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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
by Danny Trejo
This is the amazing biography of Danny Trejo, hollywood star, former drug dealer, gang member and drug counsellor.
Danny made his first movie in his 40s and wrote this book at 76. So there’s 30+ years of Hollywood stories but there’s also the very raw story of his life before hollywood. Born to parents who didn’t appear to want him, he grew up with a close bond with his uncle. He committed his first crime at 7 and his first armed robbery at 14. He was incarcerated multiple times at some of the most famous jails in the US - San Quentin, Folsom, Soledad.
This book tells of his childhood trauma, rehabilitation and transformation into the movie bad guy we all love. He is humble, penitent, gracious and grounded. This is the best biography I’ve read in a long while. Totally recommend
Danny made his first movie in his 40s and wrote this book at 76. So there’s 30+ years of Hollywood stories but there’s also the very raw story of his life before hollywood. Born to parents who didn’t appear to want him, he grew up with a close bond with his uncle. He committed his first crime at 7 and his first armed robbery at 14. He was incarcerated multiple times at some of the most famous jails in the US - San Quentin, Folsom, Soledad.
This book tells of his childhood trauma, rehabilitation and transformation into the movie bad guy we all love. He is humble, penitent, gracious and grounded. This is the best biography I’ve read in a long while. Totally recommend