Danny Trejo, you know the man. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a troubled childhood which included drug addiction, armed robbery and extensive prison time. Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of Danny Trejo before he turned himself around and after.
Acting
Trejo's raw, unguarded interviews
Production
Rare archival prison photos
Director
Joe Eckardt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Trejo's first film role in Runaway Train (1985) happened because he was on set as a drug counselor for a cast member — the director spotted his prison tattoos and hired him on the spot.
Robert Rodriguez deliberately built the Machete franchise around Trejo specifically because no Hollywood film had ever centered a Chicano ex-con as a hero.
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