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Pepe Serna

Biography

The ever-reliable Hispanic-American actor Pepe Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 television shows, but is most recognized for his performances in several motion pictures, including Scarface (1983) with Al Pacino, Silverado starring Kevin Costner (1985), The Rookie (1990) with Clint Eastwood, and American Me (1992) with Edward James Olmos. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1944, Serna was initially discovered by producer Hal Wallis and debuted in his film Red Sky at Morning (1971). Pepe's sideline as a painter has met with critical success and he has been commissioned quite frequently. His vibrant paintings and recent one-man stage shows reflect a serious return to his Mexican roots.

82years old

Turns 83 on July 23in 298 days

  • Born Corpus Christi
  • Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
53 years1970 to 2023

Genres

Pepe Serna movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Scarface1983 Crime, Dramaas Angel

    IMDb rating 8.31.0M votes

  2. American Me1992 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Mundo

    IMDb rating 7.112K votes

  3. Flamin' Hot2023as Abuelito

    IMDb rating 6.822K votes

  4. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984as Reno Nevada

    IMDb rating 6.233K votes

  5. The Black Dahlia2006as Tomas Dos Santos

    IMDb rating 5.680K votes

  6. Man from Reno2014as Paul Del Moral

    IMDb rating 6.62.3K votes

  7. The Jerk1979as Punk #1

    IMDb rating 7.169K votes

  8. Fandango1985as Gas Station Mechanic

    IMDb rating 6.79.9K votes

Most often with

Brian De Palma directed two of these films, Dave Boyle two and Stephanie Rothman two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Pepe Serna's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$308 million

13 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.

Of the 34 films: 13 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 10Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Jerk1979as Punk #1
    $100M32.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Scarface1983as Angel
    $66M21.5% of the total
  3. 3
    The Black Dahlia2006as Tomas Dos Santos
    $49M16.0% of the total
  4. 4
    $39M12.7% of the total
  5. 5
    A Force of One1979as Orlando
    $20M6.6% of the total
  6. 6
    American Me1992as Mundo
    $13M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Lowriders2017as Pepe
    $6.3M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    $6.3M2.0% of the total
Out of Bounds (1986), $5.1 millionA Million to Juan (1994), $1.2 millionThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983), $804,963Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021), $107,828Fandango (1985), $91,666

$7.3 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total