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Aug 16, 2023 · The Vatos Locos gang sign is a hand signal commonly associated with the Mexican-American street gang. It involves extending the thumb and pinky finger while keeping the remaining fingers curled, resembling the shape of a “V.”
Vatos Locos is a Chicano slang term that means "crazy Dudes". It is also used as the name of multiple small gangs around the USA, Canada and Mexico. Many "Vatos Locos" use the colors red, black, green or brown. [citation needed] The film Blood In Blood Out (1993) which was written by poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, is based on the experiences of gang ...
VATO LOCO Tattoos, Arlington, Texas. 44,189 likes · 98 talking about this · 23,606 were here. 916 W. DIVISION ST. ARLINGTON TEXAS 76012.
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Nov 7, 2013 · Based on his database consisting of around 3,500 archives on gangs in the Americas, the associate researcher indicated that the gang Vatos Locos was created during the 1940s in Los Angeles by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. During the 1970s and 1980s the gang was partly consolidated in prison, extending its alliances and mode of recruitment.
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'Blood in blood out' refers to the initiation ritual of having to kill someone to enter a gang and, on the reverse end, not being able to leave the gang unless killed. This is a common initiation in many gangs, including prison gangs, and is also the motto of La Onda in the film.
Dec 2, 2005 · These tattoos are extremely meaningful to the Mexican gang banger. Phrases tattooed on their bodies like Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) and Perdoname Mi Madre (Forgive Me Mother) are also symbolic of their awareness of their gangster life and how it is unaccepted by their family and others.
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I'm not gonna act like I know the exact history on it, but the star is a common tattoo in the OC (Latino) gang scene, especially with the older generation.
