Pavano Family: Difference between revisions

*The Pavano family is similar to a Italian [[wp:Camorra|Camorra]] organization, which once had a female boss named [[wp:Rosetta Cutolo|Rosetta Cutolo]].

*Mary Valvona, could be based on Rockstar games interpretation of [[wp:Cathy Moriarty-Gentile|Cathy Moriarty-Gentile]] character ''Patti LoPresti'' from the film [[wp: Analyze That|Analyze That]] were she was a female Mafia Boss in New York City. No Italian-American crime families in [[wp:New York City|New York City]] or the United States ever had any female members. Females have only stayed as associates or "Comare" (name for mafia mistress). However, the wife or sister of a previous don taking over the family is much more common in Sicily-based mafia families.

*The Pavano family could also be loosely based on the [[wp:Genovese crime family|Genovese crime family]]. The Pavanos are operating in some of the same areas as the Genoveses; in Manhattan (Algonquin) neighborhoods of [[wp:Harlem|Harlem]] ([[North Holland]]), and Central Park (Middle Park) the family also maintains a strong presence in New Jersey (Alderney). The Pavano family is ranked as the second-most powerful family in GTA IV, while the Genovese crime family is ranked as America's most powerful mafia family. In the [[Liberty Tree]] the Pavanos are rival enemies of the Gambettis ([[wp:Gambino crime family|Gambino family]]), similar to the real ''Genovese-Gambino'' rivalry.