Object Details
Artist
Alexis Rodríguez-Duarte, born 1962
Stylist
Tico Torres, born 1961
Sitter
Andy García, born 1956
Exhibition Label
Born Havana, Cuba
In the early 1980s, the Cuban American actor Andy García began landing film roles, but during that time, he was often cast to play criminals. He soon grew weary of typecasting and pushed for better representation of Latinos in the entertain ment industry. To that end, he acted in Stand and Deliver (1988), an award-winning film that tells the true story of the Bolivian American math teacher Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), who leads a group of Hispanic students to pass a rigorous Advanced Placement exam. García claimed Hollywood star status after playing Vincent Mancini in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III (1990), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. In collaboration with Tico Torres, Alexis Rodríguez Duarte captured García on the set of Night Falls on Manhattan (1996). The photograph is part of their series Cuba Out of Cuba, which has documented prominent Cuban exiles for nearly three decades.
Nacido en La Habana, Cuba
A principios de la década de 1980, el actor cubano americano Andy García empezó a obtener papeles en el cine, pero a menudo interpretando a criminales. Pronto se cansó de este encasillamiento y quiso promover una mejor representación de los latinos en la industria del entretenimiento. Fue así que participó en Stand and Deliver (1988), la premiada película que cuenta la historia real de Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), un maestro de matemáticas boliviano-americano que prepara a un grupo de estudiantes hispanos para que logren aprobar una rigurosa prueba nacional de nivel avanzado. García alcanzó estatus de estrella en Hollywood con el papel de Vincent Mancini en El padrino: Parte III (1990), de Francis Ford Coppola, que le mereció una nominación al Oscar. En colaboración con Tico Torres, Alexis Rodríguez Duarte fotografió a García en el set de Cae la noche en Manhattan (1996). La foto forma parte de la serie Cuba fuera de Cuba, donde los artistas han documen tado a prominentes figuras del exilio durante tres décadas.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino.
Date
December 1995 (printed 2016)
Object number
NPG.2016.83
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 33.8 × 23 cm (13 5/16 × 9 1/16")
Sheet: 35.4 × 28.3 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/8")
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York\Queens\Long Island City
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Equipment
Andy García: Male
Andy García: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.2016.83