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In the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, there is a street gang called the Cholos who resemble the stereotypical gangster image of a Cholo. [22] In the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, there are two gangs called the Aztecas and Vagos. One of the supporting characters, Cesar Vialpando, is a member of the Aztecas and serves ...
Cholo (Spanish pronunciation:) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage. One of the biggest Cholos recorded in history ...
Narcoculture in Mexico is a subculture that has grown as a result of the strong presence of the various drug cartels throughout Mexico. In the same way that other subcultures around the world that are related to crime and drug use (for example the Scottish neds [1] [2] and European hooligans, [3] [4] [5] or the American street-gangstas, cholos, and outlaw bikers), [6] Mexican narco culture has ...
goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig. kick up: give a part of the income to the next up in the command chain.
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 members of a fictional gang called Vatos Locos. [1]
Notable criminally-active gangs in Mexico include: 14K Triad; 18th Street Gang, a.k.a. Mara 18; Barrio Azteca, a.k.a. Los Aztecas; Caborca Cartel; Cártel de Tláhuac Cártel del Noreste [1] Fuerza Anti-Unión Guerreros Unidos; Gulf Cartel [2] Grupo Delta [3] [4] Grupo Elite [5] Grupo Guerrero [6] Grupo X [7] Los Balcanes. Grupo Blanco; Los ...
In the past year, Mexican singer/songwriter Peso Pluma has gone from an unknown to the second most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify, trailing only Bad Bunny. His trap-infused take on the age-old ...
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