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♪ ♪ One of the peoplethe Chicago Outfit relied on down in Havanawas Santo Trafficante....

Mafia Spies • S01E01 • 2024

[upbeat Latin jazz music] ♪ ♪ One of the people
the Chicago Outfit relied on down in Havana
was Santo Trafficante. Trafficante spoke Spanish. Most of the mobsters did not. So Trafficante
was always there as the translator dealing
with the Cuban connections. [birds chirping] Santo Trafficante Jr. grew up in Tampa, Florida, in a neighborhood
that was predominantly Cuban. That's why he spoke Spanish,
understood the culture

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[upbeat Latin jazz music]

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♪ ♪

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One of the people the Chicago Outfit

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relied on down in Havana was Santo Trafficante.

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Trafficante spoke Spanish.

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Most of the mobsters did not.

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So Trafficante was always there

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as the translator dealing with the Cuban connections.

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[birds chirping]

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Santo Trafficante Jr.

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grew up in Tampa, Florida,

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in a neighborhood that was predominantly Cuban.

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That's why he spoke Spanish, understood the culture.

Duration

40 seconds

Views

50

Timestamp in Movie

00:12:14

Uploaded

Apr 09, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.