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The first episode of the Italian miniseries (translated as The Boss of Bosses or Corleone ), titled "1943–1958," chronicles the rise of Salvatore "Totò" Riina from a poverty-stricken child in Corleone to a rising figure in the Sicilian Mafia. Episode Summary

Totò's most loyal associate and future successor. Il Capo dei Capi 1x1

Totò and his friends—Bernardo "Binnu" Provenzano, Calogero Bagarella, and Biagio Schirò—begin performing small criminal tasks for the local boss, Michele Navarra . The first episode of the Italian miniseries (translated

The protagonist/antagonist whose ambition and cold-blooded nature lead him to the top of the Mafia hierarchy. Left as the head of his family at

The story begins in 1943 in Corleone, Sicily. Young Totò Riina witnesses his father and brother die while attempting to extract gunpowder from an unexploded WWII bomb to sell. Left as the head of his family at age 13, Totò is driven by extreme poverty and a desire for power.

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