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Just in time for the upcoming release of his latest film, Charlie Sheen will use his birth name in the credits for "Machete Kills" according to a report Saturday (may 25) by Us Weekly.

Born Carlos Estevez, the “Anger Management” actor has never used his given moniker in any film credit, and has been using Charlie since the age of four to avoid confusion with an uncle.

Sheen’s brother Emilio has always gone by their given surname, while his father Martin, who was born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez, changed his for Hollywood, though it was never legally changed.

As for his heritage as a Latino, the 47-year-old actor admitted during an interview last year on Univision, "I don't wake up feeling Latino. I'm a white guy in America. I was born in New York and grew up in Malibu."...

It’s a small item, but one that I kind of dig. In Robert Rodriguez’s next film Machete Kills, Charlie Sheen will not be billed as Charlie Sheen, but rather with his Spanish patronymic Estevez.

TMZ, that most dependable of celebrity gossip rags, picked up a screencap from Machete Kills that introduces Sheen as ‘Carlos Estevez’ – much as Don Johnson was ‘introduced’ in the original film Machete. But Sheen of course has a good claim on that name. He actually is an Estevez, just like his brothers and father. Daddy Martin Sheen never officially changed his name from Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez.

The name change is a cute little addition for Machete Kills and might even help to distance Sheen from his less than stellar public persona over the past few years. Although, like Lindsay Lohan in Machete, I think it’s that very persona that might have landed Sheen the role.

For his 30 plus year career, we have known him as Charlie Sheen, but the Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Machete Kills, where he plays the President of the United States no less, the actor is reverting to his real name of Carlos Estevez. To clear up any confusion, his father, Martin Sheen, was born Ramon Antonio Gerado Estevez, but changed his name to break into acting. He never changed it leaglly, so passed on the Estevez name, from his Spainish father's side of the family, to his children. There's no word on whether this is the first and last time we will see the actor billed as Carlos Estevez. via TMZ The sequel, which sees Danny Trejo's anti hero forced by the U.S. Government to take down an insane arms dealer with acess to a terrifying space weapon, is released on the 13th of September.

London, May 25: Charlie Sheen will use his birth name- Carlos Estevez- for his next film, as "it goes with the Latino feel of the movie".

The former 'Two And A Half Men' star's actor father Martin Sheen, 72, who was born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez, had admitted that he regrets not sticking with his name, the Daily Star reported.

Sheen, 47, will revert to his stage moniker once the film, 'Machete Kills', is over.

A movie source told the publication that the name-changing gig is just for this one film.

The source added that it seems appropriate given the movie's Mexican background. (Ani)...

Los Angeles, May 25 (Ians/Efe) For the first time in his career, Charlie Sheen will use his real name, Carlos Estevez, in the credits of the movie "Machete Kills", a decision that contrasts a past statement that he does not feel "Latino".

Celebrity-news Web site TMZ.com published a shot from the film, to premiere September in the Us, which shows Sheen carrying an assault rifle while a super on the screen says "and introducing Carlos Estevez".

Charlie's dad, Martin Sheen, the son of a Spanish immigrant to the Us, was born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez. He called himself Martin Sheen to get work as an actor, but never legally changed his name.

Martin Sheen starred in the 2011 movie "The Way", directed by his son Emilio.

The trailer for the upcoming "Machete" sequel, called "Machete Kill," is set to be released very soon. But now, a blurry portion of it has leaked online. Check out the video below and stay tuned for the official trailer. In related news, Charlie Sheen apparently feels that his name is too white for "Machete Kills" and decided to change it back to his birth name, Carlos Estevez (pictured). This is the first time Sheen has done this in his professional career. For those who don't know, Charlie's father, Martin Sheen, was actually born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez. In "Machete Kills," Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federal agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States (Charlie Sheen) for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man . he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plan...

Charlie Sheen appears in the upcoming Robert Rodriguez film "Machete Kills," he's just not using the name Charlie Sheen. According to TMZ, Sheen is credited in "Machete Kills" with his birth name, Carlos Estevez.

Sheen has said in the past that he took the name Charlie when he was a kid to avoid confusion with an uncle who was also named Carlos. Sheen's father, Martin Sheen, was born with the name Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez; according to the New York Times, the 72-year-old acting legend took the stage name of Sheen as a tribute to Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He also hoped it would get him more acting parts. Sheen never legally changed his name, however, and passed the Estevez name down to his four children, including to his son, actor Emilio Estevez.

"I started using Sheen, I thought I'd give it a try, and before I knew it, I...