 He was good friends with fellow "Electric Company" star Rita Moreno.His most notable movie role was as Ramon in the 1979 comedy "Hot Stuff", in which he starred alongside Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, and Suzanne Pleshette.Ávalos also starred as Jesse Rodriguez on the short-lived situation comedy "Condo" with McLean Stevenson, and as Dr. Tomas Esquivel on the short-lived situation comedy "E/R" with Elliott Gould and Mary McDonnell.