Pepe Serna
| Pepe Serna | |
|---|---|
 Serna (left) with Ayako Fujitani and Dave Boyle | |
| Born |
July 23, 1944 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, artist |
| Years active | 1970-present |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Serna (m. 1969)[1] |
Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American film and television actor and artist.[2]
Serna's first break in movies came in 1970 on the Roger Corman directed film The Student Nurses. Over the years Serna has appeared in over 100 films, most notably Car Wash and Scarface directed by Brian De Palma, where he played Montana's friend Angel Fernandez (whose character was involved in the notorious "chainsaw scene"). In the award winning comedy Aguruphobia directed by Richard Montes, Pepe plays the charismatic guru Nanak opposite Jade Puga as the phobic Crystal Luna. Pepe co-produced Aguruphobia. Aguruphobia had a limited theatrical run, and is now available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Verizon Fios. He has also appeared on stage, including his solo show El Ruco, Chuco, Cholo, Pachuco which is Serna's version of the panorama of Latino cultural history.
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 Country Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Filmography
- The Student Nurses (1970) as Luis
- Red Sky at Morning (1971) as Chango Lopez
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971) as Jose (uncredited)
- Shoot Out (1971) as Pepe
- The New Centurions (1972) as Young Mexican Man
- Group Marriage (1973) as Ramon
- Miracle on 34th Street (1973, TV movie) as Y Leader
- The Last Angry Man (1974, TV movie) as Charlie Parelli
- Hangup (1974) as Enrique
- The Gun (1974, TV movie) as Natcho
- The Desperate Miles (1975, TV movie) as Ruiz
- The Day of the Locust (1975) as Miguel
- The Deadly Tower (1975, TV movie) as Mano
- Swashbuckler (1976) as Street Entertainer
- The Killer Inside Me (1976) as Johnny Lopez
- Car Wash (1976) as Chuco
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977, TV movie) as Illegal Immigrant (uncredited)
- Roots of Blood (1978) as Juan
- A Force of One (1979) as Orlando
- Walk Proud (1979) as Cesar
- The Streets of L.A (1979, TV movie) as Sergeant Castro
- The Jerk (1979) as Punk #1
- City in Fear (1980, TV movie) as Raymond Zavala
- Honeysuckle Rose (1980) as Rooster
- Inside Moves (1980) as Herrada
- Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie (1981, TV movie) as Bobby Hernandez
- The Monkey Mission (1981, TV movie) as Vito
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982, TV movie) as Romaldo Cortez
- Vice Squad (1982) as Pete Mendez
- American Playhouse - Seguin (1982)
- Sadat (1983, TV movie) as Atif Sadat
- White Water Rebels (1983, TV movie) as Harry Cutter
- Heartbreaker (1983) as Loco
- Deal of the Century (1983) as Vardis
- Scarface (1983) as Angel Fernandez
- Best Kept Secrets (1984, TV movie) as Jim Ramos
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) as Reno Nevada
- Red Dawn (1984) as Aardvark's Father
- Fandango (1985) as Gas Station Mechanic
- Silverado (1985) as Scruffy
- Streets of Justice (1985, TV movie) as Det. Almos
- Out of Bounds (1986) as Murano
- A Year in the Life (1986 TV mini-series) as Carlos
- The Three Kings (1987, TV movie) as Alex Sweetwood
- The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988, TV mini-series) as John Colluci
- Caddyshack II (1988) as Carlos
- Break of Dawn (1988, TV movie) as Hector
- Human Error (1988)
- The Forgotten (1989, TV movie) as Sergeant Pepe Gutierrez
- Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990, TV mini-series)
- Bad Jim (1990) as Virgilio Segura
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) as Raoul
- The Rookie (1990) as Lt. Raymond Garcia
- Hot Summer Winds (1991, TV movie) as Marpo
- Conagher (1991, TV movie) as Casuse, Ladder Five Rider
- American Me (1992) as Mundo
- Only You (1992/I) as Dock Official
- Dark Water (TV series) (1991–1993) (voice)
- Second Chances (1993-1994, TV series) as Salvador Lopez
- Roosters (1993) (voice)
- A Million to Juan (1994) as Mr. Ortiz
- A Blast From the Past (1995) as Capt. Collins
- In the Flesh (1995) as Harlan Ramirez
- Land of Milk and Honey (1996) as Danny
- The Brave (1997) as Alessandro
- Luminarias (2000) as Rick
- Bread and Roses (2000) as Restaurateur
- Picking Up the Pieces (2000) as Florencio
- Along for the Ride (2000) as Dr. Sanchez
- The PJs (TV series) (1999–2000) as Mr. Sanchez (voice)
- The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000, TV movie) as Bum
- Rapid Transit (2000) as Herman Ortiz
- The Next Gen (2001) as Stevedore (voice)
- You Got Nothin' (2002) as Carlos
- Kingpin (2003, TV mini-series) as Jorge Romo
- Deadly Swarm (2003) as Commandante Alvarez
- Exposed (2003) as Raoul
- Devil's KnighT (2003) as Hector Rivera
- Latin Dragon (2004) as Hector Sanchez
- Manejar (2005, short) as Moises
- The Virgin of Juarez (2006) as Eduardo Morales
- The Black Dahlia (2006) as Tomas Dos Santos
- Just Cause (2006, video game) as Generic Voices (voice)
- Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006) as Mr. Gonzalez
- Double Tap (2006)
- Moe (2008) as Older Man
- White on Rice (2009) as Professor Berk
- Dreamkiller (2010)
- Man from Reno (2014) as Paul Del Moral
- Cake (2014) as Nuncio
- Ana Maria in Novela Land (2015) as Father Miguel
- Kill or Be Killed (2015) as Rudy Goebel
- Road to Juarez (2015) as Fortunato
- Aguruphobia (2015) as Nanak
- Restored Me (2016) as Manny
- Superpowerless (2016) as Dr. George Holst
- Gino's Wife (2016) as Gino
- Monday Nights at Seven (2016) as Paul
References
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-ca-pepe-serna-classic-hollywood-20150322-story.html
- ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
External links
- Pepe Serna on IMDb
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