Machete star Danny Trejo has signed on to join action cartel thriller American Sicario, which VMI Worldwide has picked up and will be presenting at the upcoming virtual American Film Market.
The film is set to tell the true story of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as La Barbie (The Barbie), a Mexican-American drug lord and a high-ranking lieutenant of the now disbanded Beltrán Leyva Cartel.
Valdez is currently serving a 49-year prison sentence at USP Coleman II in Florida. Philippe Haddad will be starring as Villarreal, with Trejo set to play Pedro, the father of the drug lord's partner Gloria, who will be played by Cali Morales.
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