Don Andres Garchitorena was born in Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Tigaon is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 45,509 people. It is located between Mt. Isarog and the Lagonoy Gulf. The economy is based on agricultural products like rice, corn, sugar cane, abaca fiber,...

. He was the son of Don Mariano Garchitorena y Basa, a Basque immigrant, and Donya Maria Veronica del Buenviaje de la Estrada y Sauza. He was the grandson of Don Santiago Sauza of Mexico and Sr Don Felix Berenguer de Marquina

Félix Berenguer de Marquina

Félix Berenguer de Marquina was a Spanish naval officer, colonial official and, from April 30, 1800 to January 4, 1803, viceroy of New Spain.-Origins and early career:...

, governor genaral of the Philippines. He was member of the revolutionary group headed by Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...

 in Hong Kong during the Spanish American War. In 1919, he was elected Governor of Ambos Camarines Sur.

He is the father of Don Mariano Garchitorena, Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, and Governor of Camarines Sur. He is also the grandfather of Andres Centenera

Andrés Centenera

Andrés Centenera is a Filipino prewar character actor. He is the grandfather of famous Filipino singer Rafael Centenera. He continued to appear in movies up to the 1980s....

, a famous philippine actor and Justice Francis Garchitorena, Sandigan Bayan Justice.