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The Film premiere of Machete at The Orpheum in Downtown Los Angeles, Ca. August 25, 2010. In attendance; Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Sarah Silverman, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Robert Rodriguez, Estevan Oriol and more. The stars decided to get a little edgy by arriving instyle via Lifestyle Lowriders led by Danny Trejo who was riding a giant motocycle . Machete is an action-exploitation film co-written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. Danny Trejo stars in his first lead role as the title character. He also played the role of a character named Machete in the Spy Kids franchise, which Rodriguez directed. However, they are not intended to be in the same fictional universe. Cheech Marin and Jeff Fahey return to portray their characters from the original trailer, while Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, and Robert De Niro filmed scenes for the film during the fall of 2009. The story revolves around Machete (Danny Trejo), a former “Mexican Federale” turned renegade. After a shakedown with a druglord (Steven Segal), Machete roams the towns and streets of Texas looking to do yard work in exchange for money. Michael Benz (Jeff Fahey), a local businessman and spin doctor, explains to Machete that the corrupt Senator McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) is sending hundreds of illegal immigrants out of the country. In order to stop this, Benz offers Machete $150000 to kill McLaughlin …