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Danny Trejo

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Biography

Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is a Native Mexican-American actor, and character actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as hypermasculine characters, villains and anti-heroes. Some of his notable films include Heat, Con Air, Machete, and Desperado, the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Heat

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Zootopia 2

As Jesús (voice)

Anaconda

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Mi Vida Loca

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Minions: The Rise of Gru

As Stronghold (voice)

xXx

As El Jefe

Con Air

As "Johnny-23"

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Nature Turns

Exploring the deep to the desert, and the skies to the suburbs, animals have long been cinema's most primal villains. This chain traces the evolution of the cre...

8 films

Second Chances

From Hitchcock to Mann, a journey through films where directors revisit their own earlier work, refining obsession into art.

8 films

Grit and Grace in the City of Angels

From Boyle Heights to South Central, these eight films reveal Los Angeles as a place of struggle, resilience, and unexpected beauty.

7 films

25 Years of Flailing: How Bridget Jones Perfected the Best Worst Fight Scene Ever

From Bridget Jones's iconic street brawl to a Greek restaurant showdown, trace the lineage of cinema's most gloriously awkward fights.

5 films

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