Andy Garcia is receiving a Kennedy Center honore for his work as an actor and director, as well as for his achievements as a music producer.
Maestro Garcia is a Cuban-American actor, director, producer, and musician. Fleeing Havana, Cuba, with his family to Miami Beach as a child, he later established a prominent Hollywood career.
A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and having received lifetime achievement awards from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors and the Imagen Foundation, Andy Garcia was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Vincent Corleone in The Godfather: Part III. Garcia is also a big fan of City Island - A Slice of NYC Paradise, where he enjoys a Latino and Asian fan base.
This year, his film Diamond, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He co-wrote the score with longtime collaborator, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
Andy Garcia, The award winning Cuban-American actor wrote and directed this neo-noir about a crime-solver named Joe Diamond, who down these mean Los Angeles streets must go, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.
It’s a passion project that Garcia has been working on for close to 15 years, and it sounds like a cross between an old-fashioned gumshoe tale and something slightly more metaphysical. Or, as Garcia’s character himself says (per the director), “Dreams are a way of escaping your reality, unless those dreams are your reality.” It sounds like the Untouchables star went through his Rolodex for the cast as well: Brendan Fraser, Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, Vicky Krieps, Demian Bechír, Rosemary DeWitt, Robert Patrick, Danny Huston,
- Nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for his performance in "The Godfather" Part III"
- Founded CineSon Productions, which has released the films "At Middleton," "City Island," and "The Lost City"
- Credits include "Ocean's Eleven" franchise, "The Lost City," "The Untouchables," "When a Man Loves a Woman," "At Middleton," and "Internal Affairs"
- 1994 Grammy Award winner; Garcia won both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards
- Tours worldwide with his Latin Jazz Band
- Received the Harvard University Foundation Award and The U.S. Department of Citizen and Immigration Services "Outstanding American By Choice" award