Pepe Serna

Personal Info

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Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-23 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Pepe Serna

Biography

Durable Mexican-American actor Pepe Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 television shows, but is most recognized for his gritty support performances in a variety of motion pictures, including Scarface (1983) as Al Pacino's ill-fated cocaine partner, as well as the western Silverado (1985) with Kevin Costner, the crime yarn The Rookie (1990) starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen, and the drama American Me (1992) starring Edward James Olmos. In a career surpassing five decades, Pepe's characters have played on both sides of the law -- from drug peddlers to sheriffs. He was born (and raised) in Corpus Christi, Texas on...

Acting

1983

Scarface

as Angel

1985

Fandango

as Gas Station Mechanic

1979

A Force of One

as Orlando

1979

The Jerk

as Punk #1

1989

The Forgotten

as Sgt. Pepe Gutierrez

1997

The Brave

as Alessandro

2006

The Black Dahlia

as Tomas Dos Santos

2003

Exposed

as Raoul

1976

The Killer Inside Me

as Johnny Lopez

1976

Car Wash

as Chuco

1982

Vice Squad

as Pete Mendez

1988

Caddyshack II

as Carlos

2006

2004

Latin Dragon

as Hector Sanchez

1992

Only You

as Dock Official

1975

1979

Walk Proud

as Cesar

1990

Bad Jim

as Virgilio Segura

2023

1993

Jonny's Golden Quest

as Agent Menendez

2000

Bread and Roses

as Restaurateur

1971

Shoot Out

as Pepe

2001

Along for the Ride

as Dr. Sanchez

1979

The Streets of L.A.

as Sgt. Castro

2014

Man from Reno

as Paul Del Moral

1972

The New Centurions

as Young Mexican Man

1974

The Gun

as Natcho

2015

Road to Juarez

as Fortunato

1982

Seguin

as Manuel Flores

1973

1977

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

as Migrant Worker (uncredited)

2000

Daybreak

as Herman Ortiz

1986

Out of Bounds

as Murano

2000

2023

Flamin' Hot

as Abuelito

1983

2017

Lowriders

as Pepe

2016

Kill or Be Killed

as Rudy Goebel

1973

1995

In the Flesh

as Harlan Ramirez

2016

Superpowerless

as Dr. George Holst

2017

Downsizing

as Señor Cárdenas

1984

Red Dawn

as Aardvark's Father

1979

2014

Cake

as Nuncio

2003

Deadly Swarm

as Commandante Alvarez

1980

Inside Moves

as Herrada

1976

Swashbuckler

as Street Entertainer

1984

Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Ramos

1990

The Rookie

as Lt. Ray Garcia

1980

1980

City in Fear

as Raymond Zavala

1988

Break of Dawn

as Hector

1983

1981

300 Miles for Stephanie

as Bobby Hernandez

2016

2019

The Planters

as Jesús

2016

Restored Me

as Manny

1992

American Me

as Mundo

2019

The Margarita Man

as Jose Martinez

1987

The Three Kings

as Alex Sweetwood

1983

White Water Rebels

as Harry Cutter

1985

Streets of Justice

as Det. Almos

1994

A Million to Juan

as Mr. Ortiz

2019

From the Dead

as Rodrigo

1974

The Last Angry Man

as Charlie Parelli

2015

Ana Maria in Novela Land

as Father Miguel

1983

2009

White on Rice

as Professor Berk

Production

2016

Kill or Be Killed

as Associate Producer

2019

From the Dead

as Associate Producer

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