Breaking Bad | Tortuga's Death (Danny Trejo)

[@philipsalama8083]

I read somewhere that Danny Trejo only agrees to play criminal characters if they end up dying. He doesn't want to glamorize the criminal lifestyle, since he himself spent time in San Quentin.

[@eamonwright7488]

He didn’t die in Blood In, Blood Out! La Onda don’t shine shoes!

[@self2self9]

Danny Trejo has helped kill people

[@aviricca5578]

​@@eamonwright7488 Popeye wants some chon chon!

[@juggmane3k830]

@@eamonwright7488 gimme chon chon

[@cryptidproductions3160]

He used to be a criminal himself and now speaks out against getting involved in that lifestyle, so he definitely favors scripts where his characters get somehow punished in the end when playing criminals in serious works

[@arturoleduc1665]

There’s no way that killing him with a MACHETE was unintentional from the writers😂

[@oatmiser3110]

@@Jo-dntknw it's Danny Trejo from Machete movies

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Plus he was machete in spy kids

[@nealkenth9759]

Lmao I remember, great joke

[@GammaStyleGaming]

There's no way anything is written unintentionally in you know like a written script

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@GammaStyleGaming You'd be surprised. A lot of things happen that are coincidental.

[@sergeantbean4762]

“You have such a way with words. They flow like a waterfall” Danny should’ve ran right then and there

[@THEFATPOTATOE]

Wouldn’t off made it far

[@Daniel-ot4jg]

Well he was drunk.

[@hurmur9528]

Of course he talks like a messenger from the other side. No good can come out of that.

[@9inchpp]

He have the federale and DEA on his back

[@ItsTakesTwo]

​​​@@THEFATPOTATOEhe had got a gun

[@mariomorgan6083]

Fun fact: Danny Trejo (the actor for Tortuga) actually volunteered to be decapitated for the plot, Vince liked the idea so much he decided to go through with it. RIP Danny Trejo.

[@Charlehustle]

Bravo Vince

[@EPICTACOSISEPIC]

For a second I thought he actually died cause I read the "RIP Danny Trejo" first 😭

[@billbixby557]

He dies horribly in 99 percent of his roles. I was once told, he likes it that way so the younger generation can see the 'profits' of living 'that life.'

[@dropkickirish4449]

When I’m feeling down in life it always cheers me up seeing comments like these, to know I could be an unoriginal loser like you who devotes the finite time I have in my life trying to secure imaginary internet points by making comments nobody finds funny anymore. Thanks, man! I now feel better today. 🙂

[@TrollNova]

Stop with this clown ass trend. It’s so tiring. Be original. Absolute Waste of life. It’s been done millions of times before. KZbin is so full of bots, it’s sickening

[@AlbinoY3ti]

I like how the actual part of the video that it's named after takes place on a shrunken screen at the very end of the video.

[@PennywiseTheDancingClown274]

Blame that on KZbin because it's sensitive to blood etc so usually something has to be done I'm actually surprised he got aay with just what he did but I'd rather it like this than it all blurred out 🤷

[@CrimeCityOfficial]

As Walt would say “Heh, you got me✋🏻😏🤚🏻…”

[@jeffpotipco736]

Yeah. What a piss off.

[@dillon5155]

seriously what the fuck

[@paragjyotideka1246]

Would have been better if an annotation was covering it! 😂

[@cosmicwire6356]

I never understood how they managed to make Danny Trejo, not the scariest person in the room

[@ReinoldFZ]

To me it helps the fact that to my surprise his Spanish is difficult for him, although natural.

[@IGetAround29]

@@ReinoldFZI noticed that as well, it’s very nuanced but I can tell Trejo’s Spanish is a bit rusty.

[@hellatze]

@@IGetAround29 no shit you are acting as alcoholic who smoke a lot. your voice will crack

[@Gordon1990]

This role of Tortuga is like his role in Rob Zombies Halloween as the guard they made him more Vulnerable and more able to be killable with these characters unlike most of Trejos badass roles where he’s like hell on earth he’s Machete

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@IGetAround29 I could've sworn I read somewhere saying he wasn't even Hispanic like he was native American or more closely related to native Americans from the US

[@FischerFilmStudio]

The fact that his boss leaves his hat on the bar to make Tortuga think they will be going back to the bar after this is a clever touch.

[@nihaalsandim9986]

Or maybe they just forgot

[@madboy1105]

@@nihaalsandim9986 theres a shot of the hat as they walk to the back

[@boacarta]

HE goes back to the bar

[@EmeraldBat67]

@@boacarta ?

[@S475-pb2dp]

I like that tortuga was saying shit like, "don't work for the man" to that worker and immediately after he's like "hey boss" lol.

[@glizzygladiator8055]

Danny had a hint that something wasn’t right with that ‘Back there?’, but the alcohol and needing to play his role walked him right into death.

[@nothosaur]

Too much oil in the machine, I guess.

[@RichWeigel]

@@nothosaur yep bartender tried to warn him.

[@blest5132]

@@RichWeigel there's 2 types of people in this world...

[@mumme2004]

@@blest5132 the smart fellas or the fart smellas. no inbetween. either you smell the fart or you're a smart fella. so keep smelling my fart

[@Keldeo-gx]

Whatever he’ll be dead anyway

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

If you're involved in this lifestyle and the boss comes all the way to you and keeps bringing up how you're such a big talker (while you're cooperating with the DEA) and says he has a present for you in the back of a dingy bar, you shoot or run. Don't follow him.

[@3hutp]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind in case I become a drug lord in Mexico.

[@freshflesh3292]

Stolen comment

[@trousersnakes8855]

Ty for stating the obvious

[@davebowman760]

Hate when that happens

[@cestrella951]

not what he said in spanish lol

[@jordanastro4694]

I mean the guy got a pretty quick death considering he snitched.

[@dreamercross]

He had to move on to his next cameo

[@GuRReN1495]

Getting hacked multiple times till your head falls off does not fall into quick death category different story if they decapitate him in 1 swift stroke

[@GuRReN1495]

@@stellarcubicbeam7760 I'd rather live a short glamorous dishonest life than do honest daily 9-5 grind till retirement but that's just me lol

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

@DamareSAN Yea it is normal, this place is not real, this is not prime reality, this is a place to learn, a place to pass tests of reaction towards any situation, a place to face fear, the atrociites, brutallity. You cannot withstand the folds of infinity if you are not able to face the abyss when it is their turn for you to experience. Be like water, Ying and Yang, master fear so when you are in a place of prime reality, you will KNOW how it operates and the type of awarenesses which dwell from outside the unseen which are contorting who or whatever you are interacting with, infinity is a large place, you better get used to everything, not just your comfort zone, because there is no room for evolution if you just idle in the light.

[@Shadyganleymawn]

​@@GuRReN1495 hahaha ya okay buddy, when you're in the boot of a car on the way to your final resting place, you'll be bawling your eyes out wishing you just worked that 9-5 and were sat at home having a chat wit Mommy 😂

[@thibautisserant]

Am I the only one who finds adorable how touched he is about having a pet tortoise ?

[@thzzzt]

When a cartel boss gives you a gift, you like it, even if you don't like it.

[@chrome1018]

its just a cute lil tortoise

[@scottvelez3154]

I also would love being gifted a tortoise, turtles are cute

[@dorsnis]

it just explodes with cuteness 😍

[@andrewsang4688]

​@@scottvelez3154 turtles and tortoises are actually completely different animals

[@bobsnow6242]

The cartel boss is truly terrifying because of how mild-mannered and outwardly pleasant he is. He doesn't show the slightest hint of anger or malice as he's leading this man straight to his brutal decapitation, he's just very casually having a friendly chit-chat one minute and passively looking on as his goons murder the dude the next. Perfect psychopath portrayal.

[@camerongreene3357]

Bolsa was a no non sense character. With him, it was all business. The idea was to get the job done as efficient as possible

[@crocodyluspontifex7434]

Bolsa was a reference to Sopranos Johny Sack character.

[@rifqiadam5911]

honestly bolsa is underrated

[@danatedawg1018]

Sociopath. Psychopath enjoys someone dying. Sociopath just doesn’t care

[@themessenger2948]

@@danatedawg1018 Wrong.

[@Griggs133]

I like how you can feel the tension from the bar patrons in this scene. The bartender subtly tries to warn him, the two workers Tortuga was bragging too look on nervously when he's led to the back room, and the other patrons lower their heads while sipping their drinks and try to ignore it.

[@mitsukami]

In a realistic situation, what would criminals do to ordinary customers? Like, I would run away, would they kill me? Or like, would they just ignore it?

[@r7ahtesham885]

@@mitsukami In Mexico, they would just leave you alone because they know you got the message of not being a hero. In America however, it's usually "No witnesses" because they aren't used to the cartels.

[@mitsukami]

@@r7ahtesham885 I keep thinking about the events of Breaking Bad in real life, the cartels, criminal masterminds like Gus, the entire organized empire that must exist :)

[@r7ahtesham885]

@@mitsukami Obviously, cartels are just as if not more brutal than the ones in BB

[@mitsukami]

@@r7ahtesham885 Imagine you work for the cartel, and are lucky to come out of crime unscathed, with millions of dollars :)

[@zakenmaru8612]

In hindsight I didn't notice how strange it was that Juan brought Tortuga to another part of the bar when he'd allegedly arrived just then. Chilling now that I rewatch this scene.

[@Supperdude9]

I noticed it first viewing. My mind instantly went to Goodfellas. I knew Tortuga was chihuahua bait then.

[@zakenmaru8612]

@@Supperdude9 yeah i knew he was about to get whacked. I mean from tortugas PoV it was strange

[@trexmaniac4]

Well considering thats an upper cartel member, it wouldnt be out of the question thatd hed have it sent there ahead of him and kept cared for in the back if it really was going to be a gift pet

[@capncake8837]

Man, I didn’t realize that either. That really would be concerning.

[@TheExterminatorGuy]

You can kinda see it in Tortuga's face. Up until he sees the tortoise he's very apprehensive. Way I saw it, he knows he's about to get whacked. But seeing the tortoise either loosens him up a bit and gives him hope that he's not about to get whacked, or he's just drunk enough to actually forget how weird it all is. Either way he looked scared as hell

[@youngw1ze]

Trejo's acting is on point....you see the way his expression changed when the boss said "your words flow like a waterfall."...

[@rebelmouth9349]

*The guys back at the bar* "you know what? Maybe shoveling dirt for the man isn't so bad after all....." 😂

[@jw9099]

Boomer comic material.

[@MikieH-hr3vi]

Oh shit... maybe they were gravediggers there to bury that dude ??!? 😮

[@rebelmouth9349]

@@MikieH-hr3vi 🤯 I didn't think of that.

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

Shoveling dirt ON the man. Except for his head . . . que no está aqui.

[@user-rq5sd1sq8o]

@@MikieH-hr3viI didn’t even think of that. Good critical thinking skills man!

[@lzk3030]

Great idea to make the image smaller during the moment people came here for 🤦‍♂

[@Salva_gabb]

It is because it doesn’t catch youtubes attention that much

[@MahammadAhmed]

​@@Salva_gabbthey played 3 mins of footage before making it smaller, it doesn't matter, they licensed the footage from Breaking Bad, just poor generic blanket end screen editing.

[@Bardnet]

Thank you!

[@NoResearchProductions]

​@@MahammadAhmedKZbin doesn't really like when you full screen a part where a man gets his head hacked off

[@omarescalante3114]

Juan always seems like the reasonable man of the cartl, but here you see how ruthless he can be behind the facade of civility

[@robotube7361]

It comes with the territory.

[@gustavusadolphus6097]

Well killing a rat isnt something new.

[@CrossoverFan4life]

Well it has been a few years between his last appearance in BSC compared to his appearance here

[@madgavin7568]

You have to be ruthless to be in the Cartel, let alone in a position of power.

[@billross9132]

I think he was retconned as in BB season 3 he was originally the cartel leader. Hes way more intimating here than he is in BCS

[@TV4Fun2]

Tortuga obviously was worried something was up. He's nervous at the idea of going into the back room and visibly looks around for assassins as soon as he walks in. Bolsa knows there's nothing he can do about it though, and that's why he takes a little time to mess with him before killing him. Even if Tortuga decided to run, there was nowhere to run to and he wasn't going to win a fight.

[@aeriagloris4211]

What? He had a pistol he could've easily won any fight against 2 other men, maybe 3.

[@TV4Fun2]

@@aeriagloris4211 he'd have lost.

[@itmare7353]

​@@TV4Fun2nah, i think he would have survived if he was quicker on his gun, but then he would have the cartel on his ass after that, so unless he knew about the vacuum cleaners he was done

[@keatonkitsune4064]

Actually his biggest mistake is not rushing forward while drawing his pistol. He had his back to a door.

[@madgavin7568]

@@itmare7353 Assuming he survived, he would have fled to his DEA handlers for protection, which they probably could have done.

[@whiterunguard3309]

Considering how cartels nowadays handle snitches, he got off very easy

[@Stoirelius]

Can you give some examples?

[@TheGaloX]

I don't even want to imagine

[@groovy1552]

@@Stoirelius don’t go looking up any videos, some are quick and painless deaths but others are truly horrific

[@matadeverdoemden]

​@@groovy1552 I once saw a video where they literally skinned a person alive while his son watched, only for the son to be brutally murdered shortly after.

[@Samxsonite505]

@@matadeverdoemden so far i'd say thats among the worst along with the execution of El Siri where they also cut into his chest cavity and remove his heart while he's still alive. Also, the one where they cut into that one guy down his side and the dude cuts a piece of his heart and eats it and you can see the guy's lungs spilling out of the cut...these people are ruthless.

[@LetsGoGetThem]

“If you’re part of a crew, nobody ever tells you that they’re going to kill you. It doesn’t happen that way. There aren’t any arguments or curses like in the movies. See, your murderers come with smiles. They come as your friends, the people who have cared for you all of your life, and they always seem to come at a time when you’re at your weakest and most in need of their help.” - Goodfellas

[@Koolaid423]

Damn good comparison to this scene

[@KingBoner]

damn straight Henry, damn straight

[@F4TAL0B5OL3T1ON]

0:45 *Achievement unlocked* Hola DEA Whilst playing as Tortuga unlock the bad ending

[@Pancombine18]

The good ending is when he actually kills the twins + Bolsa and then takes their machete and becomes the machete for sequel movie called machete.

[@zoneoperator]

A cartel boss comes all the way to see a mid level guy, says he has something for him in a backroom where nobody can see? This guy had no survival instincts.

[@mateomorales1653]

He knew, you can hear it in the voice and facial expressions when told to go to the back, he even looks around for who’s hiding but then again he knows he’s dead if he survives this spot

[@midget420]

Tbh I think he suspected it but running probably wasn’t an option in his head. If there’s a cartel boss he probably has guys standing outside

[@Kabirdix]

He’s clearly nervous, though he doesn’t really act on it

[@bluegum6438]

Tortuga was dead the minute Juan got in his car to pay him a visit. All he could do was lick boots and hope they weren't planning on killing him.

[@vibovitold]

i think he was somewhat higher than mid level, given how patiently the DEA treated him.

[@YP3CA]

Danny Trejo's part in Breaking Bad was about the same length as Hank's in Better Call Saul

[@alimahh1]

Wow I already knew that Hank appeared in BCS

[@thibautisserant]

Saul said he didn't like rocks and that was enough for Hank.

[@TiRune]

@@thibautisserant they are minerals damnit!

[@basementdustproductions1069]

Especially combined with the song, I thought he was gonna play a big part lol

[@mbaxter22]

They really subverted my expectations with Tortuga. Danny Trejo is just such an intimidating looking badass with such a strong screen presence that you never expect him to just be casually killed off like a minor character.

[@briantravelman]

Actually his early roles were just like this

[@mbaxter22]

@@briantravelman True, but always as a baddie that gets killed off. At least he’d be in a fight scene. This was the first time seeing him play the “victim” role. I like it, actually. Seeing Trejo killed off reminds you no one is safe in the Breaking Bad universe, including charismatic characters. :)

[@tacitus6384]

I've heard a few times that the actor, Danny, stipulates that whenever he plays a criminal that he always dies, because he wants to show kids that crime is a life where you'll meet a brutal end, no matter how on top of the world you feel.

[@Nortun_Willy-cu5wg]

Can't believe that this was cut from Spy Kids. Makes me sob.

[@kotk05]

"Hola Spy Kids"

[@cosmothecreator]

Cartels in real life make the Salamancas seem like saints

[@enigma7310]

They didn't torture him for 30 days while strapped to a chair because they had to move quick and spread the message to the DEA with the bomb using his head which was a whole better chess move than doing anything else...plus have you ever had your head chopped off before? 🤨

[@dac8939]

If you do not fear death then there is nothing can come to you regardless of what torture method they do. Only way they can harm a man with no fear of death is to attack a family Member or loved one.

[@enigma7310]

@@dac8939 trust me bra Tortuga in this was not fearless...he was just a big talker with a big mouth...but yes your right...

[@LankyLanc03]

In all fairness, I ain’t supporting or glorifying cartels but the producers of this show couldn’t even come close to showing the realism. Only so much gore/graphic content u can show.

[@dac8939]

WHAT we do not know is what happens after life. I would like to think they are not getting away with this and there will be brutal long term punishment

[@CellHeart]

The boss insults him four times by my count, before they take a drink, and he's too slow to realize.

[@Themadchick83]

He got nickname tortuga not for nothing 😂

[@nicolaistuhlmuller8718]

You're the most talkative man I know, but you're too slow to realize, he made up his mind 10 minutes ago.

[@SolarFlarehorse]

Y'know what? As a game, I'm gonna try and guess which four. "I never pegged you for such a deep thinker." (You can be quite philosophical despite the fact that you're an idiot) "I knew I would find you here" (Drinking instead of doing his job) "Yes, just like your namesake." (You're slow/stupid) "You have such a way with words. They flow like a waterfall." (You talked.)

[@CellHeart]

​@@SolarFlarehorse Tight! Tight! Tight! Tight! WHOOOO!!

[@capncake8837]

He had already drunken before Bolsa came in.

[@pablogradiente]

Love the way Juan says 'Salen de tu boca rapidito, fluyen como una cascada' saying intentionally that he was a snitch from the DEA hwo needed to be silenced.

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

That's exactly how I took it. He was talking too much about Tortuga's facility "con palabras."

[@TheNightbean]

Signs 1:24 closes door that was open whole time 1:33 you don’t think 1:46 I always know where you are 1:52 you’re late 2:18 you talk too much 2:49 “gift in the back” 3:32 again, you talk too much

[@ursulmusic]

The door opens at 1:06.

[@walorafak15]

Yeah he should've pulled out his pistol after Bolsa said that he was a loud mouth

[@CrazyDe3r]

That line about "There's two kind of men in this world" is actually a reference to The Good The Bad and The Ugly!

[@bigpuma444]

“Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.”

[@piggypooo]

You dig😂

[@nori87]

But thats 3 type of men, good, bad and ugly

[@whitetroutchannel]

@@bigpuma444 2 can dig a lot better than 1

[@xRenRipper]

​@@whitetroutchannel but 2 dig is the same digger as 1 type of people

[@toheekang174]

Knowing how depraved the Mexican Cartel is in real life, this guy practically won a lottery.

[@cheavo]

We get it you have reddit

[@toheekang174]

@@cheavo actually, I don’t

[@lightingthief4482]

@@cheavo shut it

[@Celestialspirit1]

@@cheavo you do a bit of research and ull know its true

[@cheavo]

@@Celestialspirit1 I wasn’t disagreeing

[@marsayde1237]

I’m thoroughly convinced that his death was really just Steven Seagal’s way of getting back at him for actually making him die in Machete.

[@heydavedawson]

3:30 "ok just pretend you're painting it"

[@edboy995]

I heard Danny Trejo always puts in his contracts that if he’s playing a villain that they don’t survive because he wants to show that crime doesn’t pay or something if it’s true that’s another reason why I love Danny he’s such a brilliant and amazing dude I’d love to meet him ❤

[@Spiritismo_]

I heard he was asking for too much money for AMC to keep up with.

[@angelmonroy9644]

Crime pays. Why lie

[@DwightStJohn-t7y]

@@Spiritismo_ you end up either running a Cinnabon in Omaha, or a Taco Stand in LA. I want the Trujillo hat, and I don't even wear baseball caps.

[@shaider1982]

The cops handling Tortuga proudly said to Hank that they knew the enemy while in reality, they miscalculated heavily.

[@Illier1]

A big problem with even real life DEA agents is they underestimate the cartels and often confuse them for the drug addicts and low ranked dealers they love harassing. Hank found out that the real Drug Trade is more ruthless.

[@zvenafnazbalji7539]

He seemed so hyped by the mere idea of owning a giant tortoise as a pet.

[@raizenlim6910]

To be fair, I would be too

[@Yamatocannon117]

Sadly his smile was erased very quickly.

[@vitoburrito7050]

There are two kinds of men in this world, Trejo. Men with guns, and men who dig. You dig.

[@crazydave9735]

I’m sorry but I find it absolutely hilarious how quickly everything escalates. The moment the VERY moment tortuga realizes what’s going on the twins barge in the room hold him down and chop his head off. The quickness of it all caught me completely off guard and I couldn’t help but laugh

[@saul_goodman15]

how did u laugh at such a terrifying scene

[@leohawk776]

@@saul_goodman15 shock reaction out of sheer surprise. It wasn't that they found it funny, it is that laughter is the way they expressed the extreme feeling of shock. It would be akin to getting tickled. When getting tickled, you are expressing discomfort in the form of laughter, not because you actually find it funny.

[@saul_goodman15]

@@leohawk776 wow bro nice explanation thank you 🙏

[@WitchHunter93]

The direct Spanish translation to what Bolsa says to the two men at the bar is actually "Pay attention. You can learn something." I like it better, because it doesn't specify whether he's telling them to listen to Tortuga's advice or warning them about what happens to people like Tortuga in this business.

[@mooseboose656]

Fun fact Danny Trejo has it in his contract that he has to die in whatever show or movie he is on to show that crime doesn’t pay

[@briantravelman]

Only when he's playing a bad guy

[@giantspiderproductions3356]

It’s funny that In a show full of people who speak Spanish, Danny Trejo is the only one who actually sounds like they know how to speak Spanish 😂

[@rexx9496]

Never understood why they just don't overdub the Spanish parts with native Mexican accent speakers.

[@Jesus-qv5sw]

As a native speaker i can say that Danny sounds like a "pocho" more than a native speaker.

[@lalallama171]

​@@Jesus-qv5sw Whats a pocho

[@Illier1]

​​@@lalallama171 slang for Mexican Americans. Specifically people who have Mexician heritage but it's obvious they have been away for a long time and lack the fluency and slang of real native speaker

[@nokomoko8832]

@@lalallama171 hispanic but born and raised in the US. Danny Trejo's accent doesn't really sound native to Mexico, the only actors I can think of with actual native sounding spanish in BB or BCS is Lalo's and Nacho's dad.

[@BunnyTwist]

ok so the reason people clicked on this video was to see his death scene right, and you fucking decide to put it at the very last few seconds of the video in a box that’s like 30% of the screen

[@thejayinator585]

Apparently it’s to not catch KZbin’s censors. Plus if you’re on mobile at least you can zoom in lol. But yeah it’s a bit frustrating

[@CoryRamirez97]

The cherry on top is the logo on something he doesn't own.

[@agoo7581]

@@thejayinator585 I mean, he could have put it literally anywhere else, bud.

[@Strawhatpoofy]

Thanks for making the last 15 seconds of the clip small as hell. That's the best part of the scene

[@ISISchan1]

Gore fan

[@christiandior6969]

If it was on full screen, youtube would ban him. You can't show gore on fullscreen.

[@leonpaelinck]

"See, your murderers come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who've cared for you all of your life."

[@LawreAnimations]

He looks so joyful and happy about the pet tortoise :) Hope nothing bad happens to both-

[@MisterPeanut10]

💥

[@kippert8912]

what's the matter Schrader?

[@LiamMurray852]

Anyone noticed the bartender low key tried to warn him about not drinking and keeping his senses. Almost like he knew what was going to happen but didn't say it explicitly.

[@bluegum6438]

They knew he was a goon, they were bewildered by his lack of professionalism and apparent stupidity. The people in the bar were confused and scared because a) oh shit why is there a cartel guy here and b) why is behaving like such a dumbass, he's not here for a holiday, wtf is going on???

[@DwightStJohn-t7y]

"its' hot outside".........about to be even hotter inside in the back room.

[@natemyers4946]

Considering the Cartels reputation...this was actually a pretty quick death.

[@madgavin7568]

Its because the DEA was looking for Tortuga so the Cartel had no time to prolong his death.

[@gandhithegreat328]

When you don’t think you’re going to get decapitated but then you do

[@populistscum]

relatable

[@awagnow]

bravo vince

[@Fuckyourpoliticaloutrage]

Happens to me all the time

[@nosimpnation1784]

Hate it when that happens

[@fallenwarrior1935]

This scene also symbolizes that Tortuga has lost his head.

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Tortuga starts slow, but always ends with a severed head.

[@hansofaxalia]

Dude gave him a “I like the way you talk” and he didn’t even think twice about it.

[@mrnogot4251]

You should be suspicious the instant a crime boss travels out of his way to give you a “gift”

[@smolidk7981]

Fun fact: This wasn't in the script. Originally, Juan bolsa really was going to give Tortuga a turtle as a gift, but out of nowhere, Two Mexican cartel members showed up and Decapitated Danny trejo. Vince Gilligan loved it so much he decided to hire them as actors for the show, And that's how The Salamanca twins were created. Bravo vince!

[@markojovanov3300]

They are incredibly good at improvising

[@theozlander4629]

As cruel as it is, this scene and BCS SPOILERS nachos death scene in BCS honestly tells me, Juan Bolsa is not the same sadistic monster that comprise the Salamanca's. Both Tortuga and Nacho, in the eyes of the Cartel, are rats. As Juan says to Nacho "there are good deaths and bad deaths" and it pans to a bunch of torture tools. The Salamanca's would definitely make that death excruciating, even here they're the ones to kill him. But it's honestly not the worst death. Juan never comes across to me as a sadist, more just a brow beaten businessman who sees it all as, well, business. A rat needs to be exterminated certainly, but he doesn't seem to find it necessary to prolong the suffering. Just deal with it, and move on.

[@svenswizzle8271]

the only reason they didnt obliterate him is because they wanted the head recognizable for the dea.

[@theozlander4629]

@@svenswizzle8271 doesn't fly. You can torture someone without making them unrecognisable. I point you to Joffrey Baratheon - a budding sadist that would've reached cartel standards - "leave her face. I like her pretty."

[@ElPancracioPro]

Bolsa is a sadistic monster, like every Salamanca. They just needed to kill him quick cause the DEA was already looking in the desert. And about Nacho, they could've killed him slow, but they needed information. So they gave him an offer

[@midget420]

@@ElPancracioPro tbh I think they still would’ve killed nacho slowly if he didn’t grab the gun

[@hamzak2181]

2:53 He has a momentary suspicion that something is not right.

[@Subterraneanhomesickgoober]

Honestly Danny is a super solid actor I wish he took more roles that show how he can be subtle too

[@maxwell6881]

They really titled this as tortuga's death, but showed everything but his death in full while his actual death only took a quarter of the screen.

[@joachimb5721]

Thanks. I can't believe no one but us two is offended by this.

[@dragonbro8687]

youtube would've demonitized them to hell and back if they showed the full scene

[@shawnphoenix4650]

The way his voice raised a few octaves, as the blade chopped through the back of his neck. Severing his vocal chords. Its a subtle ( But cool ) detail, that makes his death more brutal. Very similar to Day Of The Dead....towards the end of the movie. When the zombies ripped the soldiers head off while he was screaming.

[@ITSHIM1294]

“Listen to him, you can learn something” Like keeping your head on your shoulders if you fall in line

[@MACROPARTICLE]

3:46 Being "slow out the gate" facilitated his demise. He should've whipped his pistol out faster.

[@tsarfox3462]

It feels weird seeing Trejo go out like a punk since he usually play a total badass.

[@TopDogAnubis9047]

For real tho💯

[@overlord5186]

"I have it for you in the back" *Funky town music starts playing*

[@lilyblueharsh]

OHHHHWOAH SWEET CHILD OF MINE

[@jeffreyali1456]

What a coincidence, I just found out about that gore video about a week ago lol

[@dekudude8888]

​@A Nine on KZbin I'd rather be dead in 2 swings than... all of what that poor soul went through

[@KalosLifts]

​​@@dekudude8888If it makes you feel any better, it's possible that the guy being tortured was apart of stuff just as bad. For them to torture him like that, he fucked up badly.

[@michaeljoefox]

Let’s all thank Danny Trejo for his sacrifice, that must’ve been extraordinarily painful.

[@maybona]

hey thanks for zooming out towards the end, i really could see it clearly

[@theterminator4793]

Am I the only one who found it completely normal that no one reacted in the bar when there was a guy being decapitated by a machete in the back?

[@ifedhimspaghetti]

What are we supposed to do? Ask them to keep the noise down?

[@theoneandonlyartyom]

@@ifedhimspaghetti Yes, being loud is not very nice, im sure they'll apologize for it.

[@lalallama171]

They've probably seen stuff like this countless times

[@Fuckyourpoliticaloutrage]

The Bartender probably didn't mind

[@dekudude8888]

I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge in towns where the cartel reigns that you mind your own business and leave ASAP without saying a word. You'll usually be fine if you don't say anything, look away and run like hell

[@DarthVader3DS]

ARE WE GOING TO IGNORE GANDALF AT 1:44

[@friedaweyh1964]

Yes

[@miskysmug]

Yes

[@MataGokus615.1]

Yes

[@mohammadsab4478]

Yes

[@93MANIAC]

He who lives by the machete, dies by the machete.

great editing, keep the death for the last 10 seconds and then finish it immediately.

[@videoman21000]

Even the bartender tried to warn him

[@zl14l41]

Poor turtle saw terrible things and was used as a prop, he even got vandalized! I hope they compensated him for his troubles...

[@briantravelman]

*tortoise

[@HawkeyePierce1981]

Nope. They blew him up.

[@guthax30]

The reason Tortuga follows him back there is because he knows he’s dead anyway if he tries to run. I think he was 90% sure this was his fate as soon as he saw his boss show up suddenly for no reason. But he held out hope…

[@The_King_Of_Leeches]

I love the emptiness in his eyes as he coldly hints that he knows exactly what Tortuga did. They nailed the fear of a situation like this and laid it out perfectly

[@PORSHEKajmanEs]

1:18 Turn on eng subtitles.

[@wolfmark-hu8hx]

"Oi,heavy hyundai"

[@Beaned0131]

​​​​@@wolfmark-hu8hxmy guy tryna lift a Hyundai car

[@briankoalagobe8851]

😂😂😂😂😂..... i needed that laugh... thank you

[@Gunshot115]

why did the translate his dedication to the great philosopher as to the big talker

[@aginggergown6303]

The scream felt real

[@cyawolf115]

Cause they actually killed him

[@fugu4163]

It always starts with nice words and ends with death.

[@zedc6072]

One thing I always really like abt Trejo is that typically whenever he plays a bad guy, he always asks if the guy he’s playing dies, that he he gets to die horribly in the production.

[@dasrubberduck7331]

The outside is mountain dew color to let you know they’re in Mexico

[@z1az285]

Well, parts of Mexico definitely look like that. Other parts, no

[@masterchief-6333]

He should've understood as soon as he heard "flow like a waterfall"

[@uscdave1124]

I just want to point out that you should NEVER paint a turtle/tortoise. They breathe through their shells and they can also feel pain.

[@melos7707]

@@Fuckyourpoliticaloutrage It's actually not that uncommon, i've seen plenty of videos where owners painted live turtles/tortoises' shells to make them prettier (for social media).... it was mostly those tiny ones that are no more than a few inches long.

[@Fuckyourpoliticaloutrage]

@@melos7707 I see what you mean

[@Drippyshxt_69]

They can feel paint through them but I’ve never seen anywhere that they could breath through their shells.

[@TokinMaldito]

Vince thought of everything. He had the twins kill Machete with a Machete. Bravo Vince

[@lisabridgestock5254]

The one and only time BOLSA knew wtf was going on and took action

[@epicfan1598]

tbf he seemed like he knew what was going on at the end though. But was killed pretty quickly after

[@weisenbergphoto]

I’m surprised the Twins didn’t use their axe for this execution.

[@Daniel-ot4jg]

Yeah but it’s Danny Trejo, using a machete is an awesome reference.

[@skchanneles]

Did you notice the bar tender was warning Tortuga with the eyes and the phrase about the "hot day". Because he knew the more he is, the better his chance to face the twins. Sadly, he was very overconfident and was very proud too see the signs.

[@Sipilicious]

0:56 he put that cigar down MIGHTY FAST

[@NPC13377]

Tortuga knew something was wrong when he was told to come to the back. Guess he had too much oil in the machine 😂

[@curb_sandwich5280]

Fun fact:- If your dodgy boss says your present is out back. You kill everyone and everything

[@pogo8050]

Trejo will be 90 years old and still typecast in these roles

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

Typecast? Would it be believable if he was cast as an insurance salesman?

[@an-animal-lover]

You really had to put the death scene itself in a corner at the end?

[@gnuckledragger]

Forreal

[@JoSheperd]

Bolsa is the most merciful, honorable and reasonable Cartel Boss compared to Hector and Eladio, but he's still a Cartel Boss...

[@scott7521]

Tuco seems like a choir boy compared to these two.

[@Stoirelius]

I believe Juan Bolsa actually liked Tortuga. There is simply no explanation for why he got out so easily with such quick death.

[@MMulcair]

I guess the other explanation is that Bolsa isn't a monster. He kills for business when it's needed, but he takes no sadistic pleasure in it.

[@primalfury2011]

How did Juan not blow it.. when he said.. " arent you supposed to be somewhere.. " meaning the meeting with the DEA .. How did tortuga not catch that ? or did i miss something ?

[@camerongreene3357]

He was drunk

[@jmichaeljohnston4937]

"Don't you have something to deliver?" Likely referring to drugs. Tortuga is a mule for the cartel.

[@alexshank1414]

Way quicker death than what he got in Heat.

[@Rorschach003]

"Okay you two guys wait until he reads it. After he realizes we know, you come in and cut him up. Remember, he has to read it first!"

[@momoshekar7217]

I remember when this episode came out i was like 7 and I walked into my parents room to talk to them. They were watching this part and the moment it happened they covered my eyes.

[@rewsterfewd1226]

lol juan said "listen to him, you can learn something," they can hear tortuga screaming

[@danzam40]

“Not a good time to lose one’s head.” - Austin Powers

[@fortminor85]

That’s not a way to get ahead on life.

[@IAmRickySpanish]

He'll never be the "head" of a major corporation

[@fortminor85]

@@IAmRickySpanishThat’s quite enough

[@danzam40]

It’s a shame he wasn’t more headstrong.

[@Papalopie]

Fun Fact, Danny Trejo has died more times in movies than Sean Bean.

[@andrewdeluca7352]

2:04-2:07 I bet Bolsa was thinking "I can't wait for the twins to do their thing, so I never have to hear that joke ever again."

[@anthonysantellan1861]

What's the matter Schrader you've never seen a severed human head on a tortoise before? Love that line