View gallery Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Danny Trejo, best known for his tough-guy roles, truly showed his heart in 2019 when he saved a young child trapped inside an overturned SUV in Sylmar, Los Angeles. The incident occurred in August 2019, when Trejo-and another quick-thinking bystander-helped free a special-needs boy from a buckled-in car seat. The young woman unbuckled it, and Trejo pulled the child to safety while keeping him calm with their playful "superpowers" game. He told ABC 7, "[The boy] was panicked. I said OK, we have to use our superpowers.