Danny Trejo
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Well, it's funny because when I was doing Blood In and Blood Out, I met a guy, Mario Castillo. And we were talking, and I said, hey, why don't you come in and get your part in this movie? And he said, we can't. They were sureños, right? And Quentin was the northern receptionist. They were all norteños. Right. Mario was so tough that in a Norteño prison, he's wearing a pair of shorts that say L.A.
County Jail. So he's saying I'm Sureño. You know what I mean? But he's pushing four and some pounds. Nobody messed with him. And it was—he said, you know what, we can't. We got the word from the mafia. No student interest can work on any prison movie because of what James almost did, you know, screwed everything up. Wait, what did James almost do? Well, he— He did a movie called American Me.
County Jail. So he's saying I'm Sureño. You know what I mean? But he's pushing four and some pounds. Nobody messed with him. And it was—he said, you know what, we can't. We got the word from the mafia. No student interest can work on any prison movie because of what James almost did, you know, screwed everything up. Wait, what did James almost do? Well, he— He did a movie called American Me.
County Jail. So he's saying I'm Sureño. You know what I mean? But he's pushing four and some pounds. Nobody messed with him. And it was—he said, you know what, we can't. We got the word from the mafia. No student interest can work on any prison movie because of what James almost did, you know, screwed everything up. Wait, what did James almost do? Well, he— He did a movie called American Me.
I saw that one, too. And the problem with that is that he made the leader of the Mexican mafia. He said that he had gotten in juvenile hall, which is an outright lie. Oh, my God.
I saw that one, too. And the problem with that is that he made the leader of the Mexican mafia. He said that he had gotten in juvenile hall, which is an outright lie. Oh, my God.
I saw that one, too. And the problem with that is that he made the leader of the Mexican mafia. He said that he had gotten in juvenile hall, which is an outright lie. Oh, my God.
I remember that scene, yeah.
I remember that scene, yeah.
I remember that scene, yeah.
Yeah. And then some other stuff that wasn't supposed to be told. And he paid some guys that were like skid row bums that had been on inside. He paid them cigarettes and stuff on the street to tell stories about the mafia, you know, so. So he got in trouble, and so they shut it down. So that war was out. So Blood In, Blood Out, we used inmates, you know, but none from Southern California.
Yeah. And then some other stuff that wasn't supposed to be told. And he paid some guys that were like skid row bums that had been on inside. He paid them cigarettes and stuff on the street to tell stories about the mafia, you know, so. So he got in trouble, and so they shut it down. So that war was out. So Blood In, Blood Out, we used inmates, you know, but none from Southern California.
Yeah. And then some other stuff that wasn't supposed to be told. And he paid some guys that were like skid row bums that had been on inside. He paid them cigarettes and stuff on the street to tell stories about the mafia, you know, so. So he got in trouble, and so they shut it down. So that war was out. So Blood In, Blood Out, we used inmates, you know, but none from Southern California.
And our movie, Blood In, Blood Out, got a lot of acclaim, man. American meme died because everybody knew, you know.
And our movie, Blood In, Blood Out, got a lot of acclaim, man. American meme died because everybody knew, you know.
And our movie, Blood In, Blood Out, got a lot of acclaim, man. American meme died because everybody knew, you know.
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I'm going to. Sure, take it. Hey, in two days, I'm killing you. Two days. So get all your stuff, insurance, all that stuff ready. I'm in a podcast right now. Very important. Two days, okay?
I'm going to. Sure, take it. Hey, in two days, I'm killing you. Two days. So get all your stuff, insurance, all that stuff ready. I'm in a podcast right now. Very important. Two days, okay?
Love you, man. I love you, too. It's so funny. This guy got out of prison, right? We took him under our wing. Yeah. And he stayed out. And then he got a part in a movie. But he couldn't go because it was out of state. It was the one about hot... Fritos Hot Cheetos.