Rodrigo Garcia
The director who brought his HBO experience to Six Feet Under.
Rodrigo García Barcha (born 24 August 1959) is a Colombian and Mexican television and film director, screenwriter, author and former cinematographer. He directed episodes of several HBO series, including Six Feet Under, Carnivàle, and Big Love. He also produced and developed the HBO drama series In Treatment.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Rodrigo García Barcha
- Born
- 24 August 1959
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
- Education
- Harvard College (BA); AFI Conservatory
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Adriana Sheinbaum
- Father
- Gabriel García Márquez
Reader's Guide
García's work on Six Feet Under fits within his larger career directing for HBO. He also directed episodes of Carnivàle and Big Love, and produced and developed the HBO drama series In Treatment. His film work includes directing the award-winning Nine Lives (2005), which was nominated for the William Shatner Golden Groundhog Award for Best Underground Movie, and Albert Nobbs (2011), which screened at several film festivals. In 2021 he released his first memoir, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha.
Did You Know?
- Rodrigo García is the son of Nobel-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha Pardo.
- He is married to Adriana Sheinbaum, a teacher. (Note: Adriana Sheinbaum is not related to Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.)
- García won an IAWTV Award for Best Director – Drama in 2014 for the web series Blue.
- In 2012, García and Jon Avnet created WIGS, a YouTube Original Channel Initiative web channel.
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