Efren Ramirez

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title: "Efren Ramirez" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1973-births", "american-people-of-salvadoran-descent", "american-male-actors-of-mexican-descent", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "hispanic-and-latino-american-male-actors", "male-actors-from-los-angeles", "american-twins", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "21st-century-american-male-actors", "living-people"] description: "American actor (born 1973)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efren_Ramirez" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor (born 1973) ::

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Field	Value
name	Efren Ramírez
image	Efren Ramirez by Gage Skidmore.jpg
imagesize	220px
caption	Ramirez at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
birth_name	Efren Antonio Ramírez
birth_date
birth_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
occupation	Actor
years_active	1992–present
spouse
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| name = Efren Ramírez | image = Efren Ramirez by Gage Skidmore.jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = Ramirez at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | birth_name = Efren Antonio Ramírez | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1992–present | spouse =

** Efren Antonio Ramírez** (born October 2, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Pedro Sánchez in the 2004 indie film Napoleon Dynamite. He later reprised his role in the 2012 animated series of the same name.

Early life

Ramírez was born on October 2, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, to Salvadoran parents. He has four brothers, one of whom is his identical twin Carlos.

Career

Ramirez has starred in a number of films, including Napoleon Dynamite as Pedro Sánchez, Employee of the Month, Crank and Crank: High Voltage, Searching for Mickey Fish, All You've Got, and Walkout and made cameos in Nacho Libre and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In 2009, Efren starred in the comedy American Summer as well as appearing as a contestant on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar. On July 14, 2008 Sierra Mist released a series of commercials aimed at multicultural consumers in which Efren stars.

Soon after the success of Napoleon Dynamite, the music group G. Love and Special Sauce asked Efren to appear in their music video "Booty Call". He also played Ashlee Simpson's boyfriend in the music video for her 2005 song "Boyfriend". Ramírez made a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of ABC's George López wearing a T-shirt similar to the shirt Jon Heder wears in Napoleon Dynamite that reads, "Vote For Pedro". In 2007 Ramírez appeared as the judge for an acting challenge on Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model.

Ramírez made several cameos throughout his career. In King Cobra, he portrayed a teenager playing a game of hide-and-seek with his girlfriend (portrayed by Ramirez's wife Iyari Limon). They later end up as prey for the title antagonist. In the music video for Sleazy, Pedro appears as a cameo and lip syncs André 3000's verse.

He co-founded Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment, LLC with Chris Barrett, and they co-authored the book Direct Your Own Life: How To Be A Star in Any Field You Choose being published on June 10, 2008 through Kaplan Publishing.

Personal life

In 1998, Ramírez married actress Iyari Limon. The marriage was annulled the following year.

Ramírez is also a DJ, who has performed worldwide and toured in over 50 cities across 5 continents. His sets include a variety of music, from hip hop, funk, disco, to hard house. His production company "Nocturnal Rampage" throws a recurring rave event every summer in Austin, Texas.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Tammy and the T-Rex	Jury Duty	Kazaam	Melting Pot	King Cobra	Rave	Delivering Milo	Napoleon Dynamite	Just Hustle	Tomorrow's Yesterday	Gettin' Some Jail Time	Crank	Employee of the Month	Walkout	Moola	Crossing the Heart	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	**	Gamer	Crank: High Voltage	When in Rome	Casa de mi padre	School Dance	Endgame	Varsity Punks	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Trafficked	Mad Families	Lightyear	Satanic Hispanics	Due Justice	*Seven Cemeteries *
1994	Pizza Boy	Film debut role
1995	Pirate Pete's employee
1996	Carlos
1998	Miguel Álvarez
1999	Teen Boy	Direct-to-video
2000	Bookie
2001	Street Hustler	Uncredited
2004	Pedro Sánchez
2004	Street Connection
2006	Ron	Short film
2006	Pico	Short film
2006	Kaylo
2006	Jorge Mecico
2006	Bobby Verdugo
2007	Hector	Independent film
2007	Jesus
2009	Ratko Volvic	Direct-to-video
2009	Hector
2009	DJ Twist
2009	Venus/Kaylo
2010	Juan	Uncredited
2012	Esteban
2014	El Matador
2015	Mr. Alvarado
2016	Coach Menlo
2016	Gus
2017	Enrique
2017	Rolando	Crackle original movie
2022
2022	The Traveler
2023	Detective Santigo
2024	Miguel
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Relativity	Dangerous Minds	Nothing Sacred	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Missing Pieces	Boston Public	Even Stevens	Judging Amy	ER	The District	George Lopez	Robot Chicken	Walkout	All You've Got	Mad TV	El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	American Dad!	Celebrity Rap Superstar	Scrubs	Eastbound & Down	Napoleon Dynamite	Constantine	Bordertown	Deadbeat	Perpetual Grace, LTD	The Casagrandes	Made for Love	FBI: Most Wanted
1996	Javier	Episode: "Fathers"
1997	Nutty	Episode: "The Feminine Mystique"
1997	Guillermo	Episode: "A Bloody Miracle"
1999	Juan	Episode: "Nocturnal Radius"
1999	Paco	Episode: "Paco Come Home"
2000	Renaldo	Television film
2000-2001	Amaad Wilkens	2 episodes
2000-2001	Scrub Patrol	2 episodes
2003	Ricky Diaz	Episode: "Picture of Perfect"
2003	Jimmy	Episode: "Death and Taxes"
2004	Fernando Guttierez	Episode: "Ten Thirty-Three"
2005	The new class treasurer (parody of Pedro Sánchez)	Episode: "George's Extreme Makeover-Holmes Edition"
2005	Pedro Sanchez / Domino's Pizzaman (voice)	Episode: "The Black Cherry"
2006	Bobby Verdugo	Television film
2006	Carlos	Television film
2006	Various roles	2 episodes
2007	El Cucharón (voice)	2 episodes
2007	Paco (voice)	Episode: "American Dream Factory"
2007	Himself	Television special
2007	"Caramel Bear" Ricky	Episode: "My Growing Pains"
2010	Catuey	7 episodes
2012	Pedro Sánchez (voice)	6 episodes
2015	Julio	Episode: "The Saint of Last Resorts: Part 2"
2016	Ruiz González (voice)	Episode: "Viva Coyote"
2016	Morgue Ghost	Episode: "El Caboose"
2019	Felipe Guillermo Usted	9 episodes
2021	Picosito (voice)	Episode: "Bend It Like Abuelo"
2022	Oz Wimmer	Episode: "Another Byron, Another Hazel"
2022	Oscar Zamora	Episode: "Succession"
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References

References

1. "Efren Ramirez - Biography".
2. (September 21, 2020). "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3".
3. "Efren Ramirez Bio - BuddyTV".
4. (January 27, 2012). "Sleazy Remix 2.0 Get Sleazier".
5. "Efren Ramirez Biography - Yahoo! Movies".
6. "Efren Ramirez - DJ Home".

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