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My grandfather was a very elegant individual. My father also. He was a lawyer and farmer in Cuba. In Miami, he had to go to work wherever he could. But whenever it was time to go out, you saw how they cared for how they looked.

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Andy Garcia
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 12
Actor
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Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
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