On screen, Danny Trejo is Hollywood’s favorite villain, a tough guy who has been shot, stabbed, hanged, and melted into goo more times than anyone can count. Off screen, his real story is far more powerful.
Raised in an abusive home, Danny battled heroin addiction, armed robbery, and prison sentences in places like San Quentin and Folsom. In solitary confinement, he found sobriety, spirituality, and a chance to change his life. From those dark beginnings, he became an unlikely Hollywood star, working alongside legends like Robert De Niro and Charles Bronson.
In Trejo, his raw and riveting memoir, he reveals the struggles behind the fame, his devotion to recovery communities, and the painful fight to heal his own family while helping others find redemption.
