Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruz was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on July 9th, 1961 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 62, Raymond Cruz biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Raymond Cruz (born July 9, 1961) is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the film The Closer and his recurring appearance as the drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul.
He appeared on the show Major Crimes, a spinoff of The Closer, reprising Sanchez's role.
Early life
Cruz was born in Los Angeles and attended East Los Angeles College. He is of Mexican descent and grew up in East Los Angeles, a neighborhood that regularly saw gangs, and has relatives who belong to Maravilla and Barrio South Gate, which are both Mexican gangs. Cruz said in an interview with The Daily Beast that he saw someone shot in front of him when he was 12 years old, adding that "his brains came out the back of his head." He was able to relate to his portrayal of Tuco Salamanca because he was exposed to methamphetamine use in his youth.
Cruz said that becoming involved in American literature early in life helped him avoid joining such gangs. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is his favorite book.
Career
Cruz's film credits include sniper Ding Chavez of Clear and Present Danger, Hector in Out For Justice, Tom Berenger's second-in-command Joey Six in The Rock, and Ramirez in Under Siege. In the gang film Blood In Blood Output, he appeared as Chuey, a gang member from the Vain Locos. In 2005, he appeared in Havoc as Chino. He appeared in Gremlins 2: The Messenger" and in Training Day as a gang member named Sniper. In Collateral Injuries, he was a Los Angeles firefighter. He appeared in "The Siege of AR-558," the X-Files episode "El Mundo Gira," and the second season of 24. In addition, he appeared as the father of a deceased girl in CSI. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared in the first two seasons of Breaking Bad's Best Call Saul, a short-lived but well-known role. He appeared on My Name Is Earl and as Alejandro Perez on Nip/Tuck.