Calo
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| Biographical information | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Eye color |
Blue |
| Hair color |
Dark Brown |
| Born |
June 12, 1918 |
| Died |
April 20, 1980 (aged 61) |
| Family | |
| Title(s) |
Bodyguard/Enforcer |
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"Power wears out those who do not have it"
-Calo to Don Lucchesi
A loyal, if not particularly intelligent shepherd/bodyguard working for Lionele Tommasino, Calo entered the Don's service when he was only young, proving to be a dab hand with the 'lupara' shotgun. He was portrayed by Franco Citti.
[edit] Biography
When Michael Corleone fled to Corleone to escape the American authorities, Calo and his friend Fabrizio were assigned to protect Michael. The three developed a close bond of friendship until Fabrizio betrayed Michael, attempting to kill him in an explosion that claimed the life of Michael's wife Apollonia. Calo continued to serve Tommasino loyally through this time.
In 1979, when an old Michael returned to Sicily, Calo and he were reunited, with Calo serving Michael after the death of Tommasino at the hands of assassin Mosca de Montelepre. Calo sacrificed his life for his former friend by murdering Don Lucchesi with his own spectacles, Don Lucchesi's bodyguard immediately pulled out a pistol and shot him (in The Novel he was killed in the same car bomb that killed Apollonia) .
