Background
Ramírez was born in Los Angeles, California of Mexican and Salvadoran descent.
Ramírez was born in Los Angeles, California of Mexican and Salvadoran descent.
He later reprised his role in the 2012 animated series of the same name. He has four brothers, one of whom is his identical twin. 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 Home Box Office"s Walkout and made cameos in Nacho Libre and Mr.
& Mistress
Smith. In 2009, Efren starred in the comedy American Summer with Matthew Lillard as well as appearing as a contestant on Music Television"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 Manitoba" 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 American Broadcasting Company"s George López wearing a T-shirt similar to the shirt Jon Heder wears in Napoleon Dynamite that reads, "Vote Foreign 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, Limited Liability Company 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.
