Champion

This is his story.

APPROPIATE

2005 / 81min.

Rating6.8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Danny Trejo, you know the man. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a troubled childhood which included drug addiction, armed robbery and extensive prison time. Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of Danny Trejo before he turned himself around and after.

Directors

Actors

Antonio Banderas

Steve Buscemi

Val Kilmer

Danny Trejo

Dennis Hopper

Robert Rodriguez

Edward Bunker

Cecily Gambrell

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