Pepe has directed, written and produced two short films which have been screened at multiple film festivals around the world. He finished his MFA in Screenwriting at the University of Texas RGV and is currently the Chair and Director of Programming for the South Texas IFF. He served for seven years in the Monterrey IFF and has been working in the industry for a little over ten years. His films, his writing, and his academic work focus on the issues and day-to-day of the Latinx community and the issues of representation.