Estradthe became a teen idol during the era, appearing on the handle of Tiger Beat and other publications. This allegedly caused the jealousy of one of his CHiPs co-workfellow, & a series was cancelled when half a dozen seasons.

In the 1970 Hollywood production of a Cross and the Flick knife, Erik played a role of Nicky Cruz alongside actor/singer Pat Boone who played the role of David Wilkerson.

In the 1980s, Estrada had little luck trying to develop back into television or even motion-picture show, however in the 1990s he made the comeback: He played Johnny, the Tijuana trucker, in the Televisa telenovela Dos Mujeres, un Camino. He earned a single million dollars for that act & became celebrated once more.

Within 2001 he made the brief comeback, swimming the principal inside Hilary Duff's tv show, Lizzie McGuire. He has as well got the regular role doing voice act for the Cartoon Network show Sealab 2021, which also gave him a chance to parody himself. Within several toddlers's half-30 minutes cartoons, including Maya & Miguel, Estrada serves as a guest star. A indicate has featured many CHiPs court & his character, 1st Mate Marco Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is played as a stereotypic Latin macho-stud. Estrada besides appears around an extended-going series of infomercials, selling property in Siskiyou County, California, Lake Shastina, California, Ocean Shores, Washington, and Colorado, and recently, Tellico Village, Tennessee. He has too been appearing within commericals for real estate inside Florida and Arkansas.

Estrada has besides typically been seen within music on line videos & last appeared 2004 in Eminem's music video Upright Snap. He has the band known as when him ("Estradasphere") based within Santa Cruz, California.