Julio Oscar Mechoso
Mechoso in 2009
Born	(1955-05-31)May 31, 1955 Matanzas, Cuba
Died	November 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 62) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–2017

Julio Óscar Mechoso (May 31, 1955 – November 25, 2017) was a Cuban-American actor who played detective Ruiz in Bad Boys and appeared in such films as Blue Streak, Jurassic Park III, The Legend of Zorro, The Lost City, Little Miss Sunshine and Rules Don't Apply. He had over 120 well known films and TV roles. ^[1]

Mechoso was a character actor in both television and film. He appeared in dozens of films, such as Grindhouse, Bad Boys, where he played Detective Ruiz,^[2] Blue Streak, Heartbreakers,^[3] Jurassic Park III, the controversial Ken Park, The Lost City, The Legend of Zorro, Little Miss Sunshine,^[4] Transpecos^[5] and Rules Don't Apply. His television credits include Miami Vice, Coach, Damon, Seinfeld, Grey's Anatomy, Cane, The Big Bang Theory, Miami Medical, Matador, where he played Javi Sandoval,^[6] and Greetings from Tucson,^[7] where he played Joaquin Tiant. He frequently collaborated with Andy Garcia and Robert Rodriguez.

Mechoso died of a heart attack at his home in Burbank, California, at the age of 62.^[8][9]

• 1979/80 - Que Pasa USA (First Bi-Lingual English Spanish Show on PBS Nationally). Played Disco Club cashier.

• List of people from Miami

• Julio Oscar Mechoso at IMDb