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Joaquín Cosío

Actor | * 01/01/1962 (62) | Tepic, Nayarit (Mexico)
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Joaquín Cosío Osuna (born 6 October 1962) is a Mexican actor and poet. He has been nominated four times for the Mexican Academy of Film Ariel Awards, winning the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Gabriel in The Thin Yellow Line in 2016. He is best known for roles such as Rubén "Mascarita" in Matando Cabos (2004), General Medrano in Quantum of Solace (2008), El Infierno (2010), he was Angel Guzman Hurtado, The Silver Angel in The Strain (2014–2017), Eufemio "El Cochiloco" Mata in El Infierno, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo in Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021) and Major General Mateo Suárez in The Suicide Squad (2021). ()
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Joaquin Cosío was born in Nayarit, Mexico. His training as an actor began in 1983 and has continued growing and developing ever since. In 1994, Cosío wrote his first stage play, titledTomochic: Or the day the world ended, which was awarded the National Literature Prize. Performing in over 50 plays and over 600 live performances, his stage career reached a new milestone in 1999 when he was hand selected to join the National Theater Company. This led Cosío to make the decision to move toMexico Citypermanently and focus on becoming a full-time actor. He has been working non-stop ever since as one of Mexico's most respected actors of stage and screen.He made his film debut in 2001 in the filmThe Blue Roomand he has since participated in over 30 feature films and several shorts. Cosío played a multi-episode role in theHBOcomedyEastbound & Down. He playedGeneral Medrano, one of the main villains in theJames Bond filmQuantum of Solace, and acted alongsideBenicio del ToroinOliver Stone's gritty thriller,Savages. Cosío appeared inRobert Duvall'sA Night in Old Mexico, and inDisney's 2013 filmThe Lone Ranger, starringJohnny DeppandArmie Hammer.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Joaquín Cosío as Actor(67)

as Jorge2024 V of Víctor
as Doctor Peña2023 The Great Seduction
as Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo2023 ¡Que viva México!
as Lorenzo2023 Cassandro
as Jacinto2021 Mighty Victoria
as Mayor General Mateo Suarez2021 The Suicide Squad
as Moncho (voice)2021 Monstruosamente Solo
as Don Manuel2019 Powder
as Emmanuel Ritter2019 Belzebuth
as Don Manuel2019 Rambo: Last Blood
as Scorpion (voice)2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Don Gumaro2017 Me gusta, pero me asusta
as Damián2017 Cinderello
as Gaspar2016 Compadres
as Pedro Alazanas2016 Sundown
as Camilo Gutiérrez2016 Las Aparicio
as Gabriel2015 The Thin Yellow Line
as Vicente Cortez2015 Hot Pursuit
as Agustín Morales2014 The Perfect Dictatorship
as "El Indio" Fernández2014 Cantinflas
as Jesus2013 The Lone Ranger
as Narciso2013 Bless Me, Ultima
as Abraham Gonzalez2013 Amorous Pancho Villa
as Carlín2012 The Walls Talk
as El Jefe (voice)2012 El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012 Marcelo
as El Azul2012 Savages
as Rosalío2011 Saving Private Pérez
as Blasco Martinez2011 A Better Life
as Juan Escopeta (voice)2011 La Revolución De Juan Escopeta
as Agente Jesús "Chucho" Juárez2011 Pastorela
as Hector Gasca2010 Segurança Nacional
as El Cochiloco2010 El Infierno
as Guadalupe2010 Te presento a Laura
as Peralta2009 Backyard
as Arnulfo2008 Rudo & Cursi
as General Medrano2008 Quantum of Solace
as Conductor2006 Personal Effects
as Vagabundo2006 A Wonderful World
as Ruben "Mascarita"2004 Killing Cabos
as Jefe de escoltas2002 El tigre de Santa Julia
as Maestro de Obras2002 The Blue Room

TV Shows/Series with Joaquín Cosío as Actor(12)

as Ramón Tamayo2024 Midnight Family
as Taladro2022 Natural Born Narco
as Camazotz (voice)2021 Maya and the Three
as Rafael Bautista2020 El Candidato
as Pop Morales2020 Gentefied
as Baltazar2018 Las Buchonas
as Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo2018 Narcos: Mexico
as Ignacio Vera2016 Blue Demon
as Angel Guzman Hurtado2014 The Strain
2011 El Diez
as Hector2009 Eastbound & Down
as Kamal Bashur2005 Los Plateados

Additional Information

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Full Name: Joaquín Cosío
Citizenship: Mexico
Born: Monday, 01/01 1962 (January) in Tepic, Nayarit (Mexico) (current age: 62 years + 115 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Other names for Joaquín Cosío (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joaquín Cosio"
"Joaquin Cosio"
Joaquín Cosío frequently works together with these people:
Luis Estrada (11x, Crew)
Silverio Palacios (11x, Actor)
Damián Alcázar (9x, Actor)
José Sefami (9x, Actor)
Dolores Heredia (8x, Actress)
Carlos Lagunas (7x, Crew)
Héctor Jiménez (7x, Actor)
Tony Dalton (7x, Actor)
Gerardo Taracena (6x, Actor)
Troy James (6x, Actor)
Jaime Sampietro (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33228, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024