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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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982150822 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Atria Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Soledad 1968 -- Ninety days of freedom 1965 -- Young men and fire 1965 -- The right now 1966 -- Help 1968 -- Zip-a-dee-do-dah 1968 -- 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 -- 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 -- Machete 2010 -- Double life 2010 -- Worrying and praying 2013 -- El padrino 2014 -- Trejo's Tacos 2015 -- From a son 2018 -- Danny Trejo Day -- Epilogue: May 15, 2020. |
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| Subject: | Trejo, Danny, 1944- Actors > United States > Biography. Hispanic American actors > Biography. Ex-convicts > United States > Biography. Drug addicts > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 791.43028092 Trejo | 31681010242261 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Redemptive and painful, poignant and real, this memoir from one of the most recognizable, prolific and beloved character actors traces his journey from crime, prison, addiction and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywoodâs favorite bad guy with a heart of gold. 150,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Simon and Schuster
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“If you’re a fan like I am this is definitely the book for you.” —Pete Davidson, actor, producer, and cast member on Saturday Night Live
“Danny’s incredible life story shows that even though we may fall down at some point in our lives, it’s what we do when we stand back up that really counts.” —Robert Rodriguez, creator of Spy Kids, Desperado, and Machete
Discover the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss—it’s “enough to make you believe in the possibility of a Hollywood ending” (The New York Times Book Review).
On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend.
Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled with heroin addiction and stints in some of the country’s most notorious state prisons—including San Quentin and Folsom—from an early age, before starring in such modern classics as Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, and Machete. Now, in this funny, painful, and suspenseful memoir, Danny takes us through the incredible ups and downs of his life, including meeting one of the world’s most notorious serial killers in prison and working with legends like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro.
An honest, unflinching, and “inspirational study in the definition of character” (Kevin Smith, director and actor), Trejo reveals how he managed the horrors of prison, rebuilt himself after finding sobriety and spirituality in solitary confinement, and draws inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film roles that made him a household name. He also shares the painful contradictions in his personal life. Although he speaks everywhere from prison yards to NPR about his past to inspire countless others on their own road to recovery and redemption, he struggles to help his children with their personal battles with addiction, and to build relationships that last.
Redemptive and painful, poignant and real, Trejo is a portrait of a magnificent life and an unforgettable and exceptional journey.
