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Xolo Maridueña (born June 9, 2001) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Miguel Diaz in the YouTube Premium and later Netflix series, Cobra Kai.

Career[]

Courtesy of IMDb

Xolo Maridueña was born on June 9, 2001 and raised in Los Angeles, California and started acting professionally in 2011. His natural talent helped him quickly secure an agent, and he landed dozens of roles within his first year. Those included several television commercials, a recurring role on "Parenthood" which has become a series regular role. He has also appeared in Showtime's Twin Peaks, and the TV drama Major Crimes. Maridueña stars the main lead role as Miguel in the Netflix original Cobra Kai, the sequel of The Karate Kid franchise.

Personal Life[]

Xolo also is a streamer on Twitch with his own channel called Xolo Crunch where he streams different games. He also dated Hannah Kepple, the actress who portrays Moon. They dated after Season 1 of Cobra Kai, but broke up at some point, as their photos together were removed from social media.

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Xolo's first on-screen kiss was with Mary Mouser for Cobra Kai.
  • "Xolo and his Cobra Kai co-star Jacob Bertrand (Hawk) have their own podcast called Lone Lobos which can be listened to on Spotify or watched YouTube!"
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