He was first arrested at the age of 10, but experienced his first incarceration at Eastlake Juvenile Hall in 1956. Life of crime and incarceration Īged seven, Trejo participated in his first drug deal.
Years later, he purchased his childhood home and often lived in it. When he was 13, he moved to the diverse neighborhood of Pacoima, Los Angeles, and recalls never really experiencing racism while growing up. Trejo's uncle Gilbert introduced him to all three and was responsible for Trejo overdosing on his first heroin fix. Trejo was using marijuana, heroin, and cocaine by ages 8, 12. His stepmother was Alice Mendias, "his only source of comfort" when he lived with his father. By 1949, Trejo shared a room with his cousins at their grandmother's house. After a year, they returned to Los Angeles and Trejo's father turned himself in. Shortly after his birth, Trejo and his family briefly lived in San Antonio, Texas they fled Los Angeles because Dionisio was wanted by police for stabbing another man. He had a maternal half-sister, Dyhan, but saw neither her nor Delores from the age of three and a half until 1965 his father banned his mother from seeing him after Trejo sprained his arm in her care. His parents met at a dance hall in Highland Park, Los Angeles in 1943. Trejo was the result of an extramarital affair Delores's husband was away fighting in World War II. He is the son of Delores Rivera King and Dionisio "Dan" Trejo (1922–1981), a construction worker. Trejo was born on May 16, 1944, on Temple Street in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, to Mexican-American parents. 2.1.3 2000s: Health scare, Spy Kids and the establishing of 'Machete' Cortez.2.1.2 1990s: Blood In, Blood Out and career progression.Board member of the critically acclaimed ENGARDE Arts.
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Torres is an executive board member of the Stage of Directors and Choreographers Society, the League of Professional Theatre Women, the Actor’s Equity Association, and the Screen Actors Guild. Creative direction and choreographer for programs Latin Billboard Awards, NBC’s Radio City’s reopening gala NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Amazon’s The Tick, co-conceiving, choreographer and director of the musical Magic Of Salsa Kingdom and the Off-Broadway hit Latin Heat. Such as working with music icons Don Omar and Enrique Iglesias. Her work spans dance, theater, and musical acts worldwide. Two of her choreography were top best for the season. She also worked two seasons on Canada’s So You Think You Can Dance. Maria won two Choreography Festival Awards for her original pieces as guest choreographer of US National Fox’s show So You Think You Can Dance. She is also an Artist in Residence at The Rosetta LeNoire Amas Musical Theater. Favorite choreography credits include Associate Choreographer for the Tony-Nominated Musical On Your Feet Lead Choreographer for Four Guys Named Jose (Lucille Lortel and Carbonelle award-nominated for Best Choreography – produced by Enrique Iglesias), Associate Choreographer for the Oscar-nominated film Enchanted, Choreographer for the contemporary reworking of Man of La Mancha (5th Avenue Theatre), Choreographer for Luis Valdes’ critically acclaimed revival of Zoot Suit for the 50th Anniversary of Center Theatre Group, and Associate Choreographer on the showcase for Tony award-winning musical, In The Heights. Maria is a two-time Clio Award winner for her choreography and has worked with producers and directors at MTV, NBC, HBO, BBC, and Walt Disney.
Co-founder and Artistic Director of her non-profit organization MTEAF (Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation), continues to train, mentor, supervise, and develop performing artists worldwide. Her Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban heritage has always inspired and informed her artistry, leading to the cultivation of “Latin Jazz” as a dance technique. Maria Torres has an extensive professional career that spans the theatrical and commercial markets as a choreographer, director, performer, and beyond.
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