According to the interview with Mario on Larry King(I found the transcript online) That was his stepfather's last name. They had later changed it to Cleri but Mario used the original in the Last Don.
What is there to sing about? There is singing when babies are baptized, when you celebrate a marriage. Men sing as they work. Soldiers sing as they march into battle. And there is singing when people die.
Antonio Corelli
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
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