own internal issues, The Godfather Part III was worthy enough in many ways, more than initially acknowledged.
Meanwhile, director Francis Ford Coppola has undertaken a re-edit and restoration of Part III, retitling...
- 12/8/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Sophia Coppola | Written by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Let’s take a cheeky rare trip down memory lane as Paramount Entertainment prepare to release Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone… My first ever experience with The Godfather trilogy was as a young lad when I discovered the old man’s 4-part VHS box set whereby it was edited chronological, from a young Vito through to an old Michael! This for me is far and away the best way to watch the movies. As a burgeoning filmaholic I had never seen movies like this before. People talking for days, ceremony sequences that literally take up 40-50 minutes of the movie, very little action and insane performances that from top to bottom deserve Oscars. All I really knew...
Let’s take a cheeky rare trip down memory lane as Paramount Entertainment prepare to release Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone… My first ever experience with The Godfather trilogy was as a young lad when I discovered the old man’s 4-part VHS box set whereby it was edited chronological, from a young Vito through to an old Michael! This for me is far and away the best way to watch the movies. As a burgeoning filmaholic I had never seen movies like this before. People talking for days, ceremony sequences that literally take up 40-50 minutes of the movie, very little action and insane performances that from top to bottom deserve Oscars. All I really knew...
- 12/1/2020
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Poor “Godfather III.” It’s a film that was never up to the impossible task of carrying the banner for its two predecessors, movies whose impact on cinema and on the culture in general remain undiminished nearly 50 years later. “The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone” (opening in limited release Friday before coming to Blu-ray and digital December 8) may be the best version yet of this third entry in the Corleone cycle, but its diminished status within the trilogy remains, alas, fully intact.
Director Francis Ford Coppola continues his reign as the King of the Do-Over — at this point, he’s created more alternate versions of his own films than anyone except possibly his old pal George Lucas and his seemingly endless revision of the “Star Wars” saga — and “Coda,” like 2019’s “The Cotton Club Encore,” takes a flawed film and makes it less flawed. Completists and apologists looking...
Director Francis Ford Coppola continues his reign as the King of the Do-Over — at this point, he’s created more alternate versions of his own films than anyone except possibly his old pal George Lucas and his seemingly endless revision of the “Star Wars” saga — and “Coda,” like 2019’s “The Cotton Club Encore,” takes a flawed film and makes it less flawed. Completists and apologists looking...
- 12/1/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
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