From years of imprisonment to helping trou bled youth battle drug addictions\, from acting to producing\, and now on to restaurant ventures\, Trejo&rsquo\;s name\, face\, and achievements are well recognized in Hollywood and beyond\, but it is his continuous role a s a devoted father of three and an intervention counselor that bring him t he most satisfaction.
\nTrejo has starred in dozens of films includi ng Desperado\, Heat\, the From Dusk Til Dawn se ries\, Con Air\, Once Upon a Time i n Mexico\, Spy Kids\, an d Machete. On the telev ision side\, he&rsquo\;s had recurring roles on Sons of Anarchy\, King of the Hill\, Breaking Bad\, and The Flash\, among others. He has also starred in and voiced various popular video games like Call of Duty\, Fallout\, and Grand Theft Auto\, as well as voiced characters in the animated films Storks< /em>\, The Book of Life\, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru\, and Maya and the Three.
\nHe shared his love of food with the w orld in the release of his first cookbook Trejo&rsquo\ ;s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from LA. His fearlessly honest memo ir Trejo: My Life of Crime\, Redemptio n\, and Hollywood was released in July 2021.
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