Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood

Trejo, Danny, 1944- author.

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Book

New York : Atria Books, 2021.

x, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo's journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood's favorite bad guy with a heart of gold"-- Provided by publisher.

Trejo, Danny, 1944-

Actors -- United States -- Biography.

Hispanic American actors -- Biography.

Ex-convicts -- United States -- Biography.

Drug addicts -- United States -- Biography.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Autobiographies.

Logue, Donal, 1966- author.

Prologue -- Part one: Escape. Soledad: 1968 ; Ninety days of freedom: 1965 ; Young men and fire: 1965 ; The right now: 1966 ; Help: 1968 ; Zip-a-dee-do-dah: 1968 -- Part two: The right man for the job. Clean, sober, and scared: 1969 ; Familiar faces: 1969 ; Old rage: 1972 ; Una en la casa: 1975-76 ; The Trejo name: 1975 ; Third time's a charm 1975 ; A secret unravels: 1978 ; Life and death: 1981 ; The fight with Gilbert: 1982 ; Danny boy: 1983 -- Part three: Inmate #1. Runaway train: 1985 ; Goodbye to another life: 1986 ; First class: 1987 ; Party of five: 1988 ; American me 1991 ; Cell C550: 1992 ; Mi vida loca: 1991 ; The right thing: 1991 ; The fixer: 1995 ; Mrs. Finley's Amazon: 1996 ; Domestic life: 1996 ; Highs and lows: 1997 -- Part four: From a son. Machete: 2010 ; Double life: 2010 ; Worrying and praying: 2013 ; El padrino: 2014 ; Trejo's tacos: 2015 ; From a son: 2018 ; Danny Trejo day: 2020 -- Epilogue: May 15, 2020.

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