Sep 23, 2020 · So for the next five years, Trejo played roles like “cholo,” “bodyguard,” and “prisoner,” as his reputation in the industry grew. “Every time I would show up on set, the director ...

Apr 6, 2023 · Trejo followed Gilbert into a new “cholo” lifestyle, and under his uncle’s wing, he felt at home, even if it was leading him into a life of crime. “Gilbert taught me how to act,” Trejo said.

Jun 22, 2021 · When you take the dress and the code of a cholo, or a Crip, or a Blood, or a Mexican Mafia member—or an Aryan Brother, for that matter—you become something that is no longer Mexican, or Black ...

Jul 14, 2021 · Surprisingly, Olmos appeared in "full cholo wear," Trejo writes, including a "blue shirt buttoned up at the top and flying open to the bottom."

Apr 23, 2019 · Danny Trejo is an actor and entrepreneur who has starred in over 300 films, but life wasn’t always so easy. Trejo had a tough upbringing, one that led him in and out of the juvenile hall and eventually in prison until he was 27 years old.

Jul 14, 2021 · For the first five years of his movie career, Chicano actor Danny Trejo portrayed characters who were so menacing, they didn’t need names. Trejo didn’t go to acting school to learn how to...

Jun 29, 2021 · Danny Trejo at his home in L.A. He documents his highly unusual journey from prison to screen in the new memoir “Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood.” (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Feb 13, 2020 · In my early 20s, I got locked up in the San Quentin penitentiary. And there was this guy. I’ll never forget him. If you look up “gangster cholo” in the dictionary, you’ll see his picture. He’d...

Jul 9, 2020 · Volverse adicto a la heroína a los 12 años, coleccionar asaltos a mano armada en su adolescencia y pasar varios años en las prisiones más peligrosas de Estados Unidos son experiencias que Danny Trejo recuerda hoy con humor, y todo gracias a que por su cuerpo corre sangre mexicana.

Jun 22, 2021 · When Danny Trejo Negotiated Between Hollywood and Mexican Prison Gangs: The iconic actor recalls his involvement in American Me, the controversial film that resulted in as many as 10 deaths.