Portrait Of: Danny Trejo
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:44.0 | I started getting cast as inmate number one, but they still gave me 320 a day. I didn't get paid as extra. |
| 0:51.0 | So even though I only have like one line like, Matalos, that was one of my favorite lines, Matalos. |
| 1:03.0 | From Futuro Media, it's Latino USA. I'm Mariano Rosa. Today, a portrait of Danny Trejo. |
| 1:10.0 | If you don't recognize his name immediately, you'll definitely recognize his face. So listen to this voice and try and imagine the face it goes with. |
| 1:25.0 | Have one question for you, Emil. Where is your brother? |
| 1:30.0 | Did you get it? |
| 1:32.0 | Danny Trejo's signature look is long-haired, a scarred face, and he's usually carrying some very powerful weapon. |
| 1:40.0 | My favorite movie that he's in is Spy Kids, where he plays Uncle Machete. |
| 1:45.0 | Close your eyes and hold out your wrist. I'm going to give you the one gadget you should always carry. |
| 1:52.0 | A rubber band? No, it's a Machete elastic wonder. It's a rubber band. |
| 1:58.0 | Yeah, but it's also the world's greatest gadget. |
| 2:01.0 | Trejo has starred in over 300 films since he began acting in 1985. |
| 2:06.0 | Just to name a few, he was in Desperado, heat from Dust Till Dawn, Conair once upon a time in Mexico, Grind House, Machete, and that's just naming a few. |
| 2:18.0 | I was born in the center. I'll probably die soon. |
| 2:23.0 | You often plays the role of a villain or a tough guy. |
| 2:28.0 | He says the persona came naturally after 11 years in prison and a pretty tough upbringing, which included being introduced to drugs as a kid. |
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