Who Is Andy Garcia's Wife?
Andy Garcia has been a respected actor for decades, most notably known in recent years for the "Ocean's Eleven" franchise, "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar," and as the iconic Fernando in "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again," dancing and serenading the night away with the legend herself, Cher. He has led a fairly private life as a celebrity, but has shared just enough about his relationship with his wife to suggest romance can last a lifetime and that love at first sight is very possible, according to Chicago Tribune.
Marivi Lorido Garcia is Cuban, like her husband, and has worked alongside him in entertainment over the years in production while raising their family. The two have grown together and supported one another over time as students, juggling gig work in the early years of their careers, and then as creatives in front of and behind the camera on countless projects.
A look at Marivi Lorido Garcia's history and profession
Marivi Lorido Garcia was born in 1958 in Cuba and relocated to the United States at an early age with her parents who were originally from Spain. She and Andy Garcia both had similar exile experiences from Cuba, Andy's family leaving Havana for Miami when he was 5 years old after Castro ordered parents to give up the rights to their own children. After attending school in Miami, Marivi studied film production in New York and worked as a model for a time under IMG, per Married Biography.
She was a producer on the film "Just the Ticket" from 1998, starring her husband Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell. MacDowell was also a producer on the film. Experienced with producing several other films that featured her husband and years of working in the business, the two founded their own production company, CineSon Entertainment.
But what about their lives beyond work? The couple has four children, and they have been together for over 40 years, splitting their time between Los Angeles and Florida, according to CelebsChitchat.
How did Marivi Lordio and Andy Garcia meet?
In 1975, Marivi Lorido Garcia met Andy Garcia during their time studying at Florida International University. According to Andy in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, "It was love at first sight. I always knew I would marry her." It was at a bar in Miami where the two met. "I proposed to her on the first date and she said yes," he said with a laugh in an interview with The Morning Call. "I met her in the mid-'70s and married her in '82 ... Even from a distance, she was stunning. It was a chemistry thing. Once you get the smell, that's it."
After a few years together in Miami, the couple moved to Hollywood and Andy's acting career started to take shape. The actor initially took on small roles of thugs and drug-dealers and had a successful breakout performance on the TV series "Hill Street Blues." When Marivi heard news of a Kurt Russell film shooting in Miami, she insisted that he contact his agent, per CelebSuburb.
Sure enough, there was a part for Andy in the crime thriller "The Mean Season," kickstarting opportunities for more feature films like "8 Million Ways to Die," "The Untouchables," and "The Godfather: Part III" in 1990, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, according to IMDb. This quiet Hollywood couple appears to have found comfort and success with one another, and continues to leave an impressive legacy on the industry as a whole with class and talent.