getting back to the question of regional affiliation . . . .
Valachi was born in East Harlem, but his parents were from Naples
He married the daughter of Reina the Corleonesi
but after the defeat of the Masseria side, he became the bodyguard of Marranzano -- which seems to contradict the notion that the Castellammarese were closed to outsiders (especially non-Sicilians)
and then he was eventually assigned to the Luciano family, which as we see from the Informer diagram descended from the Morello gang (Corleonesi)
however, Luciano was born in Lecara Friddi (relatively close to Corleone)
Genovese, like Valachi, was Neapolitan (Tufino) by birth
