Dominik García-Lorido

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 (the daughter of the character played by actor Andy García, also her real life father). She was part of the main cast for the two seasons of the 2012–2013 drama Magic City on the Starz network.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Lorido.
Dominik García-Lorido
García-Lorido at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of City Island
Born
Dominik Cristina García-Lorido

(1983-08-16) August 16, 1983
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1995; 2004–present
Parent(s)

Early life

García-Lorido was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Maria Victoria "Marivi" Lorido and actor Andy García.[1][2] She is the eldest of four children, with sisters Daniella, Alessandra, and brother Andrés. Her parents are both of Cuban descent, her father was born in Havana and her maternal grandparents being from Taramundi, Asturias, Spain.[3][4] She grew up in Los Angeles and began dancing at the age of three.

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 continued with more substantial roles. 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, García-Lorido starred as Vivian Rizzo in the feature film City Island, a comedy costarring her real father as her onscreen father.

In 2019, she was included in the third and sixth episodes of the final season of the popular TV series Mr. Robot and acted alongside Rami Malek and Christian Slater.

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
La linea Woman in the Red Dress
2009 City Island Vivian Rizzo
2010 Magic City Memoirs Veronica Suarez
2015 Wild Card Holly
2019 Bottom of the 9th Tammy
Television
Year Title Role
2012 Magic City Mercedes Lazaro
2019 Mr. Robot Olivia Cortez

References
  1. Double Take : Dominik Garcia – Lorido
  2. Andy Garcia Biography (1956-)
  3. www.lne.es - Estrella apellido asturiano.
  4. The Soul of Havana on Biscayne Bay
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