
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 decades, Pepe's characters have played on both sides of the law -- from drug peddlers to sheriffs. He was born (and raised) in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 23, 1944, the son of a naval base interpreter for Latin American pilots and a hairdresser. His desires to become an actor happened early in life, moving to Hollywood in 1969 to finally pursue his dreams. He didn't have to wait long to find steady Latino work on film and TV. Making an inauspicious debut in the exploitation film The Student Nurses (1970), Pepe found more "A" quality work after being discovered by producer Hal B. Wallis for the coming-of-age film Tim Belcher starring Richard Thomas and Catherine Burns and the western Shoot Out (1971) starring Gregory Peck. Specializing in urban, streetwise roles, he went on to mix a number of popular films (The New Centurions (1972), The Day of the Locust (1975), Car Wash (1976), A Force of One (1979), Walk Proud (1979), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Inside Moves (1980), Deal of the Century (1983), Red Dawn (1984), Caddyshack II (1988)) with a slew of popular TV crime dramas such as "Mannix," "Police Story," "Adam-12," "The Rookies," "The Rockford Files," "Baretta," "Kojak," "CHiPs," "Barney Miller," "Scarecrow & Mrs. King," "T.J. Hooker," "Simon & Simon," "Hill Street Blues," "Miami Vice," "Cagney & Lacey" and "Diagnosis Murder." Long married to wife Diane, Pepe is a noted keynote teacher and motivational speaker who tours colleges and universities. His strong sideline as a painter has been met with critical success, having been commissioned quite frequently. His vibrant paintings and one-man stage shows reflect a serious return to his Mexican roots and was the subject of the 2015 short documentary "Life Is Art."

Restored Me

クリミナル・マインド

ジャスティス・リーグ

スカーフェイス

タイムマシーンにお願い

The Gun

フレーミングホット!チートス物語

燃えよ!カンフー

ヒルストリート・ブルース

The Rockford Files

The Paper Chase

スライダーズ

ナイトライダー

Jonny's Golden Quest

Best Kept Secrets

ジョニーは戦場へ行った

特攻野郎Aチーム

特捜刑事マイアミ・バイス

The Zeta Project

American Me

Bad Jim

Lou Grant

Barney Miller

The Greatest American Hero

Matlock

Diagnosis: Murder

刑事コジャック

Hunter

Moe

Adam-12

Cagney & Lacey

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Police Story

天国から落ちた男

Raíces de sangre

The PJs

Miracle on 34th Street

CHiPs

The Rookies

A Year in the Life

Simon & Simon

Lowriders

Conagher

Mannix

ファンダンゴ

ハリウッドにくちづけ

The Deadly Tower

Cannon

The New Centurions

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

T. J. Hooker

Man from Reno

The Virgin of Juarez

The Day of the Locust

Baretta

Dimension 404

Shoot Out

若き勇者たち

Inside Moves

Bread and Roses

Cake ケーキ ~悲しみが通り過ぎるまで~

Vice Squad

Big Dreams Little Tokyo

The Planters

Bronk

Swashbuckler

ウィズ・ラブ

Kingpin

ブレイブ

Along for the Ride

Break of Dawn

Human Error

Dudley

バカルー・バンザイの8次元ギャラクシー

Car Wash

ルーキー

ブラック・ダリア

White on Rice

Jesse

The Forgotten

Only You

ダウンサイズ

A Million to Juan

Out of Bounds

Honeysuckle Rose

Walk Proud

City in Fear

Ana Maria in Novela Land

Exposed

The Streets of L.A.

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

300 Miles for Stephanie

Streets of Justice

Rafferty

The Fortunate Pilgrim

Hell Town

Group Marriage

The Student Nurses

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

A Force of One

Daybreak

Deal of the Century

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Latin Dragon

From the Dead

The Killer Inside Me

Second Chances

Picking Up the Pieces

Caddyshack II

Kill or Be Killed

Road to Juarez

Heartbreaker

Deadly Swarm

Land of Milk & Honey

The Three Kings

Luminarias

The Margarita Man

The Desperate Miles

Seguin

Im Sog des Bösen

Superpowerless

Under Water: Dive Deep

Flavor of Life

Monday Nights at Seven

White Water Rebels

The Last Angry Man

Say a Little Prayer