A Hollywood actor has been sharing his experiences of filming in Oxford as he opens a new restaurant in London.
From Dusk Till Dawn star Danny Trejo has recently opened Trejo's Tacos on Portobello Road.
He spent time in Oxford for the Muppets Most Wanted filming, where he picked up a university sweater.
He said: "Every once in a while, someone would be like: ‘You went to Oxford?"
He also remembers visiting Portobello Road Market with fellow actor Ray Liotta, who passed away in 2022.
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He said: "They have like 50 markets in one spot – we went berserk.
"Portobello is the only place I’ve ever seen more crowded than Venice Beach on a Sunday."
The new restaurant is Trejo's first international branch of his LA-based restaurant.
He added: "It’s unbelievable – what a place for [a restaurant]. That's putting a restaurant somewhere where everybody's hungry."
Trejo said it's "unbelievable" that he, who had a modest upbringing and spent time in jail before Hollywood fame, is opening an international restaurant.
He opened his first taco joint in Los Angeles in 2016.
He added, "I don't want to think ahead – I want to do this, and do this right."
Trejo's Tacos is now open at 299-301 Portobello Road.
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