In "Spy Kids," Machete is considered a friendly, helpful uncle, while in his solo films, he's depicted as a Mexican Federale on a mission of vengeance. Trejo isn't playing the same character in ...

Following the “Spy Kids” series, Danny Trejo expanded the universe of Machete, Carmen and Juni's uncle, in a spinoff series, also written and directed by Rodriguez. “Machete” (2010 ...

3. Will I Like It? Surprisingly, yes. Although I had to hide my eyes at several points in the action, this is a grainy exploitation flick with lots of humor and intelligence. 4. How is the Cast ...

Gregorio Cortez was based on his uncle, Gregorio Rodriguez ... is that a Marvel comic villain, Machete, is from this fake country. "Spy Kids" tried to make us believe that a mustache was a ...

Thumbs, Robert Rodriguez's iconic "Spy Kids" henchmen, have an origin story stemming from something the director was unable ...

Trejo said. "And that was when we had this idea for the Machete character. We didn’t know where he could put him, and so when Robert made ‘Spy Kids,’ we threw uncle Machete in there.” The rest, as ...

The 2001 movie Spy Kids featured a Latin family as ... The movie also featured Rodriguez's frequent collaborator Danny Trejo (Machete) as the kids' uncle. “There were no roles being written ...

The Spy Kids series is a series of family action ... The rest of their family are spies as well, including their estranged uncle Machete and maternal grandparents. All films tend to have a strong ...

While appearing in Machete Kills marks the most drastic change from previous roles, the actress has already matured since her Spy Kids days. One of her favorite roles was in 2006’s Walkout from ...