Efrain 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
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Los Angeles
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California
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, to Salvadoran parents. He has four brothers, one of whom is his identical twin Carlos.
Walkout
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'' and made cameos in ''
Nacho Libre
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'' 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
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". Ramírez made a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of ABC's '' George López'' wearing a T-shirt similar to the shirt
Jon Heder
Jonathan Joseph Heder (; born October 26, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his breakout lead role as the title character of the comedy film ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004). He also voiced the character in the Fox animated serie ...
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
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.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
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funk
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disco
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, to hard house. His production company "Nocturnal Rampage" throws a recurring
rave
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event every summer in
Austin, Texas
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