Alejandro Patiño

Alejandro Patiño is an American actor.^[1][2][3]

Alejandro Patiño
Born	(1960-03-16) March 16, 1960 (age 65) Santa Maria, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present

He has guest starred on several television programs including the recurring role of Ralph, Gabrielle Solis's new gardener, on the ABC series Desperate Housewives. Other appearances include House, Roswell, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development and Family Law.

From 2013 to 2014, Patino costarred as Cesar on the FX series The Bridge.^[4][5] He has starred as Ernesto in the independent film Papi Chulo and as the cantina bartender in the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

He has portrayed Bossman in the live comedy production Chico's Angels, a parody of the 1976–81 TV series Charlie's Angels, since 2003.^[6]

As of late 2015 and up until 2016, Patino has been appearing in Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen commercials in U.S. Hispanic market media.^[7]

Personal life

Patino was born in Santa Maria, California.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	No Ordinary Love	Juan Pablo	Film
1998	La Cucaracha	Fruit Vendor	Film
1999	Bowfinger	Sanchez	Film
2000	Very Mean Men	Jose	Film
2001	Two Coyotes	Casper	Film
2002	Just Can't Get Enough	Hernando	Film
2002	The Trip	Gas Station Owner	Film
2003	The Silent Cross	Moises	Film
2004	Robbing Peter	Danny	Film
2005	Tequila Shots	Walter	Film
2005	Reeker	Velez the Paramedic	Film
2005	Sueño	Uncle Alfonso	Film
2005	The Kid & I	Apartment Manager	Film
2005–2006	Desperate Housewives	Ralph the Gardener	5 episodes
2007	Delta Farce	Juan	Film
2007	Shelter	Moe	Film
2007	Tabu	Waiter	Film, Uncredited
2007	Ping Pong Playa	Boss - Steve	Film
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	River Crossing Father	Film
2008	Emilio	Fausto	Film
2008	Lower Learning	Helado	Film
2008	No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker	Medic	Film
2008-2012	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Father Juarez	2 episodes
2009	Fast & Furious	Gas Truck Driver	Film
2009	Dark Room Theater	Detective 1	Film
2009	The Soloist	Construction Worker	Film
2009	Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure	Carlos	Film
2010	The Runaways	Grocery Store Manager	Film
2010	Our Family Wedding	Goat Truck Driver	Film
2010	Iron Man 2	Strawberry Vendor	Film
2012	Casa de mi padre	Hector	Film
2012	Freeloaders	Hector	Film
2013	Along the Roadside	Regis	Film
2013	Expecting	Handy Man	Film
2013	Inappropriate Comedy	Worker	Film
2013	Gone Missing	Martin Guzman	Film
2013–2014	The Bridge	Cesar	5 episodes	[4][5]
2014	Not Safe for Work	Fernando the Janitor	Film
2016	The Last Beautiful Girl	Edward	Film
2016	Love Sanchez	Candy Man	Film
2017	Blackmail	Carlos	Film
2017	Take Me	Officer Ramirez	Film	[9]
2018	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	Cantina Bartender	Film, (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018	Papi Chulo	Ernesto	Film	[10][11]
2020	Gentefied	Chuey	7 episodes	[4]
2020	Double Down	Mexican Heavy	Film