Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood / Danny Trejo with Donal Logue.

"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"-- Raised in an abusive home, Trejo struggled with heroin addiction and did stints in some...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trejo, Danny, 1944- (Author)
Logue, Donal, 1966- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Edition:First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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Physical Description:x, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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-doo-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.