Momo Barone

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Cosimo "Momo" Barone ("Momo the Roach") is a soldato in the novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge. He grew up in the Bronx alongside boyhood friend and eventual caporegime Eddie Paradise.

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Momo Barone grew up around people like Pete Clemenza and was 'attached like a fly to him' in the novel. He was also the best friend of soldato and caporegime Nick Geraci. He was also the nephew of Sal Tessio.

After Geraci killed Tessio in 1955, Momo never learned of this. He was 'made' under Geraci with fellow soldier Eddie Paradise. He also befriended fellow Geraci soldier Carmine Marino. He was considered not to trustworthy because of his blood relationship to Tessio. However he was liked by Tom Hagen, and was given the job to kill the man who stole his watch.

He was considered Nick Geraci's closest aide circa 1956 to 1960, but after Geraci was disposed in 1961, he was considered a likely canidate for the role of caporegime. But his best friend Eddie Paradise took on the role. It is implied he didn't mind much, but he was sore that nobody trusted him because he was "Tessio's Kid". After he met Geraci on the run in 1963, he agreed to help him.

"Momo", as he was effictivly called, got his nickname "the Roach" due to the fact that his scalp was as hard as a roaches exoskelaton. He was promised the title of consigliere by Geraci if he agreed to help. He fed Geraci info on Michael Corleones moves. After Geraci was killed at an ambush, so was he. The irony was that he was to weak to kill Geraci, but was in fact killed by lifelong friend Eddie Paradise.

Films

• The Godfather • The Godfather Part II • The Godfather Part III • The Godfather Saga •

Novels

• The Godfather (novel) • The Sicilian • The Godfather Returns • The Godfather's Revenge •

Corleone family

• Vito Corleone • Carmella Corleone • Tom Hagen • Sonny Corleone • Fredo Corleone • Michael Corleone • Connie Corleone-Rizzi • Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone • Kay Adams • Anthony Corleone • Mary Corleone • Vinnie Mancini-Corleone •

Other families

• Emilio Barzini • Ottilio Cuneo • Anthony Stracci • Bruno Tattaglia • Philip Tattaglia • Carlo Tramonti • Vincent Forlenza • Louie Russo • Joe Zaluchi • Frankie Falcone • Tony Molinari • Sam Drago • Paulie Fortunato • Ozzie Altobello • Rico Tattaglia

Other characters

• Luca Brasi • Don Ciccio • Pete Clemenza • Don Fanucci • Johnny Fontane • Senator Pat Geary • Archbishop Gilday • Moe Greene • Frederick Keinszig • Cardinal Lamberto • Rocco Lampone • Lucy Mancini • Al Neri • Johnny Ola • Frank Pentangeli • Hyman Roth • Carlo Rizzi • Virgil Sollozzo • Sal Tessio • Don Tommasino • Jack Woltz • Joey Zasa • Willie Cicci • Paulie Gatto • Nick Geraci • Eddie Paradise • Tommy Neri • James Shea • Ritchie Nobilio • Joe Lucadello • Momo Barone • Sal Narducci • Carmine Marino • Danny Shea • Billy Van Arsdale • Mickey Shea • Bud Payton

Related

• Mario Puzo • Francis Ford Coppola • Albert Ruddy • Nino Rota • Crime film • Organized crime • Mafia • La Cosa Nostra • Five Families • Sicily • Corleone • The Godfather (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part II (soundtrack) • The Godfather Part III (soundtrack) • The Godfather: The Game • Mark Winegardner
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