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{{Lou Pennino}}
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{{Quote|Hey! Joey! Hey Joey, up your ass!|Lou Pennino to [[Joey Zasa]]|The Godfather Part III}}
|name= Luigi" Lou " Pennino
 
 
'''Lou Pennino''' was the right-hand man of [[Don]] [[Vincent Mancini|Vincent Corleone]].
|image= [[Image: Lou_pennino.JPG|250px]]
 
|gender= Male
 
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|hair= Black
 
|family= [[Corleone]]
 
|title= [[Soldati]] <br> [[Caporegime]]
 
|portrayer= [[Robert Cicchini]]
 
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{{Quote
 
|1 = Hey! Joey! Hey Joey, up your ass!
 
|2 = '''Lou Pennino''' to Joey Zasa
 
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Lou Pennino was the right hand man of [[Don]] [[Vincent Mancini|Vincenzo Corleone]].
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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[[File:Vincent Lou Calo.jpg|thumb|250px|Vincent, Lou and Calo.]]
He started of as a member of Vincent's gang in [[Little Italy]], later helping his boss to assassinate [[Joey Zasa]], the current boss of Little Italy.
 
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Pennino started of as a member of Vincent's crew in [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]] like [[Frankie ]]and [[Anthony]], posing as Vincent's personal bodyguard. He later helped to assassinate [[Joey Zasa]] by luring off his right-hand man [[Anthony Squigliaro]] by scratching up a fancy car that would be used in a raffle, using the keys to forge a line into the vehicle.
   
During the performance of [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] in the [[Teatro Massimo]] in [[Sicily]], Pennino was head of security, who reported the death of [[The Twins]] to Vincent. He became a [[caporegime]] once Vincent became Don in the same year.
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During the performance of [[Cavalleria rusticana]] in the [[Teatro Massimo]] in [[Sicily]], Pennino was head of security, who reported the death of [[The Twins]] to Vincent. He also told him that they would have to leave immediately, for in a few minutes, carabinieri would be crawling all over the place. He became a [[caporegime]] once Vincent became Don in the same year and took over Vincent's old crew.
It is most likely that Lou was Vincent Mancini-Corleone most loyal man due to them being friends. Lou also saw the family turn into a drug cartel.
 
   
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==Behind the scenes==
== possible death & possible leardership ==
 
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*In an early draft of the screenplay Vincent's bodyguard is named Joseph Alessi.
It is likely Vincent and Lou were at each othersides most of the time (assisting vincent on drug deals, collections) so that also means that he could have been in the shootout with the police witch ended up in the death of Vincent resulting in Lou either being killed, arrested or a fugitive.
 
 
*He is portrayed by [[Robert Cicchini]].
After the death of Vincent he could have probably become boss of the Corleone family only if he survived the shoot out which he possibly could have been involved in.
 
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*Lou Pennino is named after [[Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola's]] maternal grandfather, Francesco Pennino, who wrote the play ''[[Senza Mamma]]''.
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 13 February 2020

"Hey! Joey! Hey Joey, up your ass!"
―Lou Pennino to Joey Zasa[src]

Lou Pennino was the right-hand man of Don Vincent Corleone.

Biography

Vincent Lou Calo

Vincent, Lou and Calo.

Pennino started of as a member of Vincent's crew in Little Italy like Frankie and Anthony, posing as Vincent's personal bodyguard. He later helped to assassinate Joey Zasa by luring off his right-hand man Anthony Squigliaro by scratching up a fancy car that would be used in a raffle, using the keys to forge a line into the vehicle.

During the performance of Cavalleria rusticana in the Teatro Massimo in Sicily, Pennino was head of security, who reported the death of The Twins to Vincent. He also told him that they would have to leave immediately, for in a few minutes, carabinieri would be crawling all over the place. He became a caporegime once Vincent became Don in the same year and took over Vincent's old crew.

Behind the scenes