You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

Boxer Turned Actor

Trejo was speaking at one of those programs when a young man asked him to be an extra in his movie. Trejo accepted, and he ended up getting paid to train some of the people on set how to box. The director ended up liking him so much that he gave Trejo the main role in the film. 

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