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I'm a fan of Ernest Hemingway work and specifically The Old Man and the Sea. I researched the relationship he had with the captain of his boat for 20 years, Gregorio Fuentes, and that inspired me to write a screenplay about it.

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Andy Garcia
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 12
Actor
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Havana
Cuba
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
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Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.
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I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.
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Pictures make a lot of money doesn't determine whether the experience was.
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