Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American film and television actor and artist.[2]

Pepe Serna
Serna (left) with Ayako Fujitani and Dave Boyle
Born (1944-07-23) July 23, 1944
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor, artist
Years active1970–present
Spouse(s)Diane Serna (m. 1969)[1]

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, Pepe plays the charismatic guru Nanak. 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 County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Pepe played Señor Cárdenas in the movie Downsizing.

Filmography

"Miami Vice" (1987) "Down For the Count" as Guzman

  • 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
  • Gino's Wife (2016) as Gino
  • Monday Nights at Seven (2016) as Paul
  • Superpowerless (2016) as Dr. George Holst
  • Downsizing (2017) as Señor Cárdenas

References
  1. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-ca-pepe-serna-classic-hollywood-20150322-story.html
  2. "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. The Paper Chase," Season 1, Episode 5, "Voices of Silence" (YouTube)
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