Xolo Maridueña

Xolo Maridueña is an American actor who became popular after playing Victor Graham, one of the important roles in the comedy-drama series ‘Parenthood’. The series, which was loosely based on a 1989 film of the same name, had received several awards and nominations. He is also known for playing Miguel Diaz, one of the main roles in the action comedy-drama series ‘Cobra Kai’. The show, which premiered on YouTube Premium, is based on The Karate Kid film series. The series was met with positive reviews, and it won the Rotten Tomatoes Award, in the ‘Best TV drama’ category. He also appeared in a television movie ‘Furst Born’.

**Career**

Xolo Maridueña began his acting career in 2012, with the role of Victor Graham, one of the main characters in the comedy-drama series ‘Parenthood’. The series revolved around the Braverman clan, which consisted of an older couple, their four children and their families. It was loosely based on a film of the same name, which had released in 1989. It aired for six seasons, between 2010 and 2015. The series included actors such as Peter Krause, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Lauren Graham. The show was a big hit and won several awards, Maridueña made his film debut in 2013, with a supporting role in ‘Dealin’ with Idiots’, which was written and directed by Jeff Garlin. The same year, he also had a guest role in the police procedural series ‘Major Crimes’.

In 2016, he appeared in guest roles in two other TV shows, namely, ‘Mack & Moxy’, and ‘Rush Hour’. The same year, he was also seen in the television film ‘First Born’. In 2017, he was seen in the first season of the famous series ‘Twin Peaks’, in a guest role.

In 2018, he started appearing in the action-comedy drama series ‘Cobra Kai’, which was based on ‘The Karate Kid’ film series. The show starred other actors such as Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Courtney Henggeler. It started airing on May 2018 on YouTube Premium, and has been mostly met with positive reviews. A second season was also released in 2019, in which Maridueña reprised his role. It was also met with positive reviews. The show has also been nominated for several awards such as the Emmy Awards and the Teen Choice Awards. It won the Rotten Tomatoes Award in the ‘Best TV Drama(6)’ category.

In 2019, he was a voice actor for the supernatural mystery animated series ‘Victor and Valentino’. The show airs on Cartoon Network. He also provided voice for the sci-fi animated series ‘Cleopatra in Space’, which aired on the Streaming Service ‘Peacock’.

**Personal life**

Romário Xolo Marideuña was born on 9 June, 2001, in the US. He has Mexican ( just like Miguel Diaz who he plays in Cobra Kai), Cuban as well as Ecuadorian ancestry.

He is known to be dating Hannah Kepple ( Moon from Cobra Kai), an actress, who co-starred with him in the series ‘Cobra Kai’. They became friends when they were working on the first season of the series.

The romantic duo has shared multiple photos of their love life via their social media handle. However, they are now separated as Xolo Maridueña confirmed being single in his latest interview. Also, they both have deleted their relationship confirming photos from their social media pages

Xolo Maridueña is also very close to Jacob Bertrand and Mary Mouser. Even though Mary Mouser and Xolo Maridueña aren’t dating, fans still root for Sam and Miguel. The same goes for Jacob and Xolo as they hang out all the time and basically live together.

Height: 5'8" (173 cm), 5'8" Males

**Family**

Romário Xolo Maridueña was born in Los Angeles, California. His name comes from the Nahuatl deity, popularly termed as Xolotl. The actor is friends with Mary Mouser and Jacob Bertrand. His acting skills helped him get an agent in the industry.

Xolo Maridueña was born to his parents Omar and his mother Carmelita Ramirez-Sanchez. While his father has a background in art and has been featured in a local newspaper. Whereas, his mother worked in a radio station.

Maridueña has two sisters: Talia Maridueña and Oshún Maridueña. His sister, Oshún, is a voice actress and has appeared in many commercials. The siblings were brought up and raised in an upper-middle-class family.

**Twitch**

Xolo also is a streamer on Twitch with his own channel called *Xolo Crunch* streaming different games on it. He also dates Hannah Kepple who plays Moon in real life they started dating after Season 1 of the show. Their photos together have been removed from their social medias so the current status of their relationship is unknown. Xolo's first on-screen kiss was with Mary Mouser for *Cobra Kai*. The approximate pronunciation of his name is "show-low."