Pepe Serna

ActorProduction Jul 23 (age 81) Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 1967–2024 (57 year career)

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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 de…

Known For

Film

Scarface

Angel

Film

Flamin' Hot

Abuelito

Film

The Jerk

Punk #1

Film

Johnny Got His Gun

Jose (uncredited)

Film

Downsizing

Señor Cárdenas

Film

American Me

Mundo

Film

Cake

Nuncio

Film

Red Dawn

Aardvark's Father

Filmography

Acting (133)

Movies (88)

Say a Little Prayer

Flamin' Hot

as Abuelito

Moe

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

as Rancher

The Margarita Man

as Jose Martinez

From the Dead

as Rodrigo

Flavor of Life

The Planters

as Jesús

Downsizing

as Señor Cárdenas

Lowriders

as Pepe

Kill or Be Killed

as Rudy Goebel

Restored Me

as Manny

Superpowerless

as Dr. George Holst

Under Water: Dive Deep

2016

as Lil' Big Me

Monday Nights at Seven

2016

as Paul

Ana Maria in Novela Land

as Father Miguel

Road to Juarez

as Fortunato

Cake

as Nuncio

Man from Reno

as Paul Del Moral

White on Rice

as Professor Berk

The Black Dahlia

as Tomas Dos Santos

The Virgin of Juarez

as Eduardo Morales

Big Dreams Little Tokyo

as Mr. Gonzalez

Latin Dragon

as Hector Sanchez

Deadly Swarm

as Commandante Alvarez

Exposed

as Raoul

Along for the Ride

as Dr. Sanchez

Daybreak

as Herman Ortiz

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

2000

as Bum

5.0

Picking Up the Pieces

as Florencio

Luminarias

Bread and Roses

as Restaurateur

The Brave

as Alessandro

In the Flesh

as Harlan Ramirez

Land of Milk & Honey

as Danny

A Million to Juan

as Mr. Ortiz

Jonny's Golden Quest

as Agent Menendez

American Me

as Mundo

Only You

as Dock Official

Conagher

The Rookie

as Lt. Ray Garcia

Postcards from the Edge

as Raoul

Bad Jim

as Virgilio Segura

The Forgotten

as Sgt. Pepe Gutierrez

Caddyshack II

as Carlos

Break of Dawn

as Hector

Human Error

The Three Kings

as Alex Sweetwood

Out of Bounds

as Murano

Fandango

as Gas Station Mechanic

Streets of Justice

as Det. Almos

Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Ramos

Red Dawn

as Aardvark's Father

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as Reno Nevada

Scarface

as Angel

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

as Romaldo Cortez

Deal of the Century

as Vardis

Heartbreaker

as Loco

White Water Rebels

as Harry Cutter

Seguin

1982

as Manuel Flores

Vice Squad

1982

as Pete Mendez

6.2

300 Miles for Stephanie

1981

as Bobby Hernandez

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981

as Vito

6.5

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1981

as Migrant Worker (uncredited)

Honeysuckle Rose

as Rooster

Inside Moves

as Herrada

City in Fear

as Raymond Zavala

The Streets of L.A.

as Sgt. Castro

A Force of One

as Orlando

The Jerk

as Punk #1

Walk Proud

as Cesar

Roots of Blood

as Juan

Swashbuckler

as Street Entertainer

The Killer Inside Me

as Johnny Lopez

Car Wash

as Chuco

The Day of the Locust

as Miguel

The Deadly Tower

as Mano

The Desperate Miles

as Ruiz

The Gun

1974

as Natcho

8.0

The Last Angry Man

1974

as Charlie Parelli

Miracle on 34th Street

as Y Leader

Group Marriage

as Ramon

The New Centurions

as Young Mexican Man

Shoot Out

as Pepe

Johnny Got His Gun

as Jose (uncredited)

The Student Nurses

as Luis

Three Years Gone

Aguruphobia

as Nanak

Television (45)

With Love

as Luis Delgado

Dimension 404

as Wally Nash

Criminal Minds

as Ruben Garcia

Kingpin

Justice League

as Shifflet (voice)

The Zeta Project

The PJs

as Sanchez (voice)

Jesse

as Pappa Vasquez

Sliders

as Roberto

Hotel Malibu

Diagnosis: Murder

as Capt. Collins

Dudley

as Santana

Second Chances

as Salvador Lopez

DEA

Quantum Leap

as Manuel Vega

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as John Colucci

A Year in the Life

as Carlos

Matlock

as Walter Padilla

Hell Town

as Enrique

Miami Vice

as Zabado

Hunter

as Roberto Sanchez

The A-Team

as Tómas Jefferson

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Knight Rider

as Lupo

T. J. Hooker

as Frank Fierro

Cagney & Lacey

Simon & Simon

Hill Street Blues

as Raymond Cassiano

The Greatest American Hero

The Paper Chase

Lou Grant

CHiPs

Rafferty

McNaughton's Daughter

as Ruiz

Barney Miller

as Julio Rodriguez

Baretta

Bronk

The Rockford Files

as Ray Ochoa

Kojak

as Enorio Patias

Police Story

The Rookies

Kung Fu

as Los Vidrios

Cannon

Adam-12

as Roger

Mannix

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

From the Dead

Associate Producer

Kill or Be Killed

Associate Producer