Life Imitating Art
Posted by Media Outrage on July 25, 2008
On Wednesday Lucia Riina married Vincenco Bellomo in the town of Corleone that was made famous during the epic Godfather Trilogy. What makes this particular broom jumping newsworthy is the fact that Lucia Riina is the daughter of incarcerated Sicilian Mafia “Boss of All Bosses” Salvatore “Tito” Riina. It seems that life is imitating art in this particular instance. Below is a picture of Salvatore Riini.
Via Reuters:
Lucia Riina, his 28-year-old daughter, was married on Wednesday and, in the absence of her father, given away by her brother Giuseppe.
Besides her father, other members of Lucia’s extended family also could not attend, including brother Gianni and uncle Leoluca Bagarella, who were also Mafia bosses and are also behind bars.
“Our thoughts go to those who could not be here,” the groom, Vincenco Bellomo, told the guests, according to reports in Italian newspapers.
Giuseppe, who was freed from jail in February after serving time for Mafia crimes, also thanked their father, whose Mafia nickname was “the Beast” because of his ruthlessness.
“You should be paying for the (media) rights,” Giuseppe joked to reporters, according to La Repubblica newspaper.
The wedding, which took place in a church in Corleone, enticed the media but shocked Mafia victims.
“Whoever marries them becomes an accomplice,” Sonia Alfano, daughter of a Sicilian journalist killed by the Mafia, told La Repubblica.
“The newlyweds never disassociated themselves from the barbarous mobsters, but instead thanked them.”
Corleone Mayor Antonino Iannazzo was neutral, describing the couple as “two private citizens” who followed the rules to marry publicly and who should be respected.
Salvatore Riina’s arrest in 1993 after nearly a quarter of a century on the run ended a violent reign which saw a clan war and challenge to authority dramatized by the murders in 1992 of anti-Mafia magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
Mediaoutrage- Interesting. So the town of Corleone does exist. For some reason we assumed it was a made up name for the movie. We must say that The Godfather is one of the greatest movies ever made. Michael Corleone is definitely an unforgettable character.
July 25, 2008 at 10:31 am
First of all, while I was reading the names…I was reminded of the menu at the Olive Garden…all of those names sound like Pasta Dishes….
Well, okay, ummm, yeah!
Soooo, this is news because………
I couldn’t watch the Godfather or Scarface because I just couldn’t take the violence!
July 25, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I was thinking the same thing…why do we care about this ish!
The Godfather and the Sopranos are not my idea of entertainment!
NEXT!
July 25, 2008 at 12:24 pm
LOL “First of all, while I was reading the names…I was reminded of the menu at the Olive Garden…all of those names sound like Pasta Dishes….” just ignant lol
July 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm
WOW I thought everybody loved the GodFather and Sopranos: I love it all and the fact that it comes from a true story some where down the line.
My kind of entertainment!!
July 25, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I tried to watch the Sopranos a couple of times (my man has all of the Seasons) I can’t seem to get into it! It’s just hard! I’d rather watch Young and the Restless!
July 25, 2008 at 1:11 pm
On no Ms. E…not soap operas…I haven’t watched the Young and the Restless since…since….since, aww hell it’s been just too damn long!
July 25, 2008 at 1:20 pm
@Ms.E: LOL The Young and the Restless!!
July 25, 2008 at 1:42 pm
That mess is getting tight…I catch late at night on the Soap Opera channel!
July 25, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I agree Ms E, I divo the Young and the Restless everyday. And threaten my husband when he talks to much while I am watching.
Next!!!