Diego Tinoco

Tinoco was born on November 25, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Anaheim, California. His father is Mexican and his mother is American of Colombian and Ecuadorian descent. At age 8, he moved to Los Angeles with his mother, brothers and his grandmother. In high school, he attended acting classes at the Teen Theater Art School, where he became involved in plays and learned the fundamentals of acting.

After graduating from high school, Tinoco attended California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. During his time at the university, Tinoco worked on a theater production, which gave him the necessary experience to develop his acting career.

Tinoco debuted as an actor in the 2015 short film, Drizzle of Hope interpreting the role of Marco.[4] In 2016, he appeared in the TV series Teen Wolf as Mateo in season 6, episode 6.[5]

In the 2017 short film, Welcome to Valhalla, he played the character of Diego.[6] Tinoco played the lead role of Cesar Diaz in the Netflix television series, On My Block.[7][8]

In 2021, Tinoco played the role of Tybalt in the romantic drama film R#J.[9] In 2022, he was announced as part of the cast of the film Knights of the Zodiac, where he played the role as Nero the Phoenix Knight.[10]