Rodrigo García Márquez

Rodrigo García Barcha (born 24 August 1959) is a Colombian and Mexican television and film director, screenwriter, author and former cinematographer, best known for his films Nine Lives, Mother and Child (2009), Albert Nobbs (2011), Last Days in the Desert (2015), as well as his work on the HBO drama series In Treatment. In 2021 García released his first memoir, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha.

Life and career García was born in Bogotá, Colombia, a son of Colombian Nobel-winner writer Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha Pardo. Because of his father, he grew up around Carlos Fuentes, Álvaro Mutis, Julio Cortázar, Pablo Neruda and Luis Buñuel.

García is married to Adriana Sheinbaum, a teacher who is the sister of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.

García has directed a variety of independent films, such as 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, as well as episodes of several HBO series, including Six Feet Under, Carnivàle, and Big Love. He produced and developed the HBO drama series In Treatment.

He worked as a camera operator for Cold Heaven, Reality Bites, A Walk in the Clouds, The Birdcage, Twilight and Great Expectations, and as director of photography for Gia and Poison Ivy.

In 2012, García and Jon Avnet created WIGS, a web channel part of YouTube Original Channel Initiative that produces scripted drama mainly targeted to female audiences. For WIGS, García created, wrote and directed several web series, notably Blue, starring Julia Stiles, for which he won an IAWTV Award for Best Director – Drama in 2014.

Filmography

Feature films YearFilmCredited asNotesDirectorWriterProducerCinematographer 1989 Lola 1991 Danzón 1992 The Minister's Wife 1993 Mi Vida Loca 1994 Something Extraordinary 1995 Four Rooms 1999 Body Shots 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2001 Ten Tiny Love Stories 2005 Nine Lives 2008 Passengers 2009 Mother and Child 2010 Revolución The Pilgrims Documentary. 2011 Albert Nobbs 2014 Jackie & Ryan 2015 Last Days in the Desert 2016 The Sweet Life 2016 Sickhouse 2017 Walking Out 2020 Four Good Days 2022 Raymond & Ray Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 and at the BIFF in October 2023 Familia Netflix 2025 The Follies Netflix

TV series YearSeriesCredited asDirectorWriterProducerNotes 1999–2007 The Sopranos One episode (All Happy Families...). 2001–2005 Six Feet Under 5 episodes. 2002–2003 Boomtown One episode (Monster's Brawl). 2003–2005 Carnivàle 5 episodes. 2006–2007 Six Degrees One episode (Pilot). 2006–2011 Big Love One episode (Pilot). 2007 Tell Me You Love Me One episode (Episode 4 from Season 1). 2008–2011 In Treatment 21 episodes. 2012 Audrey Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Christine Part of the WIGS Series. All episodes (12). 2012 Dakota Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Georgia Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Jan Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Kendra Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Leslie Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Ro Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Rochelle Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Ruth & Erica Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Vanessa & Jan Part of the WIGS Series. 2012–2013 Lauren Part of the WIGS Series. 2012–2015 Blue Part of the WIGS Series. All episodes (42). 2013 Susanna Part of the WIGS Series. 2013–2014 Paloma Part of the WIGS Series. 2014 Delirium TV pilot 2015 Gone: A Wayward Pines Story TV mini-series. Spin-off of Wayward Pines. 2016 Bull One episode (The Necklace). 2018 The Affair 3 episodes. 2018 The Good Cop One episode (Who is The Ugly German Lady?). 2020 Party of Five 2 episodes2024One Hundred Years of Solitude 8 episodes

TV films YearFeature filmCredited asDirectorWriterProducerCinematographerNotes 1989 El verano de la señora Forbes 1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1998 Gia 2005 Fathers and Sons

Short films YearShort filmCredited asDirectorWriterProducerCinematographerNotes 1989 Aram 2007 Put It in a Book 2009 Tired of Being Funny 2012 Celia Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Mary Part of the WIGS Series. 2012 Serena Part of the WIGS Series.

Books