Murtz On The Scene: Exclusive Interview With Napoleon Dynamite‘s Efren Ramirez

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to catch up with Efren Ramirez who played the Pedro on Napoleon Dynamite at Fan Expo Canada.

We chatted about a variety of topics including how the film has been able to achieve iconic status as a cult classic. I also asked Ramirez if he knew that he was working on a project that was magical during the filming process and if he had a hint based on the chemistry of the cast. I asked him about the double-edged sword of playing a character as popular as Pedro and if there is a fear for it being the only role he will be remembered for. Ramirez also updated me on the new projects he is working.

Finally, he gave me a lesson on how to do a Pedro impression. You can judge how I did for yourself!

Check out the video above!

Murtz Jaffer is the world's foremost reality television expert and was the host of Reality Obsessed which aired on the TVTropolis and Global Reality Channels in Canada. He has professional writing experience at the Toronto Sun, National Post, TV Guide Canada, TOROMagazine.com and was a former producer at Entertainment Tonight Canada. He was also the editor at Weekendtrips.com.