It takes a lot of range to go from playing the quietly awkward Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite to getting ripped and donning drag to join Jason Statham in the loud, in-your-face film, Crank (more on that below). That’s Efren Ramirez for you, an underrated and dynamic actor who swings wildly from genre to genre. MovieWeb spoke with him about the new film Seven Cemeteries, which also runs the gamut in terms of genre and style. It’s a comedic Western horror film that sees him as a snarky undead companion to the one and only Danny Trejo, who plays Bruno, a hardcore but quirky antihero seeking a ragtag team to help him protect a woman’s prized ranch from villainous drug lords. Again, it’s a far cry from his iconic role in Napoleon Dynamite, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Efren Ramirez went from playing Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite to donning drag in Crank and getting ripped for Crank 2. Read More