Pardo was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] his father is from Argentina and his mother from El Salvador.

EZ began the series as a prospect in the fictional motorcycle club before working his way up to the title of "Presidente" (Spanish for president).

Pardo also played "Nate"/Jason in the NBC sci-fi series Revolution, co-starring Billy Burke.

Pardo played Young Santiago in the film The Burning Plain (2008) starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence with Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

[4] He played the half-vampire Nahuel in the second half of Breaking Dawn,[5] and a member of a drug cartel in Snitch.