{{short description|American actor}}

{{Infobox person | name = Tito Goya | birth_name = Andrew Butler | birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|4|4}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|12|1|1951|4|4}} | death_place = Travis County, Texas, U.S. | occupation = Actor }}

'''Tito Goya''' (born '''Andrew Butler''';<ref name=LAT/> April 4, 1951{{snd}}December 1, 1985)<ref name=LAT/> was a Puerto Rican actor known for his portrayal of "Cupcakes" in the 1977 film ''Short Eyes''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Film: 'Short Eyes' Eloquently Adapted|authorlink=Vincent Canby|author=Canby, Vincent|date=September 28, 1977|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=3&res=9504E7D91638E334BC4051DFBF66838C669EDE}}</ref><ref name=LAT/>

Goya appeared in ''Marathon Man'' (1976),<ref name=LAT/> ''Andy Warhol's Bad'' (1977), ''All That Jazz'' (1979), ''Going in Style'' (1979), ''Night of the Juggler'' (1980) and ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' (1981).<ref name=LAT/> His final acting appearance was on ''Miami Vice'' (1984) as Carlos Mendez, a drug-dealer's liaison. Goya grew up in Brentwood, New York with his mother Carmen, stepfather Mario, his brothers, Jacob, Hector, Charlie, Richard & his sister Milagros. Goya was arrested in 1984 for a murder that occurred in Austin in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apnews.com/4e6c1adc947a56d49977faf25acd9dd7|title=Fugitive Actor 'Wasn't Hiding in No Basement'|last1=Hampson|first1=Rick|publisher=Associated Press|date=February 13, 1985|accessdate=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1342078.html</ref> In 1985, Goya died of cirrhosis while free on bond pending trial in Texas.<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|title=Tito Goya, 33; Tough Guy in Films and Real Life|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com:443/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-08-sp-15066-story.html<!--Old URL: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-12-08/sports/sp-15066_1_tito-goya-->}}</ref> Goya is buried on Long Island NY.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1976|| ''Marathon Man'' || Melendez || |- |1977|| ''Andy Warhol's Bad'' || Manuel Rivera || |- |1977|| ''Short Eyes'' || Cupcake || |- |1979|| ''All That Jazz'' || Attendant || |- |1979|| ''Going in Style'' || Gypsy Cab Driver || |- |1980|| ''Night of the Juggler'' || Pimp #2 || |- |1981|| ''Fort Apache the Bronx'' || Jumper / Detective || |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0333026}} *{{IBDB name|108948}} *{{iobdb name|16660}}

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