Pepe Serna | |
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Born | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | July 23, 1944
Occupation(s) | Actor, artist |
Years active | 1970–present |
Spouse | Diane Serna (m. 1969) [1] |
Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American actor and artist. [2]
Serna's first break in films came in 1970 on the Roger Corman-directed film The Student Nurses . Over the years, Serna has appeared in over 100 films. In the blockbuster comedy The Jerk , he appeared as a lowrider-driving criminal who cons a naive Steve Martin out of money and new tires. Another notable role was in Scarface , directed by Brian De Palma, as Tony Montana's friend Angel Fernandez. Serna played the charismatic guru Nanak in Aguruphobia, which he also co-produced. He has also appeared on stage, including his solo show El Ruco, Chuco, Cholo, Pachuco.
Serna has been honored by the Screen Actors Guild Heritage Achievement Award; the League of United Latin American Citizens, and the Estrella Award for Arts & Culture from the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Serna played Señor Cárdenas in the film Downsizing .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Miracle on 34th Street | Y Leader | Television film |
1974 | The Last Angry Man | Charlie Parelli | Television film |
1974 | The Gun | Natcho | Television film |
1975 | The Desperate Miles | Ruiz | Television film |
1975 | The Deadly Tower | Mano | Television film |
1975 | Adam-12 | Roger Foster | Episode: "Operation Action" |
1976 | The Rockford Files | Ray Ochoa | Episode: "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit" |
1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Illegal Immigrant | Television film; uncredited |
1978 | The Paper Chase | Luis Sanchez | Episode: "Voices of Silence" [3] |
1979 | The Streets of L.A. | Sergeant Castro | Television film |
1980 | City in Fear | Raymond Zavala | Television film |
1981 | Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie | Bobby Hernandez | Television film |
1981 | The Monkey Mission | Vito | Television film |
1982, 1992 | American Playhouse | Manuel Flores, Romaldo Cortez, Marpo | 3 episodes |
1983 | Sadat | Atef Sadat | Television film |
1983 | White Water Rebels | Harry Cutter | Television film |
1984 | Best Kept Secrets | Jim Ramos | Television film |
1985 | Knight Rider | Lupo | Episode: "Knight Sting" |
1985 | Streets of Justice | Detective Almos | Television film |
1987 | The Three Kings | Alex Sweetwood | Television film |
1988 | Hunter | Roberto Sanchez | Episode: "Renegade" |
1988 | The Fortunate Pilgrim | John Colluci | 3 episodes |
1988 | Break of Dawn | Hector | Television film |
1989 | The Forgotten | Pepe Guitierrez | Television film |
1991 | Conagher | Casuse | Television film |
1993–1994 | Second Chances | Salvador Lopez | 6 episodes |
1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Captain Collins | Episode: "A Blast from the Past" |
1999–2000 | The PJs | Emilio Sanchez (voice) | 42 episodes |
2000 | The Princess & the Barrio Boy | Bum | Television film |
2001 | The Zeta Project | Stevedore (voice) | Episode: "The Next Gen" [4] |
2003 | Kingpin | Jorge Romo | 3 episodes |
2003 | Justice League | Shifflet (voice) | Episode: "Hearts and Minds" [4] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | The Student Nurses | Luis | |
1971 | Red Sky at Morning | Chango Lopez | |
1971 | Johnny Got His Gun | Jose | Uncredited |
1971 | Shoot Out | Pepe | |
1972 | The New Centurions | Mexican Man | |
1973 | Group Marriage | Ramon | |
1974 | Hangup | Enrique | |
1975 | The Day of the Locust | Miguel | |
1976 | Swashbuckler | Street Entertainer | |
1976 | The Killer Inside Me | Johnny Lopez | |
1976 | Car Wash | Chuco | |
1978 | Roots of Blood | Juan | |
1979 | A Force of One | Orlando | |
1979 | Walk Proud | Cesar | |
1979 | The Jerk | Punk #1 | |
1980 | Honeysuckle Rose | Rooster | |
1980 | Inside Moves | Herrada | |
1982 | Vice Squad | Pete Mendez | |
1983 | Heartbreaker | Loco | |
1983 | Deal of the Century | Vardis | |
1983 | Scarface | Angel Fernandez | |
1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Reno Nevada | |
1984 | Red Dawn | Aardvark's Father | |
1985 | Fandango | Gas Station Mechanic | |
1985 | Silverado | Scruffy | |
1986 | Out of Bounds | Murano | |
1988 | Caddyshack II | Carlos | |
1990 | Bad Jim | Virgilio Segura | |
1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Raoul | |
1990 | The Rookie | Raymond Garcia | |
1992 | American Me | Mundo | |
1992 | Only You | Dock Official | |
1994 | A Million to Juan | Mr. Ortiz | |
1995 | In the Flesh | Harlan Ramirez | |
1996 | Land of Milk and Honey | Danny | |
1997 | The Brave | Alessandro | |
2000 | Luminarias | Rick | |
2000 | Bread and Roses | Restaurateur | |
2000 | Picking Up the Pieces | Florencio | |
2000 | Along for the Ride | Dr. Sanchez | |
2000 | Rapid Transit | Herman Ortiz | |
2002 | You Got Nothin' | Carlos | |
2003 | Deadly Swarm | Commandante Alvarez | |
2003 | Exposed | Raoul | |
2003 | Devil's Knight | Hector Rivera | |
2004 | Latin Dragon | Hector Sanchez | |
2006 | The Virgin of Juarez | Eduardo Morales | |
2006 | The Black Dahlia | Tomas Dos Santos | |
2006 | Big Dreams Little Tokyo | Mr. Gonzalez | |
2008 | Moe | Older Man | |
2009 | White on Rice | Professor Berk | |
2014 | Man from Reno | Paul Del Moral | |
2014 | Cake | Nuncio | |
2015 | Ana Maria in Novela Land | Father Miguel | |
2015 | Kill or Be Killed | Rudy Goebel | [5] |
2015 | Road to Juarez | Fortunato | |
2015 | Aguruphobia | Nanak | |
2016 | Restored Me | Manny | |
2016 | Gino's Wife | Gino | |
2016 | Monday Nights at Seven | Paul | |
2016 | Superpowerless | George Holst | [6] |
2017 | Downsizing | Señor Cárdenas | |
2023 | Flamin' Hot | Abuelito | [7] [8] |
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