Will the real Pedro please stand up?! Of course we are all familiar with the wildly popular 2004 movie Napoleon Dynamite, and have come to love the starring characters Napoleon (played by Jon Heder) and Pedro (played by Efren Ramirez)…but did you know, Efren has an identical twin who he almost sued for $10 million for impersonating him?! LOL! Chances are when you possibly met Efren on the street or at an event, you may have been really meeting Carlos instead! Back in 2008, Efren actually had to send a cease-and-desist letter to his bro, warning him to stop making appearances as him or the $10 million suit would come into play. Since then, the guys haven’t spoken but Carlos is trying to clear his name and hopes they can be cool down the line. Details below.
Carlos says he only started impersonating Efren because he’d asked him to since he was too busy to be in that many places at one time. However, he does admit to doing one event without permission, but it was out of spite.
“I did attend an event without his knowledge as I was being immature and wanted to get back at him for a personal matter which involved the girl I was dating at the time.”
He’s focusing on his own acting career now (that could get confusing, LOL) but hopes to be cool with his brother again. “I would love to talk to Efren. Maybe even work together in the future. His support would be amazing. I think it’s safe to say the magnitude of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and everything that has come along with it, has ruined my relationship with my twin.”
Efren’s response? Through his rep, he said, “Efren prefers to keep what’s between he and Carlos, between he and Carlos.”
Would you talk to your sibling again if they did something like that to you?
Source: TMZ
