Ex-convict and character actor Danny Trejo has come a long way since playing bit roles as prison inmates and gang members. The Mexican-American hood gone good still plays thugs, but now he's finally got top billing, starring in Machete, the pulpy exploitation shoot-'em-up directed by longtime amigoRobert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. Trejo plays a badass betrayed Federale caught up in a conspiracy that will determine the fate of the Mexican border and illegal laborers. Oh yeah, he also gets busy with Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, and Complex cover girl Lindsay Lohan. Salute! With Trejo on top right now, we wanted to celebrate all the small roles that made him such a cool motherfucker in the first place. All right now, enough with the talkin' and mushy stuff. Check out Danny Trejo's best bit parts...
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