Joaquín Garrido

Joaquín Garrido

Born: May 17, 1952
in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.

Movies for Joaquín Garrido...

Title: Camelia La Texana
Character: Arnulfo Navarro
Released: May 22, 2014
Type: TV
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Mosquita y Mari
Title: Mosquita y Mari
Character: Mr. Olveros
Released: August 3, 2012
Type: Movie
After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
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Title: Infames
Character: Leopoldo Rivas
Released: February 13, 2012
Type: TV
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The Kids Are All Right
Title: The Kids Are All Right
Character: Luis
Released: July 9, 2010
Type: Movie
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
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El último evangelio
Title: El último evangelio
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: My Name Is Earl
Character: Elderly Man
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: TV
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
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Title: Joey
Character: Officiant
Released: September 8, 2004
Type: TV
The charming and still-single Joey, who has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, Joey moves in with Michael, his 20-year-old genius nephew, who unbelievably is literally a rocket scientist. However, what Joey lacks in book smarts he makes up for with people smarts – making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.
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Demon Slayer
Title: Demon Slayer
Character: Father Enrique
Released: February 20, 2003
Type: Movie
Five delinquent teenagers are assigned the task of converting a long-abandoned mental hospital in South Central Los Angeles into a community center. Little do they know that the hospital is the site of centuries of supernatural mayhem and murder. Plagued by terrors beyond belief, the teenagers must fight to survive a battle where the division between the living and the dead is shattered.
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Title: Monk
Character: Raul
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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La maceta
Title: La maceta
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
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Solo
Title: Solo
Character: Vasquez
Released: August 23, 1996
Type: Movie
An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom and protect their village. Contrary to his programming, Peebles decides to stay and assist the rebels in their plight. Having gained this information, his "creators" develop a more powerful android to try and defeat him.
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Title: Nada personal
Character: X
Released: May 20, 1996
Type: TV
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Viva San Isidro!
Title: Viva San Isidro!
Character: Etziquio Estevez
Released: April 13, 1995
Type: Movie
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The Burning Season
Title: The Burning Season
Character: Joao
Released: September 17, 1994
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder
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Title: Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Character: Mustafa
Released: September 28, 1993
Type: TV
Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1993 syndicated television series that followed the Hemisphere Emergency Action Team [H.E.A.T.], a group of top-secret agents based in Acapulco, Mexico and recruited by C-5, a secret government coalition, to fight terrorism and international crime. The team kept a low profile, by acting as models and photographers who represented a Beach Fashion enterprise.
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Like Water for Chocolate
Title: Like Water for Chocolate
Character: Sergeant Treviño
Released: April 16, 1992
Type: Movie
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
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Cómodas mensualidades
Title: Cómodas mensualidades
Released: January 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Young married guy is overwhelmed by the expenses involved with starting a family.
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Las buenas costumbres
Title: Las buenas costumbres
Character: Hernán Salas
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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El cielo subterraneo
Title: El cielo subterraneo
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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Macho y hembras
Title: Macho y hembras
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Title: Chido Guan, el tacos de oro
Character: Javier
Released: May 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Street-punk drafted to soccer team, rises to stardom. Cuz he plays so good.
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Venganza en el circo
Title: Venganza en el circo
Released: February 17, 1954
Type: Movie
Criss-crossing love affairs and jealousies result in a murder attempt.
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Huracán Ramírez
Title: Huracán Ramírez
Character: Carrero (mesero)
Released: December 12, 1953
Type: Movie
Family comedy and family melodrama involving father and son wrestlers, little brothers, little sisters, girlfriends, waitresses...