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Efren Ramirez (born October 2, 1973[1] in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. Ramirez is of Salvadorian and Mexican descent, and is best known for his role of Pedro Sanchez in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish: God, Union, Liberty) Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador Capital (and largest city) San Salvador Spanish Government Republic  - President Antonio Saca Independence    - From Spain September 15, 1821   - From the UPCA 1842  Area  - Total 21,040 km² (153rd) 8,124 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... Napoleon Dynamite is the feature film debut of director Jared Hess, based on his earlier short film, Peluca. ...


Ramirez has subsequently starred in a number of films, including Employee of the Month with Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard, Crank 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. and Mrs. Smith. Employee of the Month is a film released on October 6, 2006. ... Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980 in Abilene, Texas) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ... Info== With a background in improvisational comedy and a reputation as a class clown, Dax Shepard seemed the obvious choice for the role of a Punkd field agent — and the opportunity to put one over on some of the biggest names in show business must have been impossible to... Crank is a 2006 action/thriller film, written and directed by both Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. ... Jason Statham, British actor Jason Statham (born September 12, 1972, in North of England) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. ... Daniel Leroy Baldwin is an American actor, producer and director, born 5 October 1960 in Massapequa, New York. ... All Youve Got is a 2006 sport/drama film, directed by Neema Barnette. ... Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and occasional actress. ... Nacho Libre is an American comedy film that was released on June 16, 2006, by Paramount Pictures, though it was released in select theaters earlier. ... Mr. ...


Ramirez is currently involved in the filming the remake of the 1984 comedy film Revenge of the Nerds. He is playing Santiago who comes from a Gypsy family from Spain and loves magic. Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 comedy film starring Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, and Donald Gibb. ...


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". G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia. ... Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer–songwriter and actress. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Boyfriend is a single by American singer Ashlee Simpson, the first from her 2005 album I Am Me (see 2005 in music). ...


Efren Ramirez is also a touring DJ. He has performed in over 50 cities across the world and spins everything from Hip Hop music all the way to his favorite type of music: Hard House.


He co-founded Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment, LLC with Chris Barrett, and is producing a documentary entitled "After School". This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

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Films

Employee of the Month is a film released on October 6, 2006. ... Crank is a 2006 action/thriller film, written and directed by both Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. ... All Youve Got is a 2006 sport/drama film, directed by Neema Barnette. ... Napoleon Dynamite is the feature film debut of director Jared Hess, based on his earlier short film, Peluca. ...

Trivia

  • With his earnings from Napoleon Dynamite he bought his parents a house.
  • Has two brothers, one of whom is his twin.
  • His mother put him in theatre classes in elementary school, and he continued with it at his all boys high school in order to meet the girls at the all girls school.
  • His identical twin brother is named Carlos and is a dance instructor in Nashville, Tennessee and is also highly involved in the EDM Scene. How can you tell them apart? Carlos had blonde hair. He was also married to Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Iyari Limón before their matrimony was annulled.[2]

Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a critically acclaimed American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997, until May 20, 2003. ... Iyari Perez Limon (born July 8, 1979 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México) is an actress best known for her role as Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ FamilyTreeLegends.com lists he and his brother Carlos born on October 2, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. This database is from the California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California (see also Ancestry.com). (FamilyTreeLegends.com retrieved and verified on 2006-08-20). Also, the Clark County, NV marriage recorder shows his brother married Iyari Limon in October 1998. Other sources list a dubious birth year of 1983 [1], which would have made him 15 at the time of his marriage to a woman seven years his senior.
  2. ^ http://www.afterellen.com/People/2006/limoninterview6.html

The California Birth Index is a database compiled by the California Office of Health Information and Research. ... Ancestry. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Iyari Perez Limon (born July 8, 1979 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México) is an actress best known for her role as Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

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Efren Ramirez at Hollywood.com (1003 words)
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ramirez was encouraged by his mother to study acting, and soon enough he started training at the Theater of Arts and performing in local venues....
Ramirez pitched in with his brothers to buy their father a house afterward, as the refrain "Vote for Pedro!" became a pop culture catchphrase echoing through schools across the country.
Ramirez was set to appear next in “Rumble” and “Walkout” (both lensing in 2005).
Lycos Movies - Biography - Efren Ramirez (421 words)
Despite a number of television and movie appearances, Efren Ramirez captured the public eye with his understated supporting performance in the 2004 cult favorite, "Napoleon Dynamite." His face and his character took the zeitgeist by storm, as the phrase, "Vote for Pedro" graced T-shirts across the country.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ramirez was encouraged by his mother to study acting, and soon enough he started training at the Theater of Arts and performing in local venues.
Ramirez pitched in with his brothers to buy their father a house afterward, as the refrain "Vote for Pedro!" became a pop culture catchphrase echoing through schools across the country.
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