Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood

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Beale, Lewis (May 9, 2007). "He ain't that bad". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009 . Retrieved June 2, 2007. Trejo has starred in dozens of films including DESPERADO, HEAT, the FROM DUSK TILL DAWN series, CON AIR, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, the SPY KIDS movies, MACHETE, and MACHETE KILLS, the BAD ASS trilogy, DEAD AGAIN IN TOMBSTONE and co-starred in DEATH RACE 2, DEATH RACE: INFERNO, MUPPETS MOST WANTED, GRAND DADDY DAY CARE, 3 FROM HELL which was released in September 2019. Danny can also be seen in MADNESS IN THE METHOD, directed by Jason Mewes which was released in August 2019. Young Danny's life was fast and hard and he fully expected to die in prison. Instead, he turned his life around, becoming a famous actor (the most-killed actor in Hollywood history) and helping innumerable others come off of drugs and turn their lives around.

Donal Logue: Yeah. How much love must it take for a parent to do that? People don't see it as the other side of... You know, we share an Earth together. Believe me, man, I did living in the United States. Avila, Pamela. (2021) "Danny Trejo on his new memoir, toxic masculinity and how his daughter 'helped me change my life'", USA Today, July 13. Retrieved August 6, 2021. Donal Logue: It is! When I worked at the West Hollywood Drug & Alcohol Center, and Danny's been around this forever.. There used to be, like, 15 meetings a day, whether it was alcohol or cocaine abuse or sex or food or whatever. And someone said, "Whether you shoot it, snort it, drink it, have sex with it, it's just stuffing feelings." What happens is, we become overwhelmed with a little bit of an emotion that feels a lot for us. In that momentary thing, we reach for something. Believe me... I didn't have that issue when I first got sober. I had it later, with food, with gambling, with whatever it was where I'm seeking something outside myself, just to take me out of that painful thought for a second. If we can learn to sit with it, just through that thirty seconds of oomph... Danny Trejo ( / ˈ t r eɪ h oʊ/ Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is a Mexican-American actor. He has appeared in films including Desperado, Heat, and the From Dusk Till Dawn film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed the character of Isador "Machete" Cortez, which was originally developed for the Spy Kids series and was later expanded into its own franchise of the same name.

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Discover the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss—it’s “enough to make you believe in the possibility of a Hollywood ending” ( The New York Times Book Review). Simply put, Trejo is a memoir you don’t want to miss! Film aficionados will appreciate the inside look at how Danny Trejo accidentally fell into the film business, then became one of the hardest workers around, snagging the title of being “killed” on-screen more than any other actor. But this book is more than just that. It is a tale of ups and downs, of perseverance. A look across a lifetime of pain and loss, alongside joy and success. And most importantly, it is a reminder of how complex human beings really are, how powerfully resilient. Barlow, Helen (November 11, 2010). "Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo cutting a short story long". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020 . Retrieved November 12, 2010. Captain Rogers ran up and said, “Trejo, did you get him?” I guessed he was asking if I took Ray out to stop him from running. I didn’t know how to answer, so I said, “Yeah.”

In Trejo, he describes how the difficult lessons he learned in childhood both saved his professional life and hindered his personal one, offering an inspirational and brutally honest look at his fascinating life. He shares how he rebuilt his life after finding sobriety and spirituality in solitary confinement and went on to become a success, hobnobbing with A-list celebrities and using his memories of his adrenaline-fueled robbing heists to inspire him as an actor. a b c d e f Wright, Paul (August 2011). "Prison Legal News Interviews Former Prisoner and Famous Actor Danny Trejo". Prison Legal News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 . Retrieved September 18, 2013. And there's such authenticity in both of those movies, but you're only in one of them, so let's talk about Blood In Blood Out. I know you talked about this on Marc Maron's show, but that authenticity, of being genuine and being seen positively in any given community, just because of how real that movie is... Could you talk a little bit about how you knew that was going to be the real deal, and when you could play this role that was so true to yourself, more than any other role?

Trejo found a new talent agent with the help of Raymond Cruz. He was first cast in an episode of Baywatch, followed by a part in 1993's Last Light, Kiefer Sutherland's directorial debut. [52] Donal Logue: You know what I mean? You never know where people are at. Even if you're in a bad spot, help someone else out. It'll immediately make you feel better.