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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo with Donal Logue

April 28, 2024 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

For a character actor known for tough guy roles, Danny Trejo has become surprisingly ubiquitous in Los Angeles.  Trejo’s Do-Nuts and Trejo’s Coffee shops are scattered about the city, and his voice is one of those who greets you at LAX.  And I’m all right with that.  LA could definitely do worse.  But the story of his life and how he got to this point would be laughed out of a writers’ table as just too improbable. He was in and out of most of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 70s and 80s what a trip, Danny Trejo with Donal Logue, Hollywood, Latino LA, Redemption story

elderberrywine's CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 70s and 80s what a trip, Danny Trejo with Donal Logue, Hollywood, Latino LA, Redemption story ·
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