what is machetes name
1 Machete is a 2010 film by Robert Rodriguez, named for the character played by Danny Trejo, it also stars Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro. 2  It is a follow-up to Grindhouse and based on the character developed in Spy Kids. 3  Machetes are a common item for tribes on the television series Survivor.ecause the machete is common in many tropical countries, it is often the weapon of choice for uprisings. For example, the Boricua Popular Army are unofficially called macheteros because of the machete-wielding laborers of sugar cane fields of past Puerto Rico.