The 2009 character Danny Trejo regrets killing off: “It was the number one episode”
Danny Trejo, renowned for playing villainous characters who die on screen, has expressed regret about his brief appearance as Tortuga in Breaking Bad. He appeared only in the season two episode "Negro y Azul" before his character was killed off, though he later returned in a season three flashback depicting his beheading. Trejo wished he had been given more screen time on the acclaimed series.
Trejo holds the record for the most on-screen deaths in film and television, with his characters dying in approximately 80 different projects. He had agreed to play Tortuga on the condition that his character would be killed off, reflecting his belief that villains should face consequences. Despite his limited role, the episode featuring his character's death became particularly memorable, prompting producers to bring him back for the flashback scene.
- Danny Trejo regrets limited screen time as Tortuga in Breaking Bad
- He calls the episode featuring his character's death the series' "number one"
- The actor holds a record for most on-screen deaths in TV and film
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Danny Trejo is an American actor renowned for playing villainous characters who are killed off on screen. Throughout his career, he has died on screen in approximately eighty different films and television programmes, making this a defining characteristic of his work.
Breaking Bad was a hugely popular crime drama series that aired between 2008 and 2013, following a teacher's transformation into a drug manufacturer. The show became one of the most acclaimed and widely watched television series of the 2010s, attracting millions of viewers.
Trejo had a brief appearance in Breaking Bad's second series as Tortuga, a character killed off in a particularly memorable episode. Although his screen time was limited, the episode in which he died became one of the show's most talked-about moments. He later returned to the series for a flashback scene.