An icon of the screen, the craft, and a shining example of the American Dream. Andy Garcia has been in all your favorite movies - and he’s also probably your Mom’s celebrity crush. This week on a long-awaited South Beach Sessions, Dan and Andy connect on their shared Miami roots as the children of Cuban exiles and Andy's legacy of creating work that is a loving tribute to their culture and history. Andy paints the story of how his father came to America with next to nothing, unable to return home to Cuba, and built a million-dollar business… and why Andy turned away from all that to pursue his passion in the arts. Together, they reflect on how they've honored their families in their careers, and the surprising lessons and relationships they've experienced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Welcome to South Beach Sessions. We are again very far from South Beach. This man grew up around South Beach. I grew up around South Beach. And I will say that this is not merely my mother's favorite actor, perhaps her favorite son as well. I'm not even kidding you when I tell you, you are a remarkable inspiration to the entirety of my family because, because Andy Garcia,
You were Cuban representation at a time that there was precious little permission anywhere on television for a Cuban kid to dream about the idea of, oh, we are on television and in the movies, too. So I am thrilled to have you here, but not as thrilled as my mother will be that you are here. That's my fan base. Oh, my God. You are so good with the Cuban woman, old Cuban woman demographic.
I know, I know. But what you summon from them is a little disconcerting because you have a bit of sex symbol to you as well. And I don't like to see that part of my mother.
That brings up a real quick thing. I was doing a movie with the Sidney Lumetri director called Night Falls on Manhattan. And Richard Dreyfuss was in the film. We were co-stars in the film. And he came up one day and he said, what is it with you and grandmothers? And I go, what are you talking about? He goes, I mentioned I was doing a movie to my grandmother and she almost fainted.
Yeah, but it's Abuelas. Abuelas, yeah.
I'm serious. And I said, wow, my fan base is going to disappear pretty soon.
You have had a career that. I'm an abuelo now, by the way. Oh, congratulations. An abuelo with Americanized kids. I want to ask you something about where it is some heritage gets lost with the kids growing up in this country because you are so proudly Cuban in a way that I identify with. and I understand and you have made artistic projects.
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