Diego Alejandro Tinoco (born November 25, 1997) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Cesar Diaz in

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Tinoco was born on November 25, 1997 in

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. His father is

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and his mother

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from Colombian descent.

Career

Tinoco debuted as an actor in the 2015 short film, ''Drizzle of Hope'' interpreting the role of Marco. In 2016, he appeared in the TV series ''

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'' as Mateo in season 6, episode 6. In the 2017 short film, ''Welcome to Valhalla'', he played the character of Diego. Tinoco played the lead role of Cesar Diaz in the Netflix television series, ''

''. In 2021, Tinoco played the role of Tybalt in the romantic drama film '' R#J''. In 2022, he was announced as part of the cast of the film ''

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'', where he played the role as Nero the Phoenix Knight. In late June 2023, he was named one of the
50 Más Bellos
(50 Most Beautiful) by

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Magazine.

Filmography

Films

Television

Accolades

References

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