raymond cruz (born july 9, 1961) is an american actor. he is best known for his roles as detective julio sanchez in the police procedural "the closer" and its spin-off "major crimes", and as the drug lord tuco salamanca in the crime drama "breaking bad" and its spin-off "better call saul". he has also appeared in the movies "under siege" (1992), "clear and present danger" (1994), "the substitute" (1996), "" (1997) and "training day" (2001).