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Pepe Serna

Highest Rated: 100% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)

Lowest Rated: 20% Shootout (1971)

Birthday: Jul 23, 1944

Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

A frequently seen Hollywood character player of comedies as well as crime and barrio dramas, Pepe Serna may be best recalled by moviegoers as Chuco, the practical-joking worker of "Car Wash" (1976), and as the pal of Al Pacino who dies by the chainsaw in Brian De Palma's "Scarface" (1985). A native of Texas, Serna made his acting debut in a Mexican production of "Hair." He migrated to L.A. where small film roles followed. Serna also joined the Center Theatre Group New Theatre for Now Company, at which he was most active from 1972-73, although he returned to the company in 1978 to co-star in the original production of the stage play "Zoot Suit."

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Highest rated movies

100% 72% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
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95% 80% Man From Reno
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86% 59% Car Wash
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82% 84% The Jerk
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79% 93% Scarface
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78% 80% Silverado
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73% 90% American Me
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69% 67% Luminarias
Watchlist 67% 87% Flamin' Hot Watchlist
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Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna Pepe Serna ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION, THE, Lewis Smith, Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Pepe Serna, 1984 CAR WASH, Arthur French, Ray Vitte, Antonio Fargas, Pepe Serna, 1976 ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION, THE, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Santoro, Clancy Brown, Peter Weller, Pepe Serna, Billy Vera, Lewis Smith, 1984 AMERICAN ME, Daniel A. Haro, Pepe Serna, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, Edward James Olmos, Vic Trevino, Domingo Ambriz, William Forsythe, 1992, (c)Universal Pictures KILL OR BE KILLED, Pepe Serna, 2015. ph: Ryan Green/© RLJ Entertainment MAN FROM RENO, from left: Elisha Skorman, Pepe Serna, 2014. ©Eleven Arts MAN FROM RENO, from left: Elisha Skorman, Pepe Serna, 2014. ©Eleven Arts Pepe Serna at arrivals for 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015 - Arrivals 1, Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, CA February 21, 2015. Photo By: James Atoa/Everett Collection View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
67% 87% Flamin' Hot Abuelito (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pepe Serna: Life Is Art Executive Producer - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clean Sweep Reno Rivera (Character),
Producer 		- 2020
94% 77% The Planters Jesús (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 67% The Margarita Man Jose Martinez (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flavor of Life Frank (Character) - 2018
47% 25% Downsizing Señor Cárdenas (Character) $24.4M 2017
No Score Yet 90% Superpowerless Dr. George Holst (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gino's Wife Gino (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Under Water: Dive Deep Lil' Big Me (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 80% Road to Juarez Fortunato (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 80% Aguruphobia Nanak (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 29% Kill or Be Killed Rudy Goebel (Character) - 2015
63% 65% Ana Maria in Novela Land Father Miguel (Character) - 2015
95% 80% Man From Reno Paul Del Moral (Character) $92.9K 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laredoans Speak: Voices of Immigration Producer - 2011
45% 52% White on Rice Professor Berk (Character) $68.4K 2009
32% 27% The Black Dahlia Dos Santos (Character) $22.5M 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Dreams Little Tokyo Mr. Gonzalez (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 20% Latin Dragon Hector Sanchez (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Devil's Knight Hector Rivera (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 12% Deadly Swarm Commandante Alvarez (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Exposed Raoul (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 12% Daybreak Herman Ortiz (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 63% The Princess and the Barrio Boy Bum (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 31% Picking Up the Pieces Florencio (Character) - 2000
69% 67% Luminarias Rick (Character) $428.5K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Land of Milk and Honey Danny (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 59% A Million to Juan Mr. Ortiz (Character) $1.2M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desperate Measures Harlan Ramirez (Character) - 1993
73% 90% American Me Mundo (Character) $11.3M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock: The Suspect Walter Padilla (Character) - 1991
33% 36% The Rookie Lt. Raymond Garcia (Character) $20.3M 1990
No Score Yet 0% Bad Jim Virgilio Segura (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Forgotten Sergeant Pepe Gutierrez (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Break of Dawn Hector (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 45% Out of Bounds Murano (Character) $4.2M 1986
78% 80% Silverado Scruffy (Character) - 1985
66% 69% The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension Reno Nevada (Character) - 1984
79% 93% Scarface Angel (Character) $656.2K 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet White Water Rebels Unknown (Character) - 1983
100% 72% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Romaldo Cortez (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heartbreaker Loco (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sadat Atif Sadat (Character) - 1983
60% 64% Vice Squad Pete Mendez (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Monkey Mission Vito (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie Bobby Hernandez (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet City in Fear Raymond Zavala (Character) - 1980
82% 84% The Jerk Punk 1 in Blue Chevy (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 29% A Force of One Orlando (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 93% Walk Proud Cesar (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Roots of Blood Unknown (Character) - 1978
86% 59% Car Wash Chuco (Character) - 1976
63% 75% The Day of the Locust Miguel (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 50% The Deadly Tower Mano (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Desperate Miles Ruiz (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gun Natcho (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Angry Man Charlie Parelli (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Group Marriage Ramon (Character) - 1972
60% 62% The New Centurions Young Mexican Man (Character) - 1972
20% 43% Shootout Pepe (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Sky at Morning Chango Lopez (Character) - 1971

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80% 65% Dimension 404 Wally Nash (Character) 2017
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The PJs Unknown (Guest Voice),
Unknown (Voice) 		1999-2001
No Score Yet 75% Sliders Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
86% No Score Yet Hotel Malibu Salvatore Lopez (Character) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Second Chances Salvador Lopez (Character) 1993-1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Manuel Vega (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Roberto Sanchez (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. President Perrera (Guest Star) 1987
71% 89% Miami Vice Zabado (Guest Star) 1986-1987
97% 85% Hill Street Blues Toro (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 80% Knight Rider Lupo (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon & Simon Lt. Barra (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Greatest American Hero Cortez (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barney Miller Julio Rodriguez (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paper Chase Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Rudy Diaz (Guest Star) 1975 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Ray Ochoa (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Diego Serra (Guest Star) 1971 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Phil Diaz (Character) 1973
No Score Yet 100% Kung Fu Unknown (Character) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Alphonso (Guest Star) 1972