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Joaquín Garrido

Profession
Acting
Born
May 17, 1952 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Biography

Joaquin Garrido, born in Mexico City, started acting professionally at the age of 17. 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. He has worked in many Mexican soap operas, and has also appeared more recently on episodic TV in the States.  Currently he has had roles in some 20 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 Bittersüße Schokolade (1992), also directed by 'Alfonso Arau'. 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 is a published poet and playwright, and now resides in Los Angeles, CA. To date he has toured Canada, America, South America and Europe.

Known for

The Kids Are All Right poster
The Kids Are All Right
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.6
Monk poster
Monk
Series · 2002 · ★ 7.9
My Name Is Earl poster
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005 · ★ 7.6
The Shield poster
The Shield
Series · 2002 · ★ 8.2
Like Water for Chocolate poster
Like Water for Chocolate
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.3
Joey poster
Joey
Series · 2004 · ★ 6.3
Solo poster
Solo
Film · 1996 · ★ 5.0
A Day Without a Mexican poster
A Day Without a Mexican
Film · 2004 · ★ 5.9
Infames poster
Infames
Series · 2012 · ★ 8.2
Mosquita y Mari poster
Mosquita y Mari
Film · 2012 · ★ 5.9
Conserje en condominio poster
Conserje en condominio
Film · 1974 · ★ 6.7
The Marked Hour poster
The Marked Hour
Series · 1988 · ★ 8.3

Filmography