Julio Macias

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| birth_name = Julio Arturo Macias

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|20}}

| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2016–present

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Julio Arturo Macias (born March 20, 1990) is a Mexican actor. His breakthrough came with playing Oscar Diaz on the comedy drama series On My Block (2018–2021), for which he received two Imagen Award nominations. He also played Pete Astudillo in the biographical drama Selena: The Series (2020–2021).

Early life

Macias was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 20, 1990.{{cite web |last1=Mejia |first1=Jackie |title=Julio Macias Lost Touch With His Roots — Until He Landed A Part In 'On My Block' |url=https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/julio-macias-latino-roots-on-my-block/ |website=wearemitu.com |accessdate=August 15, 2020}}{{cite web |title=How old is Spooky from On My Block? – Julio Macias |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/on-my-block/cast-how-old/spooky-oscar-julio-macias-age/ |website=popbuzz.com |accessdate=August 15, 2020}} As a child, his family moved to the United States, and Macias assimilated into its culture.{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Goldie |title=Finding All The Right Favorite Stories With Actor Julio Macias |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/goldiechan/2022/12/14/finding-all-the-right-favorite-stories-with-julio-macias/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ List of film roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|2016 \|Por Sofia \|Luis \|Short film
SinVerguenzas \|Billetin \|
scope="row" \|2021 \|Unbound \|Arias \|Short film

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|+ List of film roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2" scope="row" |2016

|Por Sofia

|Luis

|Short film

SinVerguenzas

|Billetin

scope="row" |2021

|Unbound

|Arias

|Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ List of television appearances and roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\|2016 \|Game Shakers \|Canz \|Episode: "Babe's Fake Disease"{{Cite web \|last=Keaney \|first=Quinn \|date=2018-03-20 \|title=No, You're Not the Only One Who's Crushing on Oscar From On My Block \|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/node/44680909 \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=POPSUGAR Entertainment UK \|language=en-GB}}
scope="row"\|2018 \|Jane the Virgin \|Male student \|Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Seven"{{Cite web \|date=2021-09-30 \|title=On My Block Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions \|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/block-cast-answer-webs-most-160000390.html \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Yahoo Entertainment \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\|2018–2021 \|On My Block \|Oscar "Spooky" Diaz \|Recurring role (season 1–2); main role (season 3–4){{Cite web \|last=Jean-Philippe \|first=McKenzie \|date=March 19, 2020 \|title=If You Need a New TV Crush, Spooky From "On My Block" Is Your Guy \|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31784769/julio-macias-spooky-on-my-block/ \|access-date=June 5, 2020 \|website=Oprah Magazine \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|date=2019-08-07 \|title='On My Block': Julio Macias Upped To Series Regular For Season 3 \|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/on-my-block-julio-macias-promoted-series-regular-season-3-1202662897/ \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\|2019 \|S.W.A.T. \|Hector Ledesma \|Episode: "Fallen"{{cite web \|last1=Patton \|first1=Rebecca \|date=March 16, 2020 \|title=Spooky From On My Block Will Also Be In The Netflix Series About Selena \|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/why-plays-spooky-on-on-my-block-julio-macias-is-working-on-another-project-for-netflix-22622846 \|access-date=August 15, 2020 \|website=Bustle}}
scope="row"\|2020–2021 \|Selena: The Series \|Pete Astudillo \|Main role{{Cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|date=November 27, 2019 \|title=Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' Adds Seven To Cast \|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/netflix-selena-the-series-cast-selena-quintanilla-jesse-posey-juan-martinez-julio-macias-christian-serratos-1202795874/ \|access-date=June 5, 2020 \|website=Deadline \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|date=2019-11-27 \|title=Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' Adds Seven To Cast \|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/netflix-selena-the-series-cast-selena-quintanilla-jesse-posey-juan-martinez-julio-macias-christian-serratos-1202795874/ \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \|2022 \|Promised Land \|Javier \|Recurring role; 6 episodes{{Cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|date=January 10, 2022 \|title=Promised Land: Yul Vazquez, Julio Macias, Ariana Guerra Among Cast To Join ABC Latinx Family Drama \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/promised-land-yul-vazquez-julio-macias-ariana-guerra-cast-abc-latinx-family-drama-1234904435/ \|access-date=January 1, 2023 \|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
The Rookie \| Damian Lopez \| Episodes: "The Fugutive" and "The Naked and the Dead"{{Cite Instagram \|postid=Cj-reKBNiTV \|user=ajuliomacias \|title=Father Lopez stirring the pot on The Rookie • Sunday October 23rd \|first=Julio \|last=Macias \|author=Julio Macias \|date=October 21, 2022}}
Young Dario \|Adult Dario (voice) \|Main role{{Cite web \|last=Franklin \|first=McKinley \|date=2023-04-11 \|title=Julio Macias and Danube Hermosillo Join Action Thriller 'Atypical Pirate,' Produced By Jolene Rodriguez (EXCLUSIVE) \|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jolene-rodriguezs-atypical-pirate-julio-macias-danube-hermosillo-1235579534/ \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}
scope="row" \|2024 \|Diarra from Detroit \|Young Marshall \|Episode: "Fishbones"{{Cite web \|date=February 1, 2024 \|title=Video: BET+ Original Series - "Diarra From Detroit" - Trailer \|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2024/02/01/video-betplus-original-series-diarra-from-detroit-trailer-212311/20240201bet01/ \|publisher=BET \|via=The Futon Critic}}

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|+ List of television appearances and roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"|2016

|Game Shakers

|Canz

|Episode: "Babe's Fake Disease"{{Cite web |last=Keaney |first=Quinn |date=2018-03-20 |title=No, You're Not the Only One Who's Crushing on Oscar From On My Block |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/node/44680909 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=POPSUGAR Entertainment UK |language=en-GB}}

scope="row"|2018

|Jane the Virgin

|Male student

|Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Seven"{{Cite web |date=2021-09-30 |title=On My Block Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/block-cast-answer-webs-most-160000390.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}

scope="row"|2018–2021

|On My Block

|Oscar "Spooky" Diaz

|Recurring role (season 1–2); main role (season 3–4){{Cite web |last=Jean-Philippe |first=McKenzie |date=March 19, 2020 |title=If You Need a New TV Crush, Spooky From "On My Block" Is Your Guy |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31784769/julio-macias-spooky-on-my-block/ |access-date=June 5, 2020 |website=Oprah Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-08-07 |title='On My Block': Julio Macias Upped To Series Regular For Season 3 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/on-my-block-julio-macias-promoted-series-regular-season-3-1202662897/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

scope="row"|2019

|S.W.A.T.

|Hector Ledesma

|Episode: "Fallen"{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Rebecca |date=March 16, 2020 |title=Spooky From On My Block Will Also Be In The Netflix Series About Selena |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/why-plays-spooky-on-on-my-block-julio-macias-is-working-on-another-project-for-netflix-22622846 |access-date=August 15, 2020 |website=Bustle}}

scope="row"|2020–2021

|Selena: The Series

|Pete Astudillo

|Main role{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 27, 2019 |title=Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' Adds Seven To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/netflix-selena-the-series-cast-selena-quintanilla-jesse-posey-juan-martinez-julio-macias-christian-serratos-1202795874/ |access-date=June 5, 2020 |website=Deadline |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-11-27 |title=Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' Adds Seven To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/netflix-selena-the-series-cast-selena-quintanilla-jesse-posey-juan-martinez-julio-macias-christian-serratos-1202795874/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |2022

|Promised Land

|Javier

|Recurring role; 6 episodes{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=January 10, 2022 |title=Promised Land: Yul Vazquez, Julio Macias, Ariana Guerra Among Cast To Join ABC Latinx Family Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/promised-land-yul-vazquez-julio-macias-ariana-guerra-cast-abc-latinx-family-drama-1234904435/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

The Rookie

| Damian Lopez

| Episodes: "The Fugutive" and "The Naked and the Dead"{{Cite Instagram |postid=Cj-reKBNiTV |user=ajuliomacias |title=Father Lopez stirring the pot on The Rookie • Sunday October 23rd |first=Julio |last=Macias |author=Julio Macias |date=October 21, 2022}}

Young Dario

|Adult Dario (voice)

|Main role{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=McKinley |date=2023-04-11 |title=Julio Macias and Danube Hermosillo Join Action Thriller 'Atypical Pirate,' Produced By Jolene Rodriguez (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jolene-rodriguezs-atypical-pirate-julio-macias-danube-hermosillo-1235579534/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

scope="row" |2024

|Diarra from Detroit

|Young Marshall

|Episode: "Fishbones"{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Video: BET+ Original Series - "Diarra From Detroit" - Trailer |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2024/02/01/video-betplus-original-series-diarra-from-detroit-trailer-212311/20240201bet01/ |publisher=BET |via=The Futon Critic}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ List of awards and nominations received by Julio Macias
scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Year{{efn\|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.\|group=lower-alpha}} ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Nominated work ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Refh}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|Imagen Awards \|2019 \|Best Supporting Actor – Television \|On My Block \|{{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web \|last=Nickolai \|first=Nate \|date=2019-07-15 \|title=2019 Imagen Awards Nominations: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and More \|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2019-imagen-awards-nominations-jennifer-lopez-antonio-banderas-1203267245/ \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}
2020 \|Best Supporting Actor – Television \|On My Block \|{{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Janet W. \|date=2020-08-08 \|title=2020 Imagen Awards Nominations: 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold,' 'I Carry You With Me' and More \|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-imagen-awards-nominations-dora-and-the-lost-city-i-carry-you-with-me-1234729323/ \|access-date=2024-05-11 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ List of awards and nominations received by Julio Macias

scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.|group=lower-alpha}}

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Nominated work

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Refh}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |Imagen Awards

|2019

|Best Supporting Actor – Television

|On My Block

|{{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Nickolai |first=Nate |date=2019-07-15 |title=2019 Imagen Awards Nominations: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and More |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2019-imagen-awards-nominations-jennifer-lopez-antonio-banderas-1203267245/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

2020

|Best Supporting Actor – Television

|On My Block

|{{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Janet W. |date=2020-08-08 |title=2020 Imagen Awards Nominations: 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold,' 'I Carry You With Me' and More |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-imagen-awards-nominations-dora-and-the-lost-city-i-carry-you-with-me-1234729323/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Notes

References

Category:1990 births

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Mexico City

Category:Mexican emigrants to the United States