Lou Pennino was the right hand man of Don Vincent Corleone.
Biography
He started of as a member of Vincent's crew in Little Italy, later helping to assassinate Joey Zasa.
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 and took over Vincent's former crew.
Behind the scenes
In an early draft of the screenplay Vincent's bodyguard was named Joseph Alessi.
Trivia
- Lou Pennino is named after Francis Ford Coppola's maternal grandfather Francesco 'Pennino', who wrote the play Senza Mamma.