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Joaquín Cosío

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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Joaquín Cosío

Mexican actor Joaquin Cosio in the Zocalo of Mexico City.

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Born
6 October 1962
Birthplace
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Occupation
* Actor
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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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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Joaquín Cosío (born 1962) is an actor, of Mexican nationality. The actor was born in Santiago Ixcuintla. Languages used include Spanish.

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