Dominik Garcia-Lorido

Dominik García-Lorido

García-Lorido at the 2009 Film Festival for the premiere of City Island.
Born Dominik Cristina García-Lorido
August 16, 1983 (1983-08-16) (age 28)
Miami, Florida, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1995; 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 who is the daughter of the character played by actor Andy García, also her real life father.

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Early life

García-Lorido was born to Cuban-born American actor Andy García and Marivi Lorido García in Miami. She is the eldest of three sisters, the others being Daniella García-Lorido and Alessandra García-Lorido. They have a brother, Andrés García-Lorido. She grew up in Los Angeles and began dancing at the age of 3.

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 dad 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
2008 La linea Woman in the Red Dress
2009 City Island Vivian Rizzo
2010 Magic City Memoirs Veronica Suarez

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