Rodrigo García

Rodrigo García (director)

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Rodrigo García

Born	(1959-08-24) 24 August 1959 (age 52) Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Occupation	Film and television director
Years active	2000–present

Rodrigo García (born 24 August 1959) is a Colombian-born television and film director.^[1]

Contents

1 Life and career
2 Director
3 References
4 External links

Life and career

García was born in Bogotá, Colombia, the son of Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha Pardo. Because of this he knew Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar, Pablo Neruda and Luis Buñuel when he was young.^[2]

García has directed a variety of independent films such as the award-winning "Nine Lives" and "Albert Nobbs" and several episodes of the HBO series, Six Feet Under, Carnivàle, and Big Love. He created, wrote and directed the wildly popular HBO hit "In Treatment" As of 1987, he lives in the United States.

He has also worked as a camera operator and a cinematographer for several films such as Gia, The Birdcage and Great Expectations.

His film Nine Lives was nominated for the William Shatner Golden Groundhog Award for Best Underground Movie,^[3] the other nominated films were Green Street Hooligans, MirrorMask, Up for Grabs and Opie Gets Laid.^[4]

Director

The Sopranos (TV series)
- episode 5.04 "All Happy Families..."
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001)
Six Feet Under
- "The Room"
- "A Private Life"
- "In the Game"
- "Perfect Circles"
- "A Coat of White Primer"
Boomtown (TV series)
- episode "Monster Brawl"
Carnivàle (TV series)
- episode 1.01 "Milfay" (Pilot; 2003)
- episode 1.03 "Tipton"
- episode 1.06 "Pick a Number
- episode 1.12 "The Day That Was the Day"
- episode 2.09 "Lincoln Highway"
Fathers and Sons (2004)
Nine Lives (2005)
Big Love (TV series)
- "Pilot" (2006)
Six Degrees (TV series)
- "Pilot"
In Treatment (TV series)
Passengers (2008)
Mother and Child (2010), Grand prix du jury at the Deauville American Film Festival 2010
Albert Nobbs (2011)

References

^ "Variety". Variety. http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/34442/Rodrigo%20Garcia.html?dataSet=1. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s son on the art of storytelling". Inquirer. 15 October 2011.
^ von Busack, Richard (8 March 2006). "Sunnyvale". Metroactive. http://www.metroactive.com/metro/03.08.06/sunnyvale-0610.html. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
^ Tyler, Joshua (10 January 2006). "Shatner Gets His Own Award". Cinema Blend. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Shatner-Gets-His-Own-Award-2037.html. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

External links

Rodrigo García at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Rodrigo García

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001) Nine Lives (2005) Passengers (2008) Mother and Child (2009) Albert Nobbs (2011)

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Name	Garcia, Rodrigo
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Date of birth	24 August 1959
Place of birth	Bogotá, DC, Colombia
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