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Elio Germano plays Matteo, a character based on notorious Sicilian mafioso Matteo Messina Denaro who was the subject of a 30-year manhunt which only ended in 2023 when he was finally caught.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
But Venezuela’s mafioso socialist regime, including the military, is digging in to keep Maduro in power.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, his global fame has resurfaced thanks to a Colombian soap opera and a Netflix series that depicts the drug lord as a ruthless, but shrewd mafioso, who defies corrupt American and Colombian authorities trying to close in on him.
—Manuel Rueda, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
The top mafioso, convicted of masterminding some of Italy’s most heinous slayings – including the killings of prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino – subsequently died in September 2023 in a maximum-security prison.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 June 2024
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
But Venezuela’s mafioso socialist regime, including the military, is digging in to keep Maduro in power.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, his global fame has resurfaced thanks to a Colombian soap opera and a Netflix series that depicts the drug lord as a ruthless, but shrewd mafioso, who defies corrupt American and Colombian authorities trying to close in on him.
—Manuel Rueda, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
The top mafioso, convicted of masterminding some of Italy’s most heinous slayings – including the killings of prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino – subsequently died in September 2023 in a maximum-security prison.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 June 2024
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Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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It is described as an epic crime series about the most powerful gangster in history to ever turn state’s evidence and an in-depth look at the inner workings of the Mafia.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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He’s most commonly associated with his role as OLTL mobster Carlo, which earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1992.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Moderator Grae Drake asked Reeves how far he was pushed to play the titular hitman who gets revenge on the Russian mobsters responsible for the death of his dog.Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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