Background and career
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).
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.
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.
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) Midnight Family (2024) – Ramón
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
