Danny Trejo

12th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival Honors Actor

Danny Trejo

* Tribute presentation and World Premiere of CHAMPION on Saturday, March 12th, 8:00PM.

"I love playing the bad guy in movies, because the bad guy always dies. That's the real world. If someone asked me to play a bad guy that always got away with it, I'd pass. The very message I preach to youths who are in
crisis and in trouble is, the bad guy always loses and the good guy always wins. It's the one thing that movies and real life see eye-to-eye on."
Actor/Producer – Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo has developed a prolific career in the movie business, yet his
road to success has been hard earned and anything but typical. From
imprisonment to helping young people battle drug addiction, acting to
producing, the name, face, and achievements of Danny Trejo are well
recognized in Hollywood.

It all started when Danny went to the set of RUNAWAY TRAIN to offer support
to a man he'd been counseling. He was immediately offered a role as a
convict. Danny has since gone on to star in dozens of films including:
DESPERADO, the FROM DUSK 'TILL DAWN film series, HEAT (Robert DeNiro, Al
Pacino), SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS (Harrison Ford), REINDEER GAMES (Ben Affleck,
Gary Sinise), and SPY KIDS (Antonio Banderas). Danny is currently appearing
in THE SALTON SEA with Val Kilmer, SPY KIDS II, and XXX with Vin Diesel and
Samuel L. Jackson, and will appear in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO: DESPERADO
2 early next year. Danny has also appeared on numerous television shows
including The District, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Resurrection Blvd, as well
as co-starring in Showtime's Attica.

In 2000, Danny formed his production company, Starburst. His first endeavor
into producing films, THE ANIMAL FACTORY, was directed by Steve Buscemi and
starred Willem Defoe and Edward Furlong. Other projects in development under
the Starburst banner include MY FATHER'S FLAG (a young soldier’s conflict
between his father and country, and his evolution into a patriot); action
adventure thriller DESERT BURN; and WINNABAGO, a noir adventure set in the
70's surf scene of California and Mexico, which will be directed by Nick
James, with whom Danny produced the awardwinning short AN EYE FOR TALENT.
Despite Danny’s impressive list of credits, it's his continual roles as a
devoted husband, father of three, and as an intervention counselor that
bring him the most satisfaction.

* Tribute presentation and World Premiere of CHAMPION on Saturday, March
12th, 8:00PM.