Danny Trejo's Road From Prison To Hollywood

Trejo has become one of Hollywood's go-to badasses and bad guys. He's got over 380 acting credits to his name. Growing up, he was in and out of the most notorious prisons in California, enmeshed in crime and struggling with substance use. Now he's written about those life experiences in his new memoir, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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