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Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo born May 16, 1944, is an iconic American actor and entrepreneur. Best known for his tough-guy roles, Trejo has carved out a unique space for himself in Hollywood with his imposing presence and distinctive looks. After a tumultuous early life, involved in substance abuse and crime, leading to various stints in prison, Trejo made a dramatic turnaround after attending a 12-step program. Leveraging boxing skills he honed while behind bars, he carved himself a niche in Hollywood, often playing hardened characters with a dangerous edge.

Trejo's acting career began in 1985 and he has since had a diverse filmography. He found fame with roles in films such as 'Desperado', 'Heat', 'Con Air', and 'From Dusk till Dawn'. Trejo's fame transcended to newer heights when in 2001, he appeared as the character Isador "Machete" Cortez in the Robert Rodriguez-directed 'Spy Kids' franchise. Consequently, in 2010, the character Machete found its own spin-off film which turned into a franchise, further cementing Trejo's position in the industry. Not limited to live-action, Trejo has ventured into voice acting for popular video games like 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' and 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'. Alongside his extensive career in film and television, Trejo is a successful business owner with a series of popular Los Angeles restaurants to his name.

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Biography, Career & Filmography

Learn more about Danny Trejo, including a detailed biography, career timeline, personal life insights, and complete filmography. Discover how Danny Trejo rose to fame, their major roles, industry impact, and personal milestones in the world of film.


Given Name: Danny Trejo

Born: Maywood, California, U.S.

Citizenship: American

Birthday: May 16, 1944

Occupations: Actor, Entrepreneur

Years Active: 1985-present

Children: 3

Spouses: Laura, Debbie Schipek, Joanne Discuillo, Debbie Shreve

Movies Featuring Danny Trejo

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Madness in the Method

Madness in the Method

3 from Hell

3 from Hell

The Legend of La Llorona

The Legend of La Llorona

Machete

Machete

Machete Kills

Machete Kills

Maximum Impact

Maximum Impact

Violet & Daisy

Violet & Daisy

THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus

THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Survivors Guide to Prison

Survivors Guide to Prison

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2

It's a Wonderful Binge

It's a Wonderful Binge

Final Kill

Final Kill

The Outsider

The Outsider

Good Fortune

Good Fortune

All About the Money

All About the Money

Pistolera

Pistolera

Wish Man

Wish Man

Big Kill

Big Kill

Renegades

Renegades

Gone Are the Days

Gone Are the Days

Acceleration

Acceleration

Seven Cemeteries

Seven Cemeteries

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox

Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox

The Lazarus Papers

The Lazarus Papers

Justin Time

Justin Time

Shoot the Hero

Shoot the Hero

Boston Girls

Boston Girls

Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise

Cross

Cross

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury

The Black Mamba

The Black Mamba

Recoil

Recoil

Bad Ass

Bad Ass

Rise of the Zombies

Rise of the Zombies

Death Race: Inferno

Death Race: Inferno

Counterpunch

Counterpunch

Tattoo Nation

Tattoo Nation

The Insomniac

The Insomniac

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

The Contractor

The Contractor

Force of Execution

Force of Execution

Voodoo Possession

Voodoo Possession

Pastor Shepherd

Pastor Shepherd

Gun

Gun

Beatdown

Beatdown

Death Race 2

Death Race 2

The Bill Collector

The Bill Collector

Predators: Moments of Extraction

Predators: Moments of Extraction

The Cloth

The Cloth

Ticket to Vegas

Ticket to Vegas

Five Thirteen

Five Thirteen

Bullet

Bullet

20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending

20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending

House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun

Haunted High

Haunted High

Dead in Tombstone

Dead in Tombstone

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals

Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals

Throwdown

Throwdown

Bro’

Bro’

Reaper

Reaper

A Horse Story

A Horse Story

Hope Lost

Hope Lost

Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession

Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession

The Night Crew

The Night Crew

Zombie Hunter

Zombie Hunter

Courier from ‘Paradise’

Courier from ‘Paradise’

The Burning Dead

The Burning Dead

3-Headed Shark Attack

3-Headed Shark Attack

4Got10

4Got10

Sock ’Em Dead

Sock ’Em Dead

Cyborg X

Cyborg X

Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

Juarez 2045

Juarez 2045

Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale

Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale

Murder in the Woods

Murder in the Woods

Avenge the Crows

Avenge the Crows

#Roxy

#Roxy

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Frat Pack

Frat Pack

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

VANish

VANish

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Boost

Boost

Street Level

Street Level

Cross Wars

Cross Wars

Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

L.A. Slasher

L.A. Slasher

Range 15

Range 15

Dead Again in Tombstone

Dead Again in Tombstone

Slasher Party

Slasher Party

The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road

Bullets of Justice

Bullets of Justice

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Cross: Rise of the Villains

Cross: Rise of the Villains

East LA Interchange

East LA Interchange

Grand-Daddy Day Care

Grand-Daddy Day Care

13 Moons

13 Moons

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Venice Underground

Venice Underground

Bare Knuckle Brawler

Bare Knuckle Brawler

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

Nobody Wants Your Film

Nobody Wants Your Film

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

30 Days in Hell: The Making of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’

30 Days in Hell: The Making of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’

Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror

7 Mummies

7 Mummies

National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie

National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie

Halloween

Halloween

Urban Justice

Urban Justice

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

No Way Out

No Way Out

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

Nightstalker

Nightstalker

Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars

Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars

All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos

All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos

The Making of ‘Heat’

The Making of ‘Heat’

Champion

Champion

The Curse of El Charro

The Curse of El Charro

Tennis Anyone?

Tennis Anyone?

Danny Roane: First Time Director

Danny Roane: First Time Director

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

Machete

Machete

Heckler

Heckler

Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

Slayer

Slayer

On Bloody Sunday

On Bloody Sunday

Furnace

Furnace

Guns

Guns

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Doublecrossed

Doublecrossed

Carnal Crimes

Carnal Crimes

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

Wedlock

Wedlock

High Hopes

High Hopes

Whore

Whore

The Last Hour

The Last Hour

Terminal Exposure

Terminal Exposure

Cage

Cage

Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

Death Rider in the House of Vampires

Death Rider in the House of Vampires

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three

Pups Alone

Pups Alone

Comedy Chingonas

Comedy Chingonas

VampFather

VampFather

Bail Out

Bail Out

The Rebels of PT-218

The Rebels of PT-218

A Tale of Two Guns

A Tale of Two Guns

Lumpia: With a Vengeance

Lumpia: With a Vengeance

Donny’s Bar Mitzvah

Donny’s Bar Mitzvah

Shadow of the Cat

Shadow of the Cat

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Wolf Mountain

Wolf Mountain

1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom

1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom

Death on the Border

Death on the Border

Miami Bici 2

Miami Bici 2

The Night They Came Home

The Night They Came Home

Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three

Sunset Grill

Sunset Grill

Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

Lumpia: With a Vengeance

Lumpia: With a Vengeance

Dilemma

Dilemma

Los Locos

Los Locos

Point Blank

Point Blank

Toxic

Toxic

Criminal Passion

Criminal Passion

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Face is Familiar

The Face is Familiar

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

Official Rejection

Official Rejection

The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

Eyeborgs

Eyeborgs

Necessary Evil

Necessary Evil

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter

Caroltyn

Caroltyn

Champions

Champions

Babysitters Beware

Babysitters Beware

Jaguar

Jaguar

Hunting Games

Hunting Games

Nails

Nails

Doppelganger

Doppelganger

Trojan War

Trojan War

Inferno

Inferno

I Heart Robots

I Heart Robots

Career Timeline

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