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Ramon “Mundo” Mendoza sits down with VladTV for an uncensored account of his path from Boyle Heights altar boy to Mexican Mafia member known as “Machine Gun Mundo.” Born in East Los Angeles in 1949, Mendoza details childhood violence, early gang life, juvenile hall, San Quentin, Folsom, and the prison politics behind La Eme, Nuestra Familia, Norteños and Sureños. He discusses his first killing involving White Fence member Robert Lopez, his relationship with Joe “Pegleg” Morgan, street and prison hits he says totaled more than two dozen, and later cooperation with law enforcement after a Christian conversion.
Mendoza also addresses Kern County cases, witness protection, threats tied to organized crime, and Hollywood portrayals of the Mexican Mafia in *American Me*, including Edward James Olmos, Danny Trejo, and the controversy surrounding the film. A rare firsthand interview on gangs, prison power, informants, redemption, and consequences.
