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Danny Trejo (/ ˈ t r eɪ h oʊ /, Spanish:; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. A native of Los Angeles, Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he landed a role in Runaway Train (1985). The first film in which he was given a proper credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987). [ 1 ]
Trejo in 2017. Danny Trejo is an American actor. His filmography consists of about 250 film and television roles. [1] His prominence in the B movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to Trejo as an "iconic actor" and a "film legend", among other titles.
Trejo's turn in Machete started with a cameo in the Spy Kids franchise. He appeared in a fake Robert Rodriguez trailer in the 2007 film Grindhouse, which led to a starring role in Machete and ...
Danny Trejo signed on as Guerrero, leader of the Blackwater Gang. Anthony Michael Hall played Guerrero's traitorous half-brother, Red. Mickey Rourke was cast as the Devil. [6] The film was directed by Roel Reine and written by Shane Kuhn and Brendan Cowles. [7] Filming commenced in around April 2012. Filming locations included Bucharest. [6]
Latino actor Danny Trejo speaks about his incredible journey from prison to Hollywood in his new memoir, “Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood."
Once Trejo started working in movies, he never stopped. Since 1985, he's amassed over 400 credits in feature films, as well as shorts and animated movies.
Trejo has described Machete as a "badass", and said that his mother had started calling him "Machete". [ 2 ] The Spy Kids version of the character has his own shop that sells spy gadgets, and is the uncle of Juni Cortez and Carmen Cortez , their father's estranged brother.
Trejo's life story inspired the 2019 Brett Harvey documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. Two years later, Trejo debuted his memoir, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood.