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This Landman Star's Career Began With A Role On America's First Bilingual Sitcom

Long before he took on the role of Danny "Gallino" Morrell in "Landman," Andy Garcia played a heartthrob boyfriend in a Season 2 episode of "¿Qué Pasa, USA?"

This Landman Star's Career Began With A Role On America's First Bilingual Sitcom

In 1977, Andy Garcia made his acting debut on the pioneering bilingual sitcom Qué Pasa, USA?, a pioneering PBS program set in the Cuban-American neighborhood of Miami's Little Havana. The show, which ran for four seasons, centered on the Peña family's struggle to balance preserving their heritage while adapting to life in America.

Garcia played a handsome young Cuban named Pepe, who Carmen, played by Ana Margo, falls for. The role marked the beginning of Garcia's long and successful career in film and television. Over the next few years, he landed parts in various shows like For Love and Honor, Murder, She Wrote, and Hill Street Blues, eventually getting his breakout movie role in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables in 1987.

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