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Vinnie Romero was a member of Sonny Corleone's gang and twin brother of Angelo.

Biography[]

Working alongside his brother, Vinnie joined Sonny Corleone and several other neighborhood hoods pulling small heists, later becoming involved with the dreaded Luca Brasi and his gang, paying them a cut of their earnings in exchange for assistance and weapons.

During the attempt on Vito Corleone's life, Vinnie was shot in the face by Giuseppe Mariposa's assassins, the Irish gang. His brother, grief-stricken, left the gang and refused the money and support Sonny offered him as compensation. However it is unclear why the twins were there in the first place as both where part of Salvatore Tessio's regime and Tessio was not given the responsibility of security during the parade.

Personality and traits[]

The tougher of the two twins, he was known always wear his hair cropped short. He also professed that he was the smarter of the twins, whilst Angelo was the good looking one.

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