Andrés Arturo Garcia Menéndez, who is also better known by his professional alias Andy Garcia, is a Cuban American actor and director, who can be regarded as one of the leading men of Hollywood. He made his film debut in 1983 with the film ‘Blue Skies Again.’ In 1987, he got to play a significant role in ‘The Untouchables’, a film which turned out to be a blockbuster. This proved to be a turning point in his career. Since then, having appeared in several popular and successful Hollywood films like ‘The Godfather: Part III’, ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’, and ‘The Last City’ he has earned a lot of worldwide fame for himself. He has appeared on television as well. His most significant work on TV is ‘For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story’, directed by Joseph Sargent. It premiered on HBO premium cable network and first aired on 18 October 2000. For his amazing talents as an actor, Garcia has won several significant awards such as the Nostros Golden Eagle Awards in 1997 for ‘Outstanding Performer in Film.’
