Trejo spent many years of his early life in prisons on drug and robbery convictions. Trejo was a changed man after completing a life-changing 12-step rehabilitation program. Upon his release, Trejo got involved with several rehabilitation and counseling programs to help people struggling with problems he struggled once with.
In 1985, he met a young man at a Cocaine Anonymous meeting. He incidentally met the same struggling addict on the set of ‘Runaway Train,’ and Trejo was offered a role as a convict. Trejo was offered a chance to train Eric Roberts for a film, and interestingly he was eventually offered the role as his opponent in the ring.
After portraying several characters in films like ‘The Hidden (1987),’ ‘Lock-Up (1989),’ ‘Marked for Death (1990),’ ‘Mi Vida Loca (1993),’ and ‘Heat (1995),’ Trejo formed an alliance with Robert Rodriguez with the 1995 film ‘Desperado.’ The duo then moved to big-budget films like ‘Con Air (1997)’ and ‘The Replacement Killers (1998).’
Trejo portrayed the role of Uncle Isadore "Machete" Cortez in Robert Rodriguez’s 2001 super hit, ‘Spy Kids.’ He later appeared in sequels of both the films, and also starred in Rodriguez's ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2002).’
He continued working on big as well as small screens in a variety of projects, such as Alias, The Devil's Rejects, Monk, SherryBaby, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror, and Smiley Face. Thereafter, he appeared in Valley of Angels, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Saint John of Las Vegas, and Bad Ass.
A thief pulling off one last heist, and a cop hell-bent on catching him; Heat has all the elements of a successful crime drama, complete with an all-star cast. How this game of cat and mouse plays out forms the crux of the movie, with plenty of action and drama to satisfy every viewer.
A tribute to the 1970s exploitation film, it has two horror feature films - Planet Terror and Death Proof. In the first movie, there is a fierce struggle between the blood thirsty zombies and determined humans who want to survive. In the second movie, a psychopath Hollywood stuntman kills young women by using his death proof car. The movie also features fake exploitation trailers.
To secure a safe passage over the Mexican border, violent criminals—Seth and Richie Gecko—abduct Jacob Fuller, a pastor and his two children Scott and Kate. After crossing the border, they halt at a bar that turns out to be full of blood sucking vampires. The five now must join hands to survive till it is dawn.
Following the events of the first film, El Mariachi, former musician and gunslinger, arrives at a small Mexican border town looking for local drug lord Bucho and immediately engages in a gunfight with Bucho's goons. With an infuriated Bucho ready to retaliate, El Mariachi teams up with beautiful bookstore owner Carolina to free the town from the don's clutches.
In 1970s San Diego, Ron Burgundy is a highly successful news anchorman in male-dominated Channel 4. However, the arrival of Veronica Corningstone, an ambitious woman aspiring to be a newswoman, changes the entire scenario. Ron becomes increasingly resentful of Veronica’s success beginning a fierce rivalry between the two.
A small town in rural Texas turns into a nightmare when its inhabitants are infected by a deadly biochemical agent and transformed into zombies. Dancer Cherry Darling who replaces her lost leg with an assault rifle and grenade launcher teams up with survivors to fight off the zombies while the infection spreads worldwide.
Ex-army ranger, Sergeant Cameron Poe, is granted parole and must fly back to his wife and child on board the Jailbird, a flight carrying some of the most violent prisoners. He must also survive a plot by Cyrus the Virus Grissom who wants to escape with all the prisoners.
A Mexican Federal, Machete Cortez, tries to rescue a girl from drug lord Torrez but is betrayed and his family is killed. Three years later, he is employed to kill Texas Senator, John McLaughlin who is against Mexican immigration. This again turns out to be a setup with the culprit having connection with his old enemy. Machete, now decides to get his revenge on those who wronged him.
A group of lethal killers find themselves waking up in an alien planet where they are being hunted by a group of Super Predators nicknamed Tracker, Berserker, and Falconer. They also encounter Noland, who has survived on the planet for ten seasons. The group must survive the predators and find a way to escape the planet.
A corrupt CIA officer, Sands, brings in El Mariachi to eliminate General Marquez, a Mexican army officer who has been tasked by drug lord Barillo to kill the Mexican President. Sands also hires FBI agent Ramírez and AFN operative Ajedrez to track and kill Barillo. However, Sands, also has something else in his mind.
Xander "XXX" Cage is a thrill-seeking extreme sports professional who is offered a special mission by NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons in exchange for clearing out his past criminal records. While many undercover agents have failed, he must successfully infiltrate a well-trained Russian terrorist gang and recover a dangerous biochemical weapon utilizing his extreme skills.
Fans of Danny Trejo Also Viewed
