Unfortunately, being different as a child can sometimes lead to teasing from others. José Garcia, who stars in the thriller The Torrent by Anne Le Ny, broadcast this Wednesday, November 20 from 9:20 p.m. on C8, “has long had to face contempt: too immigrant, too poor, too dunce, too shy…“, wrote our colleagues from The two of usin their April 15 edition. Without forgetting that “kid”, Laurène and Thelma’s father is suffering “dyslexia (specific and lasting reading and writing disorder). And “no one realizes it“.
Which was not without consequences. “I fell considerably behind. All my life I've had gaps that kept growing“, explained José Garcia. Fortunately, he will be able to count on Philippe, son of one of his parents' bosses, his father being a valet and butler for rich families in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. “His mentor gives him confidence and the strength to move forward despite obstacles.“
José Garcia, a meteoric rise
Thus, the one who is in love with a certain Camille finds himself holding a BEP in accounting, advances the call and does his military service before embarking on the path of his dreams: becoming a film actor. To achieve this, he followed for two years training as an actor in free class at Cours Florent, with Francis Huster in particular as a teacher. His beginnings were difficult: “He quickly becomes disillusioned by polite refusals at castings“.
But there too, he will be able to count on a shoulder: that of a friend, who offers him the opportunity to become a restaurant driver. Canal+before he was spotted by Antoine de Caunes who offered him “a crazy duo” on the show Nowhere else. And in the process, he asserted himself on the big screen, notably being revealed to the general public thanks to the successful comedy The Truth if I lie! by Thomas Gilou.
Today, he is an actor whose existence no one in France knows anymore. What a journey!
