CARLOS MARCELLO: THE GODFATHER OF NEW ORLEANS

Godfather Carlos Marcello

Not one of the more famous of the Godfathers of the 50's and 60's Carlos Marcello was a tough leader and very connected to the mob worldwide. He went to prison several times but was released due to health issues in 1989 and died at home with his family in 1993 at 83 years old.

Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante Jr., and Frank Ragano left to right, were among a group of mobsters and attorneys who dined at La Stella Restaurant.

Mafia boss Carlos Marcello

Thom L. Jones has written a 6-page profile of legendary New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello. It details his origins, how he began his life of crime, became a made member and rose to become one of America's most powerful organized crime figures. One rumored to have been involved in many secret operations, some in cooperation with the CIA.

Read the entire story on my favorite mob page: Gangsters Inc.

Documentary on Carlos Marcello Here

Carlos Marcello, also known as The Godfather and "The Little Man" (February 6, 1910 – March 2, 1993), was a powerful Italian-American mafioso who ruled the New Orleans crime family from 1947 until the late 1980s. G. Robert Blakey and other conspiracy theorists have asserted that Marcello along with Santo Trafficante, Jr. and Sam Giancana masterminded the 1963 assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in retaliation for federal prosecution that threatened their secret criminal organization's increasingly profitable businesses and their multibillion-dollar international organized crime empires. Read More Here

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ROOM 37 – THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS

New musical thriller has UK debut on March 24th at the Sound Screen Music & Film Festival

Los Angeles, CA – Cleopatra Entertainment has set a release date for their production ROOM 37 – THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS, a supernatural horror-thriller written and directed by the Cordero Brothers – Vicente Cordero and Fernando Cordero Caballero.

The film features Leo Ramsey, Devin McGregor Ketko, Timothy Lee-Priest, and Jason Lasater, and includes the infamous Johnny Thunders song "Born to Lose,” along with a vocal appearance by legendary New York Dolls member Sylvain Sylvain.

Produced by Shanti Whitney, the film was executive produced by Brian Perera, Yvonne Perera, and co-produced by Tim Yasui. The film is also set for its UK premiere on March 24th at the second annual Sound Screen Music & Film Festival at the Regent Street Cinema in London, England, which runs from March 22nd thru March 27th.

The premier occurs just weeks before the 28th Anniversary of Thunder’s mysterious death (April 23rd, 1991) and tickets for the premier can be purchased directly from the Theater HERE.

Cleopatra will debut the film on Tuesday, May 21st worldwide on all VOD platforms.

In the film, famed rock and roll guitarist Johnny Thunders arrives in New Orleans to begin a new chapter of his life by following a new musical sound and staying clean from drugs in order to see his kids again.

After he settles into the St. Peter’s Guest House Hotel, things go awry. His room is robbed which contained the last of his money and his only methadone supply. Johnny’s journey to recovery quickly turns dark when he takes desperate measures to get better, all which propel Johnny deeper in the chaos that ultimately leads to his unexplained mysterious final hours.

Pre-order here: 

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS

ROOM 37 – THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS CLUB will also be released in a limited-edition BLU RAY/DVD/CD Soundtrack format packaged in a gorgeous, six-panel Digipak on May 24th, 2019. The soundtrack includes performances by the real Johnny Thunders as well as his former bandmates Walter Lure and Sylvain Sylvain.