Dominik García-Lorido

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Dominik García-Lorido
García-Lorido at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of City Island
Born
Dominik Cristina García-Lorido

(1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 (age 40)
Miami, Florida, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1995; 2004–present

Dominik Cristina García-Lorido (born August 16, 1983) is an American actress known for playing roles in The Lost City as Mercedes Fellove and City Island as Vivian Rizzo (the daughter of the character played by actor Andy García, also her real life father). Currently, she plays the role of Mercedes Lazaro in the 2012 drama Magic City on the Starz network.

Early life

García-Lorido was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Maria Victoria "Marivi" Lorido and actor Andy García.[1][2] She is the eldest of four children, with sisters Daniella, Alessandra, and brother Andrés. Her parents are both of Cuban descent, and her father was born in Havana.[3] She grew up in Los Angeles and began dancing at the age of three.

Career

García-Lorido's debut was in 2005's The Lost City, a film directed by her father, who also starred in it, having taken 15 years to enter production. It reinforced Dominik García-Lorido's desire to act professionally and also work more with her father.

Dominik García-Lorido's acting career has continued to flourish with more substantial roles in films of increasing importance. In 2008, she had roles in three films, including the racially charged drama I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell, crime-themed Reflections and La Linea, which features Ray Liotta and Andy Garcia in a story about an assassination attempt on a drug kingpin. In 2009, Dominik García-Lorido starred as Vivian Rizzo in City Island, a comedy costarring her father, along with Emily Mortimer, Julianna Margulies, and Alan Arkin.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Maria Martinez
2004 Last Goodbye Reagan
2005 The Lost City Mercedes Fellove
2007 Luz del mundo Luz
2008 I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell Mary
Reflections Kate
La linea Woman in the Red Dress
2009 City Island Vivian Rizzo
2010 Magic City Memoirs Veronica Suarez
2014 Heat Holly
Television
Year Title Role
2012 Magic City Mercedes Lazaro

References

  1. ^ Double Take : Dominik Garcia – Lorido
  2. ^ Andy Garcia Biography (1956-)
  3. ^ The Soul of Havana on Biscayne Bay

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