When 9 years old, visiting Oaxaca, Joaquin Garrido saw Toshirô Mifune filming a movie and then and there realized that is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Joaquin Garrido has been acting non-stop since he was 17 years old.
Joaquin Garrido's first film shot in the US was produced by Roger Corman and being a film buff, something Garrido considered quite an honor and an omen.