LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Video footage shows “Machete” star Danny Trejo involved in a brawl that broke out at the Sunland-Tujunga Independence Day Parade.
The incident began when someone reportedly threw a water balloon at the vintage convertible Trejo was in.
Footage obtained by Eyewitness News shows the 80-year-old actor confronting a man along the road, presumably the person he thought threw the water balloon.
In the video, Trejo appears to throw a punch at the man, who returns the punch. The man’s punch does not reach Trejo, but a scuffle ensues and Trejo falls to the ground.
The man who hit Trejo hits another man in the face and knocks him to the ground.
A larger fight broke out, but bystanders were able to quickly stop it after working to calm the situation.
At one point during the melee, Trejo is shown grabbing a folding chair and then throwing it.
Eyewitness News has reached out to Trejo’s representatives for comment.
Trejo has made a career in Hollywood playing bad guys and tough guys, perhaps most notably as Machete in several Robert Rodriguez films.
In recent years, he has also moved into the food business.
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