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In 1972, after a violent confrontation with his abusive father, Miklo Velka, a teenager of half-Mexican descent, leaves Las Vegas for East Los Angeles. He moves in with his cousins, Paco and Cruz, who are members of the Vatos Locos gang. Miklo joins the gang following an attack on their rivals, the Tres Puntos.
The film Blood In Blood Out (1993) which was written by poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, is based on the experiences of gang members of a fictional gang called Vatos Locos. [1] The video game Call of Juarez: The Cartel features a fictional Vatos Locos gang. [2]
Nov 7, 2013 · Members of Vatos Locos refer to themselves as a "nation" that shares common aspects but still allows each individual gang a certain degree of autonomy. There have been reports of third or fourth generation gang members belonging to the same gang.
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May 4, 2019 · All three had been members of the 18th Street gang, but were sickened by the cadence of murder, extortion and robbery of their neighbors, the people they had known all their lives.
On or about November 18, 2008, in DeKalb County, Georgia, two Vatos Locos members struck victim R.R., a suspected member of rival gang SUR-13, in the head with a baseball bat, and, after committing the assault, one of the Vatos Locos members involved fled to Mexico to avoid arrest.
Dec 30, 2019 · Today, MS-13 and Mara 18 are the most powerful and feared gangs in Central America, and have operations that reach from Mexico to the U.S. to Europe. Their power is immense in Honduras, where they control many poor urban neighborhoods and have at least some influence nearly everywhere, experts say.
Jul 13, 2012 · Members of Vatos Locos refer to themselves as a "nation" that shares common aspects but still allows each individual gang a certain degree of autonomy. There have been reports of third or fourth generation gang members belonging to the same gang.
