- Born
- Birth nameDimitar Gruev
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Mimo Garcia was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".
Actor with the Dramedy Theatre Company for many years (2009 - 2014). Author and anchor of the "For the kids with Slava and Mimo" (2012 - 2015) and "Field for answers" (2015 - 2017) online shows.
Scriptwriter and director of the short film "Nasalevtsi: Poor against Rich" (2015). TV commentator (2017 - 2018) in sexologist Natalia Kobilkina's show "No Inhibitions".
In 2019, he co-authored "Let's talk together", an online platform for psycho-logopaedic help and support. Author and co-anchor of the platform formats "Every First Monday" (2019 - 2020) and "Short Messages" (2021), dealing with topics such as child aggression, autism, post-stroke aphasia, child adoption, dyslexia, sexual orientation, healthy weight loss, media literacy. In 2020, during the political and media hysteria surrounding COVID-19, he set up a special podcast where a psychologist answers questions from listener experiencing panic, free of charge.
In 2021, he was sworn in as a lay judge - the first such openly gay. In 2025, he was re-elected for a second four-year term. Founder and director of "Lay judges" Foundation (2022 - present). He represented the Republic of Bulgaria at the European Day of Lay Judges in Poznan, Republic of Poland (2022), in Leipzig, Federal Republic of Germany (2024) and in Bergamo, Italian Republic (2025). Organizer of the European Day of Lay Judges 2023, which is celebrated for the first time in Bulgaria, and of the conference of the European Network of Associations of Lay Judges (ENALJ), which is held for the first time in Bulgaria between 12 and 14 May 2023 year.
Through February 2024, he has been part of the teams of the "Autism Today" Association and the National Patient Organization. The same year saw the premiere of his second film - "Alzheimer Between Grandma and Me", and participated in the Bulgarian version of the reality show "Million Dollar Island".
In 2025, he made his debut as a director on the theater stage with the children's play "When dolls don't sleep" and the performance based on his book "Scared by himself".
Author of other works. Member of Union of Bulgarian journalists.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mimo Garcia's official website bio
- RelativesPolly Midzinova(Grandparent)Mitko Midzin(Grandparent)Slava Lessy(Grandparent)
- Hiding - because homophobia is widespread is no way of patching up your conscience. People of character know how to make dignified choices, fight for them, sustain damages, but keep their principles.
- Lay judges can be a bridge between the judiciary and ordinary citizens only if responsible people, who are actively involved - getting to know the cases in advance, listening carefully to the parties during the trial process, asking clarifying questions - are elected lay judges.
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