Early life

Ramírez was born in Los Angeles, California, of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. He has four brothers, one of whom is his identical twin. Ramirez bought his parents a house with his payment from Napoleon Dynamite.

Career

Ramirez has starred in a number of films, including Napoleon Dynamite as Pedro Sánchez, Employee of the Month with Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard, Crank and Crank: High Voltage with Jason Statham, Searching for Mickey Fish with Daniel Baldwin, All You've Got with Ciara, and HBO's Walkout and made cameos in Nacho Libre and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In 2009, Efren starred in the comedy American Summer with Matthew Lillard 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. The first being named "Wedding Girl" followed by "Mannequin Man" and an online spot, "The Whiner," which will be posted at the Sierra Mist dedicated site, RefreshYourMind.com

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, Efren married actress Iyari Limon. The marriage was later annulled.

Ramírez is also a popular 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1994	Tammy and the T-Rex	Pizza Boy
1995	Jury Duty	Pirate Pete's employee
1996	Kazaam	Carlos
1998	Melting Pot	Miguel Álvarez
1999	King Cobra	Teen Boy	Direct-to-video release
2000	Rave	Bookie
2001	Delivering Milo	Street Hustler	Uncredited role
2004	Napoleon Dynamite	Pedro Sánchez
	Just Hustle	Street Connection
2006	Tomorrow's Yesterday	Ron
	Gettin' Some Jail Time	Pico
	Crank	Kaylo
	Employee of the Month	Jorge
2007	Moola	Hector
	Crossing the Heart	Jesus
2009	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	Ratko Volvic
	American Summer	Hector
	Gamer	DJ Twist
	Crank: High Voltage	Venus/Kaylo
2010	When in Rome	Juan	Uncredited role
2011	The Pool Boys	Hector
2012	Casa de Mi Padre	Esteban
2014	School Dance	El Matador
2016	Varsity Punks	Coach Menlo
2016	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Gus	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Relativity	Xavier	Episode: "No Job Too Small"
1997	Dangerous Minds	Nutty	Episode: "The Feminine Mystique"
	Nothing Sacred	Guillermo	Episode: "A Bloody Miracle"
1999	Ryan Caulfield: Year One	Juan	Episode: "Nocturnal Radius"
	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Paco	Episode: "Paco Come Home"
2000	Missing Pieces	Renaldo	TV film
2000, 2001	Boston Public	Amaad Wilkens	Episode: "Chapter Six" Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two"
	Even Stevens	Scrub Patrol	Episode: "Scrub Day" Episode: "Easy Crier"
2003	Judging Amy	Ricky Diaz	Episode: "Picture of Perfect"
	ER	Jimmy	Episode: "Death and Taxes"
2004	The District	Fernando Guttierez	Episode: "Ten Thirty-Three"
2005	George Lopez	The new class treasurer (parody of Pedro Sánchez)	Episode: "George's Extreme Makeover-Holmes Edition"
	Robot Chicken	Pedro Sanchez/Domino's Pizzaman	Voice role Episode: "The Black Cherry"
2006	Walkout	Bobby Verdugo	HBO TV film
	All You've Got	Carlos	MTV TV film
	MADtv	Various roles	Episode: 12.3
2007	El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	El Cucharón	Voice Role Episode: "The Bride of Puma Loco"
	American Dad!	Paco	Episode: "American Dream Factory"
	Celebrity Rap Superstar	Himself
	Scrubs	"Caramel Bear" Ricky	Episode: "My Growing Pains"
2010	Eastbound & Down	Catuey	Season 2
2012	Napoleon Dynamite	Pedro Sánchez	Voice role
2015	Constantine	Julio	Episode: "The Saint of Last Resorts: Part 2"
2016	Bordertown	Ruiz Gonzalez	Voice role

[ Source: Wikipedia ]