Danny Trejo was honored by Los Angeles drug and alcohol treatment center Cri-Help Friday night during its 50th anniversary drive-in celebration at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
The “Desperado” actor, who has been sober for nearly 53 years, was presented with the inaugural Vanguard Award for his work and advocacy of the recovery community by his filmmaker son, Gilbert Trejo. “Everything from Aug. 23, 1968 to now is just like a dream,” Danny Trejo told Variety, referring to his sobriety date. “I’ve got nothing to complain about. I’ve got nothing to fix.”
He has been involved with Cri-Help since it first opened. “You get to see moms who should never be near a kid become soccer moms and drive a minivan,” the actor said. “You see dads who you’d think would still be in prison coaching little league baseball teams. Cri-Help is really one of God’s tools.”
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The “Desperado” actor, who has been sober for nearly 53 years, was presented with the inaugural Vanguard Award for his work and advocacy of the recovery community by his filmmaker son, Gilbert Trejo. “Everything from Aug. 23, 1968 to now is just like a dream,” Danny Trejo told Variety, referring to his sobriety date. “I’ve got nothing to complain about. I’ve got nothing to fix.”
He has been involved with Cri-Help since it first opened. “You get to see moms who should never be near a kid become soccer moms and drive a minivan,” the actor said. “You see dads who you’d think would still be in prison coaching little league baseball teams. Cri-Help is really one of God’s tools.”
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- 5/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Danny Trejo, who starred in a PSA for Los Angeles recovery center Cri-Help, will again show up for the institution by appearing at its 50th-anniversary celebration where he will be honored with an inaugural Vanguard Award.
Scheduled for May 14 at 8 p.m. at Santa Anita Park, the program includes a menu by the actor’s Trejos Tacos, a special musical performance, an anniversary ceremony and a screening of Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. The 2019 documentary traces Trejo’s life and career, from doing hard time in prison to finding recovery and building a lasting Hollywood career and ...
Scheduled for May 14 at 8 p.m. at Santa Anita Park, the program includes a menu by the actor’s Trejos Tacos, a special musical performance, an anniversary ceremony and a screening of Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. The 2019 documentary traces Trejo’s life and career, from doing hard time in prison to finding recovery and building a lasting Hollywood career and ...
- 4/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Danny Trejo, who starred in a PSA for Los Angeles recovery center Cri-Help, will again show up for the institution by appearing at its 50th-anniversary celebration where he will be honored with an inaugural Vanguard Award.
Scheduled for May 14 at 8 p.m. at Santa Anita Park, the program includes a menu by the actor’s Trejos Tacos, a special musical performance, an anniversary ceremony and a screening of Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. The 2019 documentary traces Trejo’s life and career, from doing hard time in prison to finding recovery and building a lasting Hollywood career and ...
Scheduled for May 14 at 8 p.m. at Santa Anita Park, the program includes a menu by the actor’s Trejos Tacos, a special musical performance, an anniversary ceremony and a screening of Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. The 2019 documentary traces Trejo’s life and career, from doing hard time in prison to finding recovery and building a lasting Hollywood career and ...
- 4/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Machete don’t text. But Machete Does listen to Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew Podcast! On this episode, the ‘Crew is joined by the iconic and legendary actor Danny Trejo! Trejo’s latest project is his most personal one to date. Available now on digital, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. This biography documentary chronicles Trejo’s life from […]...
- 7/14/2020
- by Lauren Shand
- bloody-disgusting.com
When you look at the face of Danny Trejo, you see the creases and hollows and pockmarks, the eye pouches like saddlebags, the badges of a life so well-worn that, at first, that’s just about all you see. Yet the more you look, the more you notice a paradox. For someone who has been around more blocks than most of us will ever know, Trejo is actually, beneath the fugly weathering, kind of a sexy dude — and, off camera, a funny, self-deprecating, and gruffly gentle one, with one of those light-up-the-room grins. That’s the drama of Danny Trejo: On camera, his look of sullen morose menace suggests the forces, as heavy as an anvil, that are keeping him from smiling. When you look into that face, you want to know what those forces are.
“Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo” is a compelling and heartfelt documentary that fills all of that in.
“Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo” is a compelling and heartfelt documentary that fills all of that in.
- 7/9/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Witness the rise of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. Now available On Demand (and iTunes) is Universal Home Entertainment’s powerful documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. “The feature pays homage to Danny Trejo’s heritage—his Mexican roots and his Los Angeles upbringing—as he gives fans a first-hand look into the extraordinary life journey that […]...
- 7/7/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Danny Trejo is known for his prolific appearances in film and TV, but acting was something he fell into — not something he thought would be his life's work.
In an exclusive clip from the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, the actor recalls being called down to the set of Runaway Train (1985) by a young man he was mentoring. There, he saw extras dressed in prison blues, acting tough. But to Trejo, who had spent time in prison two decades earlier, they didn't look authentic, and he made it known that he thought so.
Soon,...
In an exclusive clip from the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, the actor recalls being called down to the set of Runaway Train (1985) by a young man he was mentoring. There, he saw extras dressed in prison blues, acting tough. But to Trejo, who had spent time in prison two decades earlier, they didn't look authentic, and he made it known that he thought so.
Soon,...
- 6/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Danny Trejo is known for his prolific appearances in film and TV, but acting was something he fell into — not something he thought would be his life's work.
In an exclusive clip from the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, the actor recalls being called down to the set of Runaway Train (1985) by a young man he was mentoring. There, he saw extras dressed in prison blues, acting tough. But to Trejo, who had spent time in prison two decades earlier, they didn't look authentic, and he made it known that he thought so.
Soon,...
In an exclusive clip from the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, the actor recalls being called down to the set of Runaway Train (1985) by a young man he was mentoring. There, he saw extras dressed in prison blues, acting tough. But to Trejo, who had spent time in prison two decades earlier, they didn't look authentic, and he made it known that he thought so.
Soon,...
- 6/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From starring in the lead role in Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” films to credits that also include the “Death Wish” franchise and “Grand Theft Auto,” Danny Trejo is one of the most prolific talents in Hollywood. The longtime actor will discuss his career this week as part of IndieWire’s Instagram Live interview series. Trejo’s interview with IndieWire executive editor and chief critic Eric Kohn will begin on IndieWire’s official Instagram page at 2:30 p.m. Et on Wednesday, June 24. Previous IndieWire Instagram Live sessions have featured interviews with Eric Andre, Diego Luna, and Rose McGowan, among others.
Trejo has had memorable roles in a dizzying array of films, television shows, and video games, including “Sons of Anarchy” and “Breaking Bad,” as well as the “Spy Kids” film franchise. Trejo’s Machete character in the “Spy Kids” films was briefly featured in Quinten Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” and Trejo...
Trejo has had memorable roles in a dizzying array of films, television shows, and video games, including “Sons of Anarchy” and “Breaking Bad,” as well as the “Spy Kids” film franchise. Trejo’s Machete character in the “Spy Kids” films was briefly featured in Quinten Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” and Trejo...
- 6/24/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
From starring in the lead role in Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” films to credits that also include the “Death Wish” franchise and “Grand Theft Auto,” Danny Trejo is one of the most prolific talents in Hollywood. The longtime actor will discuss his career this week as part of IndieWire’s Instagram Live interview series. Trejo’s interview with IndieWire executive editor and chief critic Eric Kohn will begin on IndieWire’s official Instagram page at 2:30 p.m. Et on Wednesday, June 24. Previous IndieWire Instagram Live sessions have featured interviews with Eric Andre, Diego Luna, and Rose McGowan, among others.
Trejo has had memorable roles in a dizzying array of films, television shows, and video games, including “Sons of Anarchy” and “Breaking Bad,” as well as the “Spy Kids” film franchise. Trejo’s Machete character in the “Spy Kids” films was briefly featured in Quinten Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” and Trejo...
Trejo has had memorable roles in a dizzying array of films, television shows, and video games, including “Sons of Anarchy” and “Breaking Bad,” as well as the “Spy Kids” film franchise. Trejo’s Machete character in the “Spy Kids” films was briefly featured in Quinten Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” and Trejo...
- 6/24/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Thompson on Hollywood
Taking its title from the types of characters that Danny Trejo became famous playing, Brett Harvey’s hagiographic documentary “Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo” is a routine, but nevertheless inspirational, chronicle of character actor Trejo’s rise from the tough Pacoima neighborhood through his addiction to heroin as a teenager, to his stints in jail, and finally his triumph as a hard-working actor who has over 400 acting credits to his name.
Continue reading ‘Inmate #1’ Is A Routine But Inspirational Portrait Of Danny Trejo [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Inmate #1’ Is A Routine But Inspirational Portrait Of Danny Trejo [Review] at The Playlist.
- 6/21/2020
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo, an inspiring new documentary chronicling Danny Trejo’s life journey from hardened criminal to movie icon. The film will be available in the U.S. on digital platforms July 7, 2020. You can check out the trailer here:
Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo reveals the extraordinary life of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo, available on digital in the U.S July 7, 2020. This film gives viewers a raw and inspirational account of Trejo’s unbelievable transformation from hardened criminal to celebrated movie icon and beloved friend of all who cross his path.
From a life of hard drugs and armed robberies to Hollywood red carpets and mentoring addicts, this is the telling of one of the most radical and uplifting transformation stories of human character ever put to film. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians), Inmate #1: The Rise Of...
Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo reveals the extraordinary life of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo, available on digital in the U.S July 7, 2020. This film gives viewers a raw and inspirational account of Trejo’s unbelievable transformation from hardened criminal to celebrated movie icon and beloved friend of all who cross his path.
From a life of hard drugs and armed robberies to Hollywood red carpets and mentoring addicts, this is the telling of one of the most radical and uplifting transformation stories of human character ever put to film. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians), Inmate #1: The Rise Of...
- 6/9/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Neon has debuted the first trailer for ‘Shirley’, a portrait/fictional biography of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ author Shirley Jackson starring Elisabeth Moss.
The film follows renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.
Directed by Josephine Decker, the film stars Logan Lerman, Odessa Young and Michael Stuhlbarg alongside Moss.
Also in trailers – New trailer launches for ‘Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo’
The film has a release date of June 5th.
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The film follows renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.
Directed by Josephine Decker, the film stars Logan Lerman, Odessa Young and Michael Stuhlbarg alongside Moss.
Also in trailers – New trailer launches for ‘Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo’
The film has a release date of June 5th.
The post Elisabeth Moss stars in trailer for ‘Shirley’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 5/11/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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