Mazara del Vallo
He was born in Mazara del Vallo in the province of Trapani. He was initiated in Cosa Nostra in 1985 or 1986. In 1992, after the arrest of Mariano Agate, he became "reggente" (regent) of the "mandamento" of Mazara del Vallo, a position he shared with Vincenzo Sinacori.