He vowed to lead the kings away from violence and crime. The milwaukee kings moved off of milwaukee ave and landed at huron and noble moving them west of the kennedy expressway in the southern west town area where the gang fought with the cnotes. In 1995 antonio fernandez king tone became the leader of the latin kings. The chicago faction of the latin kings is recognized as the largest hispanic street gang in the united states and one of the largest chicagobased street gangs. Its roots date to 1954 in chicago, illinois latin kings.
They saw themselves as a latino progress movement to improve quality in immigrant families overcoming racial discrimination and. Latin kings the hardest gang in chicago crime documentary 2016. The almighty latin king and queen nation alkqn, alkn, lkn is the largest hispanic and latino street gang worldwide. Latin kings the largest hispanic street gang kings of new. A street gang story tv movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There are currently 25,00members active in the latin king gang in chicago. This contributed to some of the chicago gang folk lore in the 1980s about how the latin kings were a heavily armed gang and had powerful military weapons. While the content of his story is wildly inappropriate for middle and high school students, unfortunately, those are the kids that need to read it to truly understand.
A street gang story we were at king tones side for a full year in the streets, in homes, and in jails, with total access to tone and the latin kings. The latin kings are the oldest and largest hispanic street gang in chicago. The latin king are also known as the alkn almighty latin kin nation, accn almighty latin charters nation and the akqn latin king and queen nation. In 1957, the viceroys stabbed and killed an enchanter. The almighty latin king and queen nation alkqn, alkn, lkn is a large hispanic street gang in the united states of america. Latin kings street gang member sentenced in indiana to 15. For decades they were synonymous with drugs, guns and murder.
A street gang story 2007 latino hd online gratis, ver latin kings. They saw themselves as a latino progress movement to improve quality in immigrant families overcoming racial discrimination and founded the organization on the philosophy of overcoming racial prejudice and creating an organization of kings and queens. Latin kings a street gang story gang enforcement company. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
He could have changed new york city, said the district attorney. A street gang story, 2003, directed by jon alpert, with antonio fernandez, ron kuby, deanna rodriguez, at turner classic movies. Chicago gangs places to visit louis vuitton trucks king culture wallpaper history movie posters. Watch a movie online or watch the best free 1080p hd videos on your desktop, laptop, laptop, tablet, iphone, ipad. A latin kings street gang member, david lira of chicago, was sentenced wednesday to 15 years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy and other crimes in support of the gang. Evolution idea the history channel organization documentary tv genre history channel the dark ages complete documentary documental history. King tone runs an organized, tightly knit group, holding regular congressionallike meetings where representatives. Jones filmmaker jon alpert takes a camera and follows king tone, the inca of the almighty latin king and queen nation in new york, a street gang. A street gang story hbo is turning into a gangsters paradise.
Loca d, the lady d who seduced 2 latin kings into a. Although it was created by puerto ricans, members now are mostly of puerto rican and mexican ancestry. In the year 1981, milwaukee kings turned folks on the streets along with everyone else that was folks. Documentary on antonio king tone fernandez and his gang, the latin kings, whose main target was to protect latin people. The gang has more than 25,000 members in the city of chicago alone and has. The latin kings specialize in battery, racketeering, extortion, murder, and drugs trafficking. Its roots date to the 1940s in chicago, illinois, where it developed in the puerto rican community, which had expanded during a period of increased migration to the mainland. National geographic documentary,documentary,documentary 2016. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to latin kings. The viceroys were a puerto rican gang from 103rd street, between park and madison avenues. Their rivals were the harlem dragons, who killed one of their own in 1955.
Their greatest membership is within the united states, unlike ms and 18th street gang, whose greatest membership exists in central and south america. Decent hbo documentary on the latin kings gang in ny and its leader at the time, king tone. Throughout his whole retelling of his time as a latin king, i was amazed at how long sanchez survived and after finishing the book, i still dont completely understand gang life. The latin king street gang was formed in humboldt park in chicago in the early 1950s. The beginning of the history of the latin kings goes back to the year 1954 in the near west side neighborhood at the intersection of laflin and van buren. Gangland east charlotte gang banger full documentary hood trap. A street gang story watch movies with english subtitles for free. A street gang story institutional license mar 12, 2014 latin kings. Jim jones gets jumped and beat up by latin kings in connecticut full video. Brooklyn gangs chicago gaylords, chicago street gangs. In the late 1970s the latin kings took down a national guard armory making away with a number of military weapons.
He wanted to be the puerto rican martin luther king. In a sudden change of direction, king tone viwed to lead the gang away from crime. The latin kings are new yorks largest, most dangerous street gang. New yorkss hardest gang latin kings documentary hd 2015. A young cuban youth that was raised in puerto rico, ramon santos, put together a club of three boys including himself. When the homicidal king blood went to prison for multiple murders, antonio fernandez king tone took control of the latin kings. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Once upstate, rivera quickly got a rep that caught the eye of the latin kings, a street gang that formed in chicago in the 1940s but that is now reputed to be the largest hispanic gang in the world.
Those pining for the loutish charisma of tony soprano will find satisfaction in the main character of jon alperts docu. Assembled by awardwinning documentarian jon alpert, latin kings. The latin kings are new yorks largest and most dangerous street gang. Their legacy can still be found in the socalled kingism ideology.