Friday, June 12, 2009

JOAQUIN GARRIDO BIOGRAPHIY


Joaquin Garrido is an Actor who was born in Mexico City in 1952. At the tender age of 8 years old, he was visiting the set of "Animas Trujano" by Ismael Rodriguez 1992 (Oscar Nominee as a Foreing Film 1992) in Oaxaca Mex, and he saw Toshiro Mifune (Akira Kurosawa's favorite actor) working, Joaquin got such an impression out of it, that made him chose acting as a way of life. Joaquin started acting professionally at the age of 17 in theater and radio. He studied for a degree in acting in Mexico and was awarded scholarships to train at Berliner Ensemble in Germany and at the British Theatre Institute in London.
Joaquin spent about 15 years of his life, working on Theater. He has worked in many Mexican soap operas, and has also appeared more recently on "The Shield" "Dragnet" (new version) "My Name is Earl" "Monk","Joey" among others episodics TV in the States.
Currently he has had roles in some 30 films, debuting in "Chido One" (1985), directed by Alfonso Arau, and was honored with a Mexican Academy Award nomination (Ariel Award) for Best Supporting Actor in Like Water for Chocolate, also directed by 'Alfonso Arau'.

Joaquin has worked, among others, with John Frankenhimer "Burning Season", Luis Valdez "Cisco Kid", Malachi Rempen "La Nina del Desierto", Wayne Kramer "Crossing Over", Alfonso Cuaron"Hora Marcada" (TV), Javier "Fox" Patron "La Maceta", Walter Dohener "Zapata" (TV), Antonio Serrano "Nada Personal", Luis Velez "Vida Robada", Sergio Arau "A Day Without a Mexican", Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu "Commercial".  Pitipol Ybarra "Capadocia 2"
Recently Joaquin worked with the very talented Lisa Cholodenko in "The Kids are All Right" (2010)  Oscar Nominee as Best Picture 2011
His first film shot entirely in The United States was _Demon Slayer (2002) (V)_, directed by 'James Cotten', and was a Roger Corman Film. He has been working currently on TV and Films in the USA as well as in Mexico. Complete credits-resume on www.IMDB.com
He is a published poet PALMERA Uam Mex. and playwright, and now resides in Los Angeles, CA. To date he has toured Canada, America, South America and west and east Europe

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