Julio Sanchez (The Closer)

Julio Sanchez
First appearance	Pilot episode
Created by	James Duff
Portrayed by	Raymond Cruz
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	LAPD Detective
Family	Ramona Sanchez (mother) Oscar Sanchez (brother, deceased) Unknown woman (wife, deceased)

Detective II Julio Sanchez is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Raymond Cruz. Julio is a Detective on the Los Angeles Police Department's Major Crimes Division.

Personal information

Fluent in both Spanish and English, Sanchez is an expert on Latino gangs. He has a quick temper and often yells at suspects in the interrogation room. He also can be crude and chauvinistic. Though constantly flirting with the younger women detectives, Sanchez wears a wedding band.

In The Closer

It seems at first that he is married, but in Brenda and Fritz's wedding video (season 4 episode "Double Blind"), he reveals that he has been a widower for six years.

In season four episode "Sudden Death", Julio Sanchez's brother is shot to death by a gang member on the sidewalk near his home because he was believed to be part of a rival gang. Once the case is closed, Julio confesses to Provenza that he had given his brother the hat that the killers mistook for a symbol of a rival gang affiliation, which led to Sanchez's brother's death. Later in the season ("Time Bomb"), Sanchez is shot three times by bullets intended for Provenza. Sanchez survives, after five surgeries and shoulder reconstruction, and is back on the force via Chief Johnson's recommendation in that season's "Good Faith".

In Major Crimes

Julio Sanchez continues as a main/regular character on Major Crimes.

Having previously been shot in an episode of The Closer (see section above), Sanchez was shot again in "Two Options".

In season three episode "Internal Affairs", Sanchez is ordered to attend anger management classes after beating up his mother's caretaker who had robbed her in order to remain on active duty after his violent tendencies come to light. He was briefly framed for the murder of said caretaker, but was cleared of those charges after which he moved back in with his mother to take care of her himself. However, he brutally beat a serial killer shortly afterwards in "Special Master, Part Two" and is suspended without pay for five months afterwards.

In season four episode "Sorry I Missed You", Sanchez explains the source of his constant anger problems: several years before he was married and his wife had a seizure disorder. She was told it was safe to go off her medications and later she is able to become pregnant. Five months pregnant with their first child, a baby girl, his wife had a seizure while driving and crashed her car, dying four days later. Sanchez blames the doctors and can't get over his anger at the unfairness of it all—though since his return from his suspension he seems to have his anger in better check.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Sanchez.

	LAPD Police Life-Saving Medal
	LAPD Human Relations Medal
	LAPD Police Meritorious Service Medal