%photo11% %photo1% In the movie "Machete," Danny Trejo stars as a tough-guy gun for hire. In real life, the character actor started out as an actual criminal who did hard time in San Quentin.

Danny Trejo: I met a guy in San Quentin when I was doing a movie called Blood In, Blood Out. If you look in the dictionary for East L.A. cholo gangster, it has his picture. I met him and we talked ...

Danny Trejo’s tattoos include a woman on his chest, a peacock, the names of his daughter and ex-wife and a hummingbird. The Mexican-American actor got most of his tattoos in San Quentin State ...

Danny Trejo is celebrating a major milestone. ... The 79-year-old decided to get sober when he was 24 while serving time inside San Quentin State Prison in Northern California.

As a teenager, Trejo became addicted to heroin before he found himself locked up in some of America’s most violent penitentiaries, including the notoriously dangerous San Quentin State Prison ...

Trejo's made a career playing menacing tough guys, from 'Sons of Anarchy' to 'Machete.' He says that his experience standing in the yard waiting for a prison riot in San Quentin prepared him for ...

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Danny Trejo about his new cookbook, Trejo's Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks from the Heart of Hollywood.

Danny Trejo, who has been sober for over 50 years, made a point of including mocktail recipes in his cookbook to get rid of the “stigma” of sobriety. ... story is about the massive picnic spreads he ...

Actor Danny Trejo is known for playing the heavy in many films, such as Machete, but an unknown thrower of … Continue reading "Danny Trejo Gets In 4th Of July Fight At 80 Years Old" ...

Actor Danny Trejo, who struggled with alcohol and drug addiction as a teenager, ... By 24 years old, Trejo ended up serving time in San Quentin State Prison in California, ...

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Danny Trejo about his new cookbook, Trejo's Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks from the Heart of Hollywood.