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Joaquín Cosío Osuna (born 6 October 1962) is a
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actor and poet. He is best known for roles such as Rubén "Mascarita" in ''
Matando Cabos ''Matando Cabos'' ("Killing Cabos") is a 2004 Mexican crime comedy film directed by Alejandro Lozano. The film was written by Lozano, along with Tony Dalton and Kristoff Raczynski. Although the film garnered mixed reviews from critics, it was ...
'' (2004), General Medrano in ''
Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and ...
'' (2008),
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in '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–2021) and Major General Mateo Suárez in '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021), among others.


Life and career

Cosío began his theatrical career in the early 1980s. He made his film debut in 2001 in the film ''The Blue Room'' and he has participated in over 30 feature films and several shorts. Cosío played a character named Hector, a multi-episode role in the HBO comedy ''
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''. He played General Medrano, one of the main villains in the
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''
Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and ...
'', and acted alongside
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in
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's gritty thriller, ''
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''. Cosío appeared in
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's ''A Night in Old Mexico'', and in
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's 2013 film ''
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''. He played Don Neto in '' Narcos: Mexico'' in 2018. He played Casimiro "Pop" Morales in Netflix’s ''
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'' from 2020 to 2021.


Awards

He was nominated for the
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Awards, the
Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMA ...
s, three times: in 2005 for his portrayal of the lovable and ruthless "Mascarita" in the Mexican box office hit ''
Matando Cabos ''Matando Cabos'' ("Killing Cabos") is a 2004 Mexican crime comedy film directed by Alejandro Lozano. The film was written by Lozano, along with Tony Dalton and Kristoff Raczynski. Although the film garnered mixed reviews from critics, it was ...
'', in 2011 for his work in the film '' El Infierno'' for which he won his first Ariel and also the National Board of Cinema's award for Best Actor. His most recent Ariel nomination was in 2012 for his work in ''
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''. In 2012, he became the first Mexican recipient of the
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My Favorite Award, which was created to honor international motion picture artists and with the purpose to ensure that great accomplishments from the international film-making industry professionals are recognized.


Filmography


Film

*''La habitación azul'' (2002) – Maestro de Obras *''Una de dos'' (2002) – Tío Luis *''Sin ton ni Sonia'' (2003) – Coronel Astorga *''
Matando Cabos ''Matando Cabos'' ("Killing Cabos") is a 2004 Mexican crime comedy film directed by Alejandro Lozano. The film was written by Lozano, along with Tony Dalton and Kristoff Raczynski. Although the film garnered mixed reviews from critics, it was ...
'' (2004) – Rubén "Mascarita" *''Hugoool'' (2004, Short) – The Commandment *''La afición somos todos'' (2004, Short) – Apostador *''El otro José'' (2005, Short) *'' Un mundo maravilloso'' (2006) – Vagabundo *''Efectos secundarios'' (2006) – Conductor *''La sangre iluminada'' (2007) – Isaías *''La verdadera pasión'' (2007, Short) *''Segurança Nacional'' (2007) – Héctor Gasca *''Violonchelo'' (2008) – Agente Salas *''El viaje de Teo'' (2008) – Manlio *'' Arráncame la vida'' (2008) – Juan *''
Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and ...
'' (2008) – General Medrano *''
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'' (2008) – Arnulfo *''
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'' (2009) – Peralta *''Me importas tú... y tú'' (2009) *''El mar muerto'' (2010) – Arturo *''Sucedió en un día'' (2010) – Juan (segment "La historia del hombre que nunca fue Consalero") *'' Segurança Nacional'' (2010) – Hector Gasca *'' El Infierno'' (2010) – El Cochiloco *''Te Presentó a Laura'' (2010) – Guadalupe *'' Salvando al soldado Pérez'' (2011) – Rosalío Mendoza *''Entre la noche y el día'' (2011) *''
A Better Life ''A Better Life'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason. It is based on Roger L. Simon's story and follows an undocumented immigrant gardener and his son finding their rent-to-own truck. For his perform ...
'' (2011) – Blasco Martinez *''
Pastorela The ''pastorela'' (, "little/young shepherdess") was an Occitan lyric genre used by the troubadours. It gave rise to the Old French ''pastourelle The pastourelle (; also ''pastorelle'', ''pastorella'', or ''pastorita'' is a typically Old Fren ...
'' (2011) – Agent Jesus Juarez *''La revolución de Juan Escopeta'' (2011) – Juan Escopeta (voice) *''Marcelo'' (2012) – Nico *''
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'' (2012) – El Azul *'' La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas'' (2012) – Burrona *''
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza ''El Santos vs. la Tetona Mendoza'' () is a 2012 Mexican adult animated comedy film based on José Ignacio Solórzano and Trino Camacho's comic strip series. The film features an ensemble voice cast of famous Mexican actors, led by Daniel Gim ...
'' (2012) – Police Officer (voice) *''Las paredes hablan'' (2012) – Carlín *''El Arribo de Conrado Sierra'' (2012) – Don Chalio *''
Bless Me, Ultima ''Bless Me, Ultima'' is a coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya centering on Antonio Márez y Luna and his mentorship under his ''curandera'' and protector, Ultima. It has become the most widely read and critically acclaimed novel in the Chicano l ...
'' (2013) – Narciso *''
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'' (2013) – Jesus *'' A Night in Old Mexico'' (2013) – Cholo *''Jirón de Niebla'' (2013) – Vega *''Familia Gang'' (2014) – Escolta Coyote 1 *''
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'' (2014) – Emilio 'Indio' Fernández *'' The Perfect Dictatorship'' (2014) – Agustín Morales *''Heriberto y Demetrio'' (2014) – Heriberto *'' The Thin Yellow Line'' (2015) – Gabriel *''
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'' (2015) – Vicente Cortez *''Villa, itinerario de una pasión'' (2015) – Abraham Gonzalez *''Las Aparicio'' (2015) – Camilo Gutiérrez *''Compadres'' (2016) *''Sundown'' (2016) – Pedro *'' Me gusta, pero me asusta'' (2017) – Don Gumaro *'' Belzebuth'' (2017) – Emmanuel Ritter *''Cinderelo'' (2017) *'' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018) – The Scorpion (voice) *''Sonora, the Devil's Highway'' (2018) – Emeterio *'' Rambo: Last Blood'' (2019) – Don Manuel *'' The Suicide Squad'' (2021) – Mateo Suárez, Major General


Television

* ''Los Plateados'' (2005) – Kamal Bashur * ''Sexo y otros secretos'' (2007) – Vicente * '' Los héroes del norte'' (2010) – Don Hassan * ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'' (2011; 3 episodes) – Hector * ''
Mentir para vivir ''Mentir para vivir'' (English: ''Life of Lies'') is a Mexican telenovela directed by Benjamín Cann and produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa that aired on Canal de las Estrellas from Monday, June 3, 2013 to Sunday, October 20, 2013. The teleno ...
'' (2013) – Joaquín Barragán * '' The Strain'' (2015–16; 17 episodes) – Angel Guzman Hurtado / The Silver AngelJoaquin Cosio Joins The Strain as Badass Vampire-Killer The Silver Angel
/ref> * '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–20; 11 episodes) – Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo * '' El Candidato'' (2020; 10 episodes) – Rafael Bautista * ''
Gentefied ''Gentefied'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, that premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020. The series stars Karrie Martin, Joseph Julian Soria, Carlos Santos and ...
'' (2020–present; 18 episodes) – Casimiro "Pop" Morales * '' Maya and the Three '' (2021) – Camazotz (voice)


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cosio, Joaquin Ariel Award winners Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male voice actors Male actors from Nayarit 1962 births