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Xolo Maridueña is playing the superhero of the summer, Blue Beetle. The 22-year-old Cobra Kai histrion is astir to beryllium introduced to the superhero fandom arsenic the pb prima of Blue Beetle. Xolo plays Jamie Reyes successful the DC movie that comes retired August 18. He has to contend with transforming into a superhero, each the portion dealing with his chaotic Latino family.
So, who is Xolo Maridueña? Here is everything you request to cognize astir the talented histrion who has already made a sanction for himself successful Hollywood.
Xolo Mariduena successful ‘Blue Beetle’ (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)
Xolo is the archetypal Latin pb successful a superhero film
Xolo is making past with his relation in Blue Beetle. He’s the archetypal Latin histrion to pb a live-action superhero film. Xolo is of Mexican, Cuban and Ecuadorian decent.
Xolo’s ma helped him hole for Blue Beetle
Xolo’s mother, Carmelita, was a large comic publication instrumentality adjacent earlier her lad got formed successful a DC movie, which proved adjuvant erstwhile helium got the call. “I personally was not a immense comic publication reader,” helium told PEOPLE. “But my mother, who helped rise maine and was speechmaking maine bedtime stories astatine night, decidedly was speechmaking comic books alternatively of, you know, Goodnight Moon.”
Xolo continued, “She was the benignant of kid who worked to bargain records and comic books. So for that reason, of course, I knew who Blue Beetle was and had watched Young Justice and was acquainted with the character.”
Xolo Mariduena successful ‘Blue Beetle’ (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)
Xolo is champion known from Cobra Kai
Xolo has played Miguel Diaz successful Netflix’s Cobra Kai since the bid began successful 2018. Xolo’s quality is akin to the archetypal Karate Kid, Daniel, who was portrayed by Ralph Macchio. Miguel has occupation with bullies, is raised by a azygous mother, and learns karate to support himself. Xolo volition play Miguel for the past clip successful the sixth and last season of Cobra Kai.
Xolo was successful Parenthood
Xolo played Victor Graham connected Parenthood from 2012 to 2015. He’s besides appeared connected Twin Peaks, Major Crimes and Rush Hour implicit the years.
Xolo has a podcast
Xolo hosts the Lone Lobos podcast with his Cobra Kai co-star Jacob Bertrand. The statement for the podcast connected Spotify reads, “Unapologetically honorable on-and-off-screen champion friends Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand instrumentality you into their satellite each week connected their caller amusement Lone Lobos. The Cobra Kai duo volition navigate adulthood done each things popular civilization with topics ranging from movies and television, to food, euphony and relationships. They’ll besides springiness their position connected newsworthy headlines and events.”
