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 the film [[wp: Analyze That|Analyze That]] were [[wp:Cathy Moriarty-Gentile|Cathy Moriarty-Gentile]] played Patti LoPresti, 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).

*The Pavano family could also be loosely based on the [[wp:Genovese crime family|Genovese crime family]]. The Pavano's are operating in some of the same areas as the Genovese's, 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 Pavano's are rival enemies of the Gambetti's ([[wp:Gambino crime family|Gambino family]]), similar to the real ''Genovese-Gambino'' rivalry.