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Xolo Maridueña
American actor (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramario Xolo Ramirez (born June 9, 2001), known professionally as Xolo Maridueña[1] (Spanish: [ˈʃolo maɾiˈðweɲa]), is an American actor. His roles include Victor Graham in the NBC drama Parenthood (2012–2015), Miguel Diaz in the Netflix action series Cobra Kai (2018–2025), and Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle in the DC Comics superhero film Blue Beetle (2023).
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Early life
Maridueña was born on June 9, 2001, in Los Angeles, California to Omar G. Ramirez and Carmelita Ramirez-Sánchez.[2][3] He has four sisters.[4] He is of Mexican, Cuban, and Ecuadorian descent.[5] His birth name, Ramario, is a combination of Ramón and Mario, the names of his maternal uncles.[1]
Maridueña grew up in the El Sereno neighborhood and attended El Sereno Middle School.[3][6] When he was around 10 years old, Maridueña joined the CASA 0101 theater company where he trained as an actor and performed in his first productions.[3][7] He later studied at Cathedral High School and Pasadena City College.[6][8]
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Maridueña's first professional job was modeling for a Sears catalog.[4] He then first starred on the series Parenthood when he was 11, between 2012-2015. He then appeared in Cobra Kai as the lead role of Miguel Díaz when he was 16; he appeared in every episode of the show.[9]
Together with Jacob Bertrand, Maridueña co-hosts the Lone Lobos podcast, which debuted in September 2021.[10]
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Maridueña has said of his role as Blue Beetle (the first Latino superhero character to feature in a live-action film)[11] "The only thing that is on my mind right now is just the fact that he's Latino. I have so much pride in getting to be a part of this project... I think it's so important, and I don’t want to stand on the soapbox for too long but representation is so important."[12][13]
On August 18, 2023, Maridueña released his debut single, "On My Way" (featuring singer Adriana Padilla).[13][14] In December 2023, he was cast in the film Killing Castro.[15]
In April 2024, Maridueña joined the ensemble voice cast of the animated film Smurfs.[16] In September 2024, he appeared in a commercial for Taco Bell.[17] Maridueña appeared in an episode of J Balvin's docuseries A Great Day With J Balvin in October 2024.[18] Maridueña stars in Dog Years, an upcoming indie romance by Mary Bronaugh.[19]
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Personal life
He practices the religion Ifá.[20][21] He was previously in a relationship with his Cobra Kai co-star Hannah Kepple, from 2019 to 2022.[22]
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