Birthdate: Jun 9, 2001
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Xolo Maridueña (birthname: Ramario Xolo Ramirez) has made a name for himself as a charismatic young Latino actor in long-running TV series such as Netflix’s Cobra Kai (2018-present) and NBC’s Parenthood (2012-2015) and is moving more prominently into feature films.
Maridueña’s feature debut was in writer-director Jeff Garlin’s comedy produced by Killer Films’ Christine Vachon, Dealin’ with Idiots (2013), co-starring Garlin, Fred Willard, Bob Odenkirk, J.B. Smoove, Jami Gertz, Gina Gershon, Timothy Olyphant, Richard Kind, Nia Vardalos, and Ali Wong, and released by IFC Films.
Xolo Maridueña landed his biggest role to date with the title role in DC Studios’ Blue Beetle (2023), the first comic book superhero movie about Latino characters, with Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez, and released by Warner Bros.
Xolo Maridueña was born and raised in Los Angeles by his mother Carmelita Ramirez-Sanchez. Maridueña has one younger sister, actor Ramirez. Maridueña’s heritage is Mexican, Ecuadorian, and Cuban. Maridueña was in a relationship with Hannah Kepple from 2019 to 2021, when they parted ways. Maridueña’s height is 5’ 8”. Maridueña’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Four-time Nominee, Best Young Actor-TV/Best Actor-TV Comedy, Imagen Awards (2014-2015, 2018, 2021); Winner, Best Young Ensemble—TV Series, Young Artist Awards (2014).
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What’s in a Name?: Xolo Maridueña’s name means “dog star” in the Nahuatl (Aztec) language. His first birthname is a portmanteau of Ramon and Mario, the names of his maternal uncles.
Podcaster: Maridueña is a co-host of the podcast, Lone Lobos, which launched in 2021.
Faith: Xolo Maridueña practices the Yoruba religion and divination system, Ifá.