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).

Life and career

Cosío began his theatrical career in the early 1980s. He made his screen debut in 2001, at the age of 38, in the film The Blue Room and he has since participated in over 40 feature films and television shows (to 2016). Cosío played a character named Hector, a multi-episode role in the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down. He played General Medrano, one of the main villains in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, and acted alongside Benicio del Toro in Oliver Stone's gritty thriller, Savages. Cosío appeared in Robert Duvall's A Night in Old Mexico, and in Disney's 2013 film The Lone Ranger.

In 2015, he took on the role of Angel Guzman Hurtado, The Silver Angel for 17 episodes of the Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan created Vampire horror FX television series The Strain (2014–2017).

He played Don Neto in Narcos: Mexico in 2018. He played Casimiro "Pop" Morales in Netflix's Gentefied from 2020 to 2021.

Awards He has been nominated four times for the Mexican Academy of Film Ariel Awards. In 2005 for Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the lovable and ruthless "Mascarita" in the Mexican box office hit Matando Cabos, and again in 2011 for his work in the film El Infierno. He was nominated for Ariel Award for Best Actor in 2012, for his work in Pastorela. In 2016, he finally won Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Gabriel in The Thin Yellow Line.

Filmography Film

La habitación azul (2002) – Maestro de Obras Una de dos (2002) – Tío Luis Sin ton ni Sonia (2003) – Coronel Astorga Matando Cabos (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 (2008) – General Medrano Rudo y Cursi (2008) – Arnulfo Backyard (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 (2011) – Blasco Martinez Pastorela (2011) – Agent Jesus Juarez La revolución de Juan Escopeta (2011) – Juan Escopeta (voice) Marcelo (2012) – Nico Savages (2012) – El Azul La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas (2012) – Burrona El Santos vs. la Tetona Mendoza (2012) – Police Officer (voice) Ted (2012) - Ted (Latin American Spanish version) Las paredes hablan (2012) – Carlín El Arribo de Conrado Sierra (2012) – Don Chalio Bless Me, Ultima (2013) – Narciso The Lone Ranger (2013) – Jesus A Night in Old Mexico (2013) – Cholo Jirón de Niebla (2013) – Vega Familia Gang (2014) – Escolta Coyote 1 Cantinflas (2014) – Emilio 'Indio' Fernández The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) – Agustín Morales Heriberto y Demetrio (2014) – Heriberto The Thin Yellow Line (2015) – Gabriel Hot Pursuit (2015) – Vicente Cortez Villa, itinerario de una pasión (2015) – Abraham Gonzalez Las Aparicio (2015) – Camilo Gutiérrez Ted 2 (2015) - Ted (Latin American Spanish version) 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, English and Latin American Spanish versions) Sonora, the Devil's Highway (2018) – Emeterio Powder (2019) – Don Manuel Rambo: Last Blood (2019) – Don Manuel The Mighty Victoria (2021) – Jacinto the Machinist The Suicide Squad (2021) – Mateo Suárez, Major General (English and Latin American Spanish versions) ¡Que viva México! (2023) – Rosendito / Reginito / Grandfather Total Loss (2024) – Bonilla V de Víctor (2024) – Jorge

Television Los Plateados (2005) – Kamal Bashur Sexo y otros secretos (2007) – Vicente Los héroes del norte (2010) – Don Hassan Eastbound & Down (2011; 3 episodes) – Hector Mentir para vivir (2013) – Joaquín Barragán The Strain (2015–16; 17 episodes) – Angel Guzman Hurtado / The Silver Angel Narcos: Mexico (2018–20; 11 episodes) – Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo El Candidato (2020; 10 episodes) – Rafael Bautista Gentefied (2020–21; 18 episodes) – Casimiro "Pop" Morales Maya and the Three (2021) – Camazotz (voice)

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