Trejo to Star in the Indie Film “In Stranger Company”

It’s a Strange(r) time for Danny Trejo

The 72-year-old Mexican American actor has signed on to appear in In Stranger Company, an independent film based on the book The Loyalty Treasures by Dr. Mark Smith.

Danny Trejo

Directed by Phillip Abraham, who adapted the screenplay along with Patrick Werksma, the feature follows Mia Stone, a young wife, mother, and workaholic entrepreneur. She is faced with an eerie supernatural opportunity to reset her future when a strange encounter with an eccentric man (Trejo) gives her a second chance at saving her company, marriage, family, and future.

Rounding out the cast are Jesse MetcalfeT.C. Stallings, Jaci Velasquez, Jules Willcox, Jaime Gallagher, and Jeff Grace.

Trejo, best known for his role in the Machete film series, can up next be heard in Warner Bros’ animated pic Storks.

Velasquez to Star in Faith-Based Film “A Question of Faith”

Jaci Velasquez is keeping the Faith

The 36-year-old part-Spanish and part-Mexican American actress and singer has signed on to star in Silver Lining Entertainment’s A Question of Faith.

Jaci Velasquez

The faith-based film revolves around three families — same community, different cultures — who are all complete strangers, living vastly separate lives until a tragic texting-and-driving accident puts them on converging paths of love, forgiveness, grace and mercy.

In addition to Velasquez, the film also stars Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Kim Fields, T.C. Stallings and Greg Alan Williams .

Kevan Otto (In the Name of God) is directing the film, which was written by Terrence “Ty” Manns.

The film is scheduled for release in 2016.

Velasquez’s previous credits include appearances in Chasing Papi, The Encounter and Jerusalem Countdown.