Julio Óscar Mechoso Biography

Fast Facts

• He was born in Florida, the son of Cuban-American parents
• He appeared in 11 episodes of the NBC-TV series "Miami Vice," playing a variety of characters
• His first movie role was that of Ernestico in the 1983 film "Guaguasi․"
• His first TV appearance was in the 1977 PBS TV series "Que Pasa USA․"
• Well-known movies in which he appeared include "Machete Kills," "Grindhouse," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Bad Boys․"
• His biggest role in TV was that of Joaquin Tiant in all 22 episodes of the WB series "Greetings from Tucson․"
• He played police detectives in two Martin Lawrence films, "Blue Streak" and "Bad Boys․"