Born Andrés Arturo García-Menéndez, actor Andy Garcia was five-years-old when he fled with his family from his native Cuba to Miami, where Garcia’s father, a former lawyer, established a successful cosmetics business upon becoming an American citizen. Following his graduation from Florida International University, Garcia moved to L.A. and performed briefly as a standup comic, working as a furniture expediter and waiter when jobs were scarce. While his TV debut was a small role in the 1981 pilot of Hill Street Blues, Garcia did not have to travel far from his adopted hometown for his film bow, Blue Skies Again (1983), which was shot on location in Florida. (Also making her first screen appearance in this forgettable baseball comedy was actress Mimi Rogers).
It was not until he was cast as a drug kingpin in Hal Ashby’s 8 Million Ways to Die (1985) that Garcia’s career really took off. After turning in strong roles in both The Untouchables (1987) and Stand and Deliver (1988), he… read more
An overlooked epic family drama set during that period of change in Cuba that we're all familiar with, written by the guy who wrote VANISHING POINT. Largely ignored, probably due to its very un-Hollywood politics. Bill Murray is in full effect, being funny as hell.
This would have gotten 5 out of 5 stars had the actors spoke in #Spanish or with an authentic #Cuban accent like all fucking Cubans do.