Born in Palermo, after his philosophical and literary studies, Andò debutes as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and Francesco Rosi.
In 1986 he debutes on stage directing La foresta-radice-labirinto, a puppet theater work based on an Italo Calvino's original story and with puppets drawn by Renato Guttuso.
Since the Nineties he alternates his activity as a theatrical and lirycal director with the scriptwriter’s and a film director’s one. From his novel, Il trono vuoto, (Bompiani, 2012), the winner of the Campiello prize for best first work, he derived the film Viva la libertà, with whom he conquered the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay.