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García in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Date of Birth: April 12, 1956
Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other]
Andy García is an American actor and director. He has starred in the films Internal Affairs , The Godfather Part III , When a Man Loves a Woman , and the Ocean’s Eleven series, among many others.
He was born in Havana, Cuba, to Amelie Menéndez and René García Núñez. To escape the Castro regime, his family moved to Miami, Florida, when he was five years old. In the U.S., his family built a profitable perfume company. Andy was raised a Catholic.
He is married to Maria Victoria “Marivi” Lorido, with whom he has four children, including actresses Dominik García-Lorido and Daniella García.
Andy’s paternal grandfather was named Antonio García.
Andy’s paternal grandmother was named Christina Núñez.
Source: New York Times article – http://query.nytimes.com