Actor Danny Trejo involved in July 4th parade brawl

Danny Trejo participates in the 134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda on January 02, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Actor and Los Angeles native Danny Trejo was involved in a fight at an Independence Day Parade in L.A.’s Sunland-Tujunga neighborhood on Thursday.

Witnesses say Trejo was riding in a vintage convertible when a paradegoer hurled a water balloon at him.

The video shared on social media shows Trejo, 80, getting out of the car while surrounded by children and parents, walking to the sidewalk, and throwing a left hook at a man. His target countered, knocking Trejo to the ground.

Other people got involved in the ensuing scuffle, including a woman who tried to restrain Trejo.

Law enforcement told TMZ that the crowd had dispersed by the time officers arrived, and no arrests were made.

Trejo, a former convicted felon who often portrays gangsters and tough guys in movies including the “Machete” franchise, “From Dusk Till Dawn,” and “Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” spoke with TMZ. He called the incident “childish” and said that those who threw the water balloon at him were “cowards.”

Trejo has parlayed his successful acting career into other fields. In recent years, he has opened a series of restaurants, donut shops and coffee shops and published a memoir in 2021.