Andy
Garcia

Andy Garcia has been honored for his work not only as an actor, but also as a producer, director and composer/musician.

In 1996 he made his directorial debut with the documentary concert film “Cachao…Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos (Like His Rhythm There Is No Other),” about the legendary co-creator of the Mambo, Israel López “Cachao.” He recently produced another Cachao documentary, “Cachao: Uno Mas” that was presented at the 2009 Miami Film Festival, and was featured on Public Broadcasting’s American Masters series,

In 2006, he made his feature film directorial debut with “The Lost City,” a project he had been developing for 17 years. Garcia composed the original score for the film and also produced the soundtrack.

“The Lost City” earned Garcia Best Director and Best Film Awards at the 2006 Imagen Awards. He also received a Best Director Award nomination at the 2007 Alma Awards.

This year Andy was recognized as an “Outstanding American by Choice” an award that is presented by the U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services. He also gave the keynote address at the 2009 Naturalization Ceremony in Orlando, Florida. Garcia was honored at the 36th Ghent Film Festival with the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for Career Achievement and received a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding film career at the Deauville American Film Festival both in 2009. Recently, Garcia received the Rudolph Valentino International Cinema Award and honored with the Artistic Excellence Award from the Rome Fiction Fest in Rome, Italy.