On screen Danny Trejo is the most recognisable anti-hero in Hollywood - killed at least a
hundred times he steals every scene he's in. But off screen he is so much more. The ultimate
hard-knock-lifer and a true man of the world he has all the stories and all the scars.
Raised in an abusive home Danny struggled from an early age with heroin addiction and doing
time in some of the country's most notorious state prisons including Folsom and San Quentin -
where he met Charles Manson - before starring in modern classics and cult hits alike such as
Heat Breaking Bad From Dusk Till Dawn Sons of Anarchy Desperado Machete and scores more.
Now Danny takes us through the peaks and valleys of his life including meeting one of the
world's most infamous serial killers and working with icons like Charles Bronson and Robert De
Niro. In raw detail Danny recounts how he managed the horrors of incarceration rebuilt his
life and drew inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film
roles that forged his legend. Redemptive poignant and raw Trejo is a portrait of a
magnificent life and an unforgettable journey through tragedy pain and finally success.
Told with cowboy appeal gritty rebel wisdom and total honesty these are outlaw stories from
the frontiers: the frontiers of prison of Hollywood and of life.
