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Deon Barber

**Big Deon Barber** is a character in Snowfall and a PJ Watts Crips OG.

## Biography

### Season 4

He's an OG who works under Chris Dickerson in the PJ Watts Crips. He is the older cousin of Fatback. After his cousin was murdered by Khadijah Brown and dumped outside Louie's Nightclub, he expressed sheer ire toward Leon, even insulting Renny in the process, and scolded Leon for not taking good care of his community. Soon after Leon took Jerome's advice and began providing for the PJ's, Big Deon finally showed Leon some respect and even offered some men, including Einstein, to help hold down the fort.

### Season 5

He began working as an enforcer for Leon and helped with carrying out punishments to anyone who broke the rules in the PJ's. Later in the season, Leon reconsidered the gang life, especially with the rumor that Congress was prepared to pass an even stricter drug law in the wake of a rising basketball star. As Leon urged his crew to walk away with the money, Deon was not prepared to do that and decided to take the reins.

## Appearances

* Betrayal
* Revolutions
* The Iliad: Part 1
* The Iliad: Part 2
* Celebration
* Fault Lines

* Door of No Return
* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Charnel House
Juan

**Juan** is a dealer for the Crips in the Projects.

## Biography

He was accused of stealing shoes, and Big Deon and Einstein called for Leon to interrogate him. Juan admitted the transgression but complained about making very little on the hard work. Leon broke his foot with a pipe and called it 'payment' for the sneakers. He is later seen in a cast with crutches, courtesy of Leon. He attends Jerome's funeral in the final season.
Cuba

**Cuba** is a country located in the Caribbean and a setting for Snowfall. The capital is Havana. The nation during the 80s was under the rule of Fidel Castro of the Cuban Communist Party since 1959 after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista. It is where Alton and Cissy fled to in order to escape from under Teddy and the CIA's thumb and live out the rest of their days.
Enrique

**Enrique** is a Sicario for the Villanueva Cartel and a security guard. El Oso, Lucia, and Pedro chose his as the fall guy to cover their tracks after Ramiro learned he was betrayed and his money was stolen. It was mentioned that he put up a fight when the trio attempted to kill him. He was close the choking Lucia out until Gustavo gained conscious and offed Enrique.
Lurp

Worked the Long Range Recon Patrol in Nam. Name stuck.

-Lurp

**Lurp** is a mercenary first appearing in Season 4.

## Biography

He worked as a freelancer with the Family and previously served in the Long Range Recon Patrol in Vietnam. Franklin describes him to Teddy as a "friend of a friend." He was made Franklin's personal bodyguard but after a short time in the Family, he quit, stating to Franklin that shooting at their own people was not the same as fighting in the Vietnam War.

## Appearances

* Weight
* All the Way Down
* Expansion
Los Monarcas

**Los Monarcas** is a Latin Street gang in the Barrio. Their leader is Stomper. The crew answers to hierarchy's of the Mexican Mafia and are connected to La Fuerza, the hierarchy's with expansive influence beyond LA and south into Mexico. Since Stomper's death, their is no clear leadership in the Monarchs.

## Members

### Current

* Conejo *(Enforcer, Whereabouts Unknown)*
* Ephraim *(Soldado)*

### Past Members

* Stomper *(Leader, Killed by Gustavo)*
* Memo *(Second-in-Command, Killed by Lorena)*
* Hernan Zapata *(Former Enforcer, Left the Gang, Killed by Dirty Tijuana Cops)*
* Stranger *(Grunt, Killed by Lorena)*
Mariela Villanueva

**Mariela Nava-Villanueva** is the wife of Mauricio Villanueva and the matriarch of the Villanueva Cartel.

## Biography

After her husbands death, she returned back to the family ranch in Mexico. After Lucia vanishes, Gustavo reaches out to her on any possible way to contact her. Though she had no answers, she did aid him in the drug trade.

## Appearances

* Cash and Carry
* The Game That Moves as You Play
Costa Rica

**Costa Rica** is a country located in Central America. It is also a setting on the FX series Snowfall. It is a bridge country connected to Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the southeast. The capital is San José. In Season 3, Teddy and Julia arrive there to strike a deal with BobBob, a former CIA operative now running the Contras in Costa Rica to smuggle weapons to the Contras in Nicaragua.
Lior

**Lior** is a bodyguard for Avi Drexler first appearing in Season 3. He fled an assassination scene with Avi from the mansion which resulted in Yuda's death. After Avi's death, he took over the Israeli mob and ended all business dealings with Teddy McDonald as payback for causing him to go half-deaf from gunfire.
Black Olive

Black Olive is a female character and is a secondary character in New Fairies. She is Olive's older twin sister and Jackfruit's younger sister.

## Black Olive

### Relatives

Olive (younger twin sister) and Jackfruit (Teenage Character) (older sister)

## Personality

Black Olive is the fairy of black olives. She is Jackfruit's younger sister and Olive's older twin. Black Olive is the opposite of Olive. She is vain, but she is kind and caring, her powers are based on the black olive. She is also friendly and generous to others. Black Olive also tries to encourage Olive to become a good fairy, but always argues and ends up in an argument. She is friends with Princess Pink and Princess Yellow.
Edgewood Shelter

**Edgewood Shelter** is a homeless shelter in South Central Los Angeles used to house homeless folks and recovering drug addicts. At first the company didn't have a building to provide shelter for the homeless until Franklin Saint began funding the organization. The building was ran by Alton Williams until he fled to Cuba.
Fatback

Fatback was no gangsta, but he was a real one. He took care of his homies, unlike your *(Leon)* motherfucking ass.

-Deon Barber

## Thaddeus Barber

### Affiliation

* The Family
* Crips

### Occupation

* Enforcer
* Bodyguard

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Jordan R. Coleman

**Thaddeus 'Fatback' Barber** is an enforcer for Franklin Saint first appearing in Season 3.

## Biography

He joined the crew in the third season as extra muscle, and was mostly working with Leon Simmons. In the fourth season during the war with the Bloods, he was helping Leon track down Skully in Inglewood until they saw his men pull up next to them, which resulted in a shootout, leaving 2 members of Franklin's crew, including, C.J., dead, as well as some Bloods and Skully and Khadijah's 5-year-old daughter, Tianna. He agreed to take the fall for her death to protect Leon, and was bailed out by Eureka, believing Franklin went through on the bail, but instead was set up by Khadijah, interrogated for Leon's location, and when he refused to provide an answer, Khadija stabbed him to death and dumped his corpse in the Projects.

At his funeral, Khadijah recruited Black Diamond and Dallas in a drive-by in hopes on finding and killing Leon, instead they wound up shooting a few people, including Franklin's Auntie Louie.

### Legacy

Fatback was a loyal foot soldier to the end, but also known to be hard headed with some of the younger slingers, especially C.J. He even protected his own, especially at the threat of his own life and died not giving up his own.

## Appearances

* The More You Make
* Cash and Carry
* The Game That Moves as You Play
* The Bottoms
* Confessions
* Pocket Full of Rocks
* Weight
* All the Way Down
* Expansion
* The Get Back
* Say a Little Prayer

## Victims

* Levon (Shooting, Alongside Leon)
* Dejon (Shooting, Alongside Leon)
* Kirby (Shooting, Alongside Leon)
Eureka

**Eureka** is an Inglewood female who operates as a spy and seductress for the Bloods.

## Biography

Eureka was first used to seduce Bootsy and let Cornrows and his boys kidnap and crucify him at a baseball diamond in some random park. Later on, Khadijah Brown hired her to pick up Fatback after his bail was posted and drove him to a secluded place for interrogation, unaware of Khadijah's true intentions.
Little Rock

**Little Rock** is the capital of Arkansas. It is where Jerome and Louie arrived to expand the Family business in Season 4. Louise reached out to her sister, Candy, in expanding their drug empire in the city. At the end of Season 4, Jerome and Louise branched away from the Family and took the Little Rock expansion with them.
Mauricio Villanueva

We are farmers first. Grow the product, bring it across the border, distribute. Do everything possible to avoid conflict.

-Mauricio Villanueva

## Mauricio Villanueva

### Relatives

* Mariela Villanueva (Wife)
* Miguel Villanueva (Brother)
* Lucia Villanueva (Daughter)
* Pedro Nava (Nephew) †
* Ramiro Nava (Brother-in-Law) †
* Rosa Villanueva (Daughter) †

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Carlos Linares

**Mauricio Villanueva** is the patriarch of the Villanueva Cartel up until his death near the end of Season 1.

## Biography

At the beginning of the series, his health is already declining and he has allowed his ruthless brother-in-law, Ramiro Nava, to run things in his stead, even though damage could be done within the Cartel. He was born and raised in Mexico and made a home in the United States. Most of his operations stem from his ranch in Sinaloa to the streets of LA. When he passed away, Ramiro took the reigns of the Cartel.

### Legacy

It is not clear what kind of character he possessed during his tenure as the Don of the Villanueva Cartel, but he was never merciless like Ramiro, however, he held a strict standard of growing the product in Mexico and smuggling it across the border. It is clearly unknown why he would turn over the business to his brother-in-law, but not to his daughter, Lucia, yet he showed some respect and expressed some wisdom to her in his final days.

## Appearances

* Seven-Four
* Baby Teeth
* Story of a Scar
* The Rubicon
Bootsy

See, your problem is, you got tunnel vision. Luckily, I can see the whole field.

-Manboy

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Unknown, Captured at the Crip Barbershop, found dead on a Baseball Diamond

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Calvin Clausell Jr.

**Bootsy** is a member of the Compton Crips and Manboy’s right-hand.

## Biography

He is first seen with Manboy, Tyrell, and Wanda talking about how Levon and Dejon died. He gets into a fight with Leon but Manboy and Fatback break it up. He argues with Leon about where Wanda is because Bootsy won’t tell him and Franklin where they are but Manboy gets him to tell them. He gets into a fight with Leon again as he punches Leon in the face, he is later revealed to have been punched himself to and he tells Manboy that they should kill Franklin and Leon but Manboy says that they won’t until he talks to Franklin about what happened. He is revealed to be a member of the Crips when he, Manboy, and a couple of other guys shoot at Skully’s blood crew. Bootsy is with Manboy talking about how Franklin has a cane and is weak but Manboy says not to underestimate him because he could still be smart, and while he is being seduced by Eureka, he is kidnapped by Cornrows and is killed by Skully offscreen, then later crucified in a park on a baseball diamond.

## Appearances

* Cash and Carry
* Pocket Full of Rocks
* Hedgehogs
* Other Lives

## Quotes

"*Look at this n!##a here over here crying 'cause he can't keep his bitch off a better man's pipe.*"
— Bootsy mocking Leon after he interrupted the blowjob Wanda was giving him. *(Cash and Carry)*
Hernan Zapata

I owe you, vato. I owe you. Let me pay you back. Órale.

-Gustavo Zapata

**Hernan Zapata** was Gustavo's handicapped brother and an ally to the Los Monarcas street gang in the Barrio.

## Biography

He was confined to a wheelchair and must rely on an oxygen tank to breathe. El Oso was partly to blame for the fact that he would spend the rest of his life to a wheelchair and connected to a breathing apparatus. Gustavo looked to his brother because of his past ties with the Los Monarcas gang and the leadership, La Fuerza. He and his wife, Nuvia, along with their 3 sons moved into a house in San Diego Gustavo was using for smuggling cocaine. After attempting to negotiate with Oscar Fuentes and his dirty cops on looking the other way during their smuggling ventures, hours later, he was discovered in his home with a large knife in his chest and Nuvia's throat slit.

### Legacy

In the past, Hernan was a major player in the Mexican mafia and lacked trust for Oso after what happened to him. He even agreed to help in the smuggling efforts after Oso created a tunnel under the border. Though he let go of one past, it caught up to him and endangered his family after Gustavo failed a negotiation with the Tijuana PD.

## Appearances

* Story of a Scar
* The Rubicon
* The Offer

* Confessions
* Blackout
* Weight
* All the Way Down
Cassandra Turner

This game we're in, it rewards those who keep their cool. You'd do well to remember that.

-Cassandra Turner

## Cassandra Turner

### Relatives

* Veronique Turner (Daughter)
* Unnamed Husband †
* Unborn Grandchild

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Tamara Taylor

**Cassandra Turner** is the mother of Veronique Turner. She is a highly-skilled grifter and con artist who trained Veronique since she was a child.

## Biography

Long before the start of Season 5 after her husband died, she trained Veronique in the con game and taught her how to scam their marks. There was one instance when she let Veronique get thrown in a Cape Town jail. There was another instance when Veronique was caught in a scam and was nearly killed but she saved her by killing the mark. After years of no contact, Veronique contacted her after Franklin's money was stolen by Teddy and agreed to help out, for a 10% finders fee and to be brought back into her life as well as her unborn grandchilds. They were able to track down the accountant and find a paper trail, potentially leading to the money. She almost walked away due to Franklin's impatience and ungratefulness but Veronique was able to talk her down. Later, they flew to Kansas to track down Teddy's father whereas she posed as an elderly woman being admitted into Glenway Meadows and convinced him to escape. After Franklin murdered Mac in his own house, Cassandra decided it was time to walk away, knowing Franklin crossed the line, and urged Veronique to follow her but failed.

## Appearances

* Door of No Return
* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
Kane Hamilton

**Kane Hamilton** is a character appearing as one of the major antagonists of Franklin's storyline in Seasons 5 and 6. He is the elder brother of Kevin Hamilton.

## Biography

During the first few seasons of the series, he was incarcerated and doing prison time. During his time in the clink, he learned his cousin, Delroy, was stabbed up and he was denied a chance to attend the funeral while he was in solitary confinement. He then learned his brother Kevin was killed by Franklin. After being released, he began watching over his broken family and reconnecting with some of his old crew members while plotting revenge against Franklin and his crew. Franklin learned the coordinated drive-by's were ordered by him and instead of hearing Franklin and Leon out, he refused to listen to reason. He made his intentions known that he is officially on the warpath. Leon was able to convince him otherwise and Kane soon agreed to buy cocaine from the Family in order to fix things with his broken family. Louie, on the other hand, didn't appreciate being shot at and hired Beau Buckley, who was an LAPD C.R.A.S.H. detective at the time, to waste Kane, but instead, put him in the hospital. During that time in the ER, Franklin told him that Louie was behind the hit. After getting out of the hospital, Kane wanted payback. He wasn't just hunting down Louie and Jerome, but waging war against Big Deon and his Crip set. After his girls house was shot up and he and Franklin escaped with their lives, he ordered Ant and Indiana to kidnap Louie. He held her at his compound and had a pimp, Percy, scout her. When the compound was sieged, he was killed in a gunfight with Jerome, but not before fatally shooting him in turn.

### Legacy

Kane was a well-respected OG, but a violent and reactive one as well. He was known to take matters very personal, especially with the kind of carnage he would leave. Losing his cousin and his little brother set him off. He thought things were cool between him and Franklin, however after revealing that he was holding Louie in his compound, Franklin showed his loyalties weren't to Kane, but to whoever could benefit him on his own path for revenge. Seeing how his compound was breached by a coalition of Family and Bloods because of a betrayal ended it for Kane.

## Appearances

* Lying in a Hammock
* Celebration
* Departures
* Fault Lines
* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
Cali Cartel

The **Cali Cartel** are a Colombia based crime syndicate located in Southern California. During the War on Drug, Teddy McDonald makes contact with 2 brothers from the cartel, Diego and Danilo, who also hold a residency in Los Angeles.

## Members

### Current

* Diego *(Co-leader, Incarcerated)*
* Danilo *(Co-leader, Incarcerated)*
* Felix Hermano *(Sicario)*
Season 5

The **Fifth season** of *Snowfall* premiered on February 23, 2022 and ended on April 22, 2022. It consists of 10 episodes.

## Plot Synopsis

It is the summer of 1986, one year after the events of Season 4 and Franklin and the rest of his Family are rich beyond their wildest dreams. Things go sideways real quick when NBA draft pick Len Bias dies courtesy of the product Franklin has been peddling and now the politicians are up in arms over the issue. On top of that, the LAPD has formed the new CRASH team leading to a ruthless crackdown on gangs, dealers, and crime bosses.

## Cast

* Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald, CIA Operative in the Contra Wars
* Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, Former Luchador and Enforcer-Turned-Smuggler
* Michael Hyatt as Cissy Saint, Franklin's Mother
* Amin Joseph as Jerome Saint, Franklin's Uncle
* Angela Lewis as Louanne Saint, Jerome's girlfriend
* Isaiah John as Leon Simmons, Franklin's Best Friend and Right Hand
* Alon Aboutboul as Avi Drexler, Israeli Ex-Mossad-turned-Drug Kingpin
* Devyn A. Tyler as Veronique Turner, Franklin's New Girlfriend
* DeRay Davis as Peaches, Franklin's Bodyguard
* De'aundre Bonds as Skully, Leader of the Inglewood Bloods
* Brandon Jay McLaren as Beau Buckley, Detective in the LAPD C.R.A.S.H. Unit
* DeVaughn Nixon as Kane Hamilton, an OG from Franklin's past and the older brother of Kevin Hamilton
* Alejandro Edda as Rubén, Sleeper agent of the KGB and Cissy's contact
* Gail Bean as Wanda Bell, Leon's Ex-Girlfriends
* Tiffany Lonsdale as Parissa, A Surgeon from Teddy's past
* Matthew Alan as Stephen Havemeyer, Teddy's Handler in the CIA
* Raymond J. Barry as Old Man James, A disgruntled elderly man with a tiger for a pet
* Corr Kendricks as Cornrows, Skully's Right hand man for the Bloods
* Quincy Chad as Deon Barber, OG Enforcer for the PJ Watts Crips
* Kamron Alexander as Einstein, Brainiac of the PJ Watts Crips
* Taylor Polidore as Dallas, Mercenary on Franklin's Payroll
* Christine Horn as Black Diamond, Mercenary on Franklin's Payroll
* Nupeir L. Garret as Ricky, Kane's Lieutenant
* Santiago Veizaga as Clever, a young and reckless gangbanger in Bell Gardens
* Joey Marie Urbina as Xiamara, Nuvia's sister currently caring for her sons
* David Sullivan as Grady Williamson, Teddy's CIA replacement
* Evan Allen-Gessesse as Renny, Leon's trusted sidekick in the Projects
* DeLaRosa Rivera as Eddie Perez, Detective Buckley's partner
* Steve Suh as Johnny B, Head of a Sex Call Service and Wanda's Employer

## Trailers

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Conejo

If he were touched by you *(Franklin)* or any of your men, you'd have an entire army of vatos after you and everyone you know.

-Lucia Villanueva

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Marcelo Olivas

**Santiago 'Conejo' Estrada** is a Los Monarcas hitman. He is a major antagonist in both Franklin's and the Villanueva storyline in Season 2.

## Biography

He killed and castrated both Victor and Delroy Hamilton for dealing crack in Pico-Union on Stomper's orders despite Vic shooting him in the right shoulder. He was at Acuña Park with his daughter when Kevin Hamilton sought revenge for his cousin and tried to kill him. He fled with his child after the shots were fired in his direction and as he fled he recognized Lucia Villanueva handcuffed in Lorena's car. He sought retribution after the attempt on his life in front of his kid, but failed in the attack due to Gustavo's interference. As he fled off injured, Lucia shot him, but he still managed to get away with the type of injuries he sustained leaving El Oso severely wounded. It is unclear if Conejo is still alive after sustaining a fall from the balcony and taking gunshot wounds from Lucia.

## Appearances

* The Offer
* The World is Yours
* Surrender
* Aftermath
Brian Tribble

**Brian Tribble** is a University of Maryland and friend and teammate to Len Bias. He was partying and snorting coke with Len along with 2 other teammates, Chris and Larry. When Len was having a heart attack, he and Chris rusted to resuscitate him.

## Notes

Brian Tribble was a real life basketball player and friend to Len Bias featured on the show.
Panama

**Panama** is a country located in Central America and is home to the Panama Canal. The capital is Panama City. It is also a setting for the series Snowfall. It is a bridge country that borders Costa Rica and connects to South America via Colombia. In the show, Teddy deposits the Contra war funds in his Panamanian bank there. This is also where he does his arms dealings so he could provide the Nicaraguan Contras their guns.
James Ballard

We both know why you sent me out here. It was banishment disguised as a favor. I want back in the game. I am 28 years old, James. I am not ready to be done with this life.

-Teddy McDonald

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Nic Bishop

**James Ballard** is Teddy McDonald's handler in the field at the start of the series.

## Biography

Somewhere in Season 2, rumor spread about how his security clearance was revoked after a failed polygraph test. Stephen Havemeyer took over for him afterwards.

## Appearances

* A Long Time Coming
* The Rubicon
Villanueva Cartel

The **Villanueva Cartel** is a Sinaloa based crime family that operates in Los Angeles. Mauricio Villanueva was the patriarch of the family until he succumbed to a fatal illness. Ramiro Nava assumed control of the Cartel, much to Lucia's dismay, who didn't truly see Ramiro as a Villanueva and convinced Los Monarcas to place a hit on Ramiro and his supporters. Lucia began running the family business with Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, an ex-luchador and former enforcer as her partner. Pedro Nava, dissatisfied with the death of his father, disappeared and reemerged months later with Lorena Cardenas, a DEA agent who posed as Pedro's fiance, Soledad. The Cartel is currently fractured with Lucia off the grid and El Oso working to rebuild the damage the DEA and other crime syndicates caused.

## Members

### Current

* Lucia Villanueva *(Head of the Villanueva Cartel, Daughter of the former Patriarch, Disappeared)*
* Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata *(Former Enforcer turned Partner, later smuggler)*
* Mariela Villanueva *(Villanueva Matriarch)*
* Miguel Villanueva *(Private Investigator on Cartel Payroll, Mauricio's brother)*
* Tomás *(Enforcer)*

### Past Members

* Mauricio Villanueva *(Patriarch, succumbed to an illness)*
* Ramiro Nava *(Second in Command, later Don, killed by Los Monarcas)*
* Pedro Nava *(Son of Ramiro Nava, DEA Informant, killed by Lucia)*
* Lorena Cardenas *(Undercover DEA Agent posing as Pedro's fiancé under the alias, Soledad Caro, Killed by Gustavo)*
* Hernan Zapata *(Former Enforcer, Left the Gang, Killed by Dirty Tijuana Cops)*
* Nuvia Zapata *(Wife of Hernan, Killed by Dirty Tijuana Cops)*
* Max *(Ramiro's Head of Security, Killed by Gustavo)*
* Enrique *(Enforcer, Killed by Gustavo)*
Los Angeles Herald Examiner

The **Los Angeles Herald Examiner**, also referred to as the Herald Examiner, is major daily newspaper in Los Angeles during the 1980's located in Downtown LA. Irene Abe, a journalist at the Herald, operates there as she is reporting on the crack epidemic in LA. Her investigation in the crack game immediately became a discovery of the CIA smuggling cocaine just to fund an illegal war. To avoid exposing Teddy McDonald to the Cartels he has operated with, the newspaper chose to stop running the story and terminate Irene's employment.
Old Man James

Told you, muchachos. Keep bothering me, I'd get new security.

-Old Man James

**Old Man James** is an elderly and deranged man living in Bell Gardens.

## Biograghy

He lives by himself in his home decorated with hunting items and stuffed animals and has a pet tiger named Gertie. When Franklin and Gustavo broke into his home just to use his phone, he shot tranquilizers at the both of them and locked them in an adjoining cage next to his tiger. He then planned to feed them both to Gertie, however, Gustavo was able to sabotage his pulley and when he hopped on top of the cage to remove the obstruction, Oso kicked the cage, causing James to lose his footing and slip his leg into Gertie's side of the cage. Gertie then gnawed at James' leg and ripped it off. James shortly after bled out and died.
Nuvia Zapata

**Nuvia Zapata** is the wife of Hernan Zapata.

## Biography

She was married to an abusive man named Ivan, who was Ernesto's father, but the marriage didn't end well and now her ex threatened her and her entire family if she fled anywhere else. Gustavo took care of her little problem. She and her family moved into a house that Gustavo was using as a tunnel network for smuggling cocaine. She was discovered with her throat slit next to Hernan's corpse with a knife through the chest in their home courtesy of Oscar Fuentes's dirty cop.

## Appearances

* Blackout
* Weight
* All the Way Down
Stern

**Stern** is a detective in the LAPD.

## Biography

He is partnered with Detective Muñoz Avilés. He was first seen investigating the shooting at Acuña Park which resulted in Kevin Hamilton's death. He led the effort along with Sergeant Andre Wright to arrest Franklin Saint in Kevin's death.

## Appearances

* Education
* Blackout

* Say a Little Prayer

* The Struggle
Popeye

Sandinistas are smart, using a kid. But... He asked a lot of questions. And he knew about the CIA. And he was from Bocay. But, uh, mostly I can tell when someone's lying to me.

-Teddy McDonald

## Popeye

### Affiliation

* Nicaraguan Contras
* Sandinistas

### Occupation

* Contra Lookout
* FSLN Spy

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Marcel Ruiz

**Popeye** is young Contra lookout in the jungles of Nicaragua, not far from the main camp. Teddy McDonald stumbled upon him assuming he was just an orphan. When Teddy discovered a known tracking device found in Popeyes stash, he found out Popeye was a Sandinistas spy and Elena Usteves killed the kid.
Tyrell

**Tyrell** is one of Manboy’s henchmen in the Crips.

## Biography

He is first seen scoping out Franklin’s organization, but when Levon and Dejon are killed, he gets away leaving them to their fate and tells Manboy that the other two are dead, angered by this Manboy meets with Franklin and makes a deal with him, he’ll give Tyrell to Franklin and let the death of his two carjackers slide if Franklin is willing to do business with him and Franklin accepts, he is later killed by Leon.
Artenisia

Artenisia is a female character and is a minor character in New Fairies.

## Personality

Artenisia is the fairy of the galaxy. She can connect and has powers linked to the planets, universe, milky way and stars in which Artenisia is very strong. Artenisia is aggressive, rude and a bit overbearing. She prides herself on the galaxy powers she believes in protecting. Artenisia is actually a criminal, since despite her powers to protect not only the universe and outer space, but also likes to commit crimes not only in Fairy City, but also intergalactic, outside of planet Earth. She is conniving and underestimated a lot and likes to be challenged, using her galactic powers to do evil and harm many people, without any remorse.
Xiamara

You... You think I want this? Put my life on hold to raise my sister's kids?

-Xiamara

**Xiamara** is the sister of Nuvia Zapata. After her sister and brother-in-law were murdered in their home, she took her nephews in her care.

## Appearances

* Expansion
* The Get Back
* Celebration
* Fault Lines

* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
* Charnel House
* Ballad of the Bear
* The Struggle
Season 2

The **Second season** of *Snowfall* premiered on July 19, 2018 and ended on September 20, 2018 on FX. It consists of 10 episodes.

## Plot Synopsis

Several months down the road, Franklin is now running a smooth drug empire in South Central LA with the help of his Uncle Jerome and the rest of his crew now that he has introduced crack cocaine to his neighborhood, however, maintaining the business and keeping his footmen in line will prove to be difficult. The funding for Teddy's war on communism in Central America has been denied, courtesy of the United States Congress, and now he must find other means to carry out his personal mission, but lacking a pilot for the op, he returns to his roots to find someone he personally knows from his past. Gustavo is now a major partner with the Villanueva Cartel and works with Lucia to exploit the potency of crack until a familiar face reemerges months later.

## Cast

* Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald, a CIA operative working undercover for the American government
* Emily Rios as Lucia Villanueva, daughter of a Mexican crime boss
* Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, a Mexican luchador
* Michael Hyatt as Cissy Saint, Franklin's mother
* Amin Joseph as Jerome Saint, Franklin's uncle
* Angela Lewis as Louanne Saint, Jerome's girlfriend
* Isaiah John as Leon Simmons, Franklin's best friend and right hand
* Filipe Valle Costa as Pedro Nava, Lucia's cousin
* Alon Aboutboul as Avi Drexler, an Israeli drugs and arms dealer
* Malcolm M. Mays as Kevin Hamilton, Franklin and Leon's best friend
* Kevin Carroll as Alton Williams, Franklin's estranged father
* Judith Scott as Claudia Crane, owner of a local nightclub
* Jonathan Tucker as Matt McDonald, Teddy's brother and an Vietnam war pilot
* Gail Bean as Wanda Bell, Leon's new Girlfriend
* Adriana DeGirolami as Lorena Cardenas, Undercover DEA agent posing as Soledad Caro, Pedro's fiancé
* Reign Edwards as Melody Wright, Franklin's on/off girlfriend
* Alanna Ubach as Gabriella Elias, Head of La Fuerza
* Peta Sergeant as Julia, Teddy's ex-wife
* DeRay Davis as Peaches, Enforcer in the Family
* Taylor Kowalski as Rob Volpe, Franklin's friend from school
* Wade Allain-Marcus as Diego, Colombian drug pin in Cali
* Izzy Diaz as Danilo, Colombian drug pin in Cali
* Michael Ray Escamilla as Hernan Zapata, Gustavo's handicapped brother
* Marcelo Olivas as Conejo, a Los Monarcas button man
* Scott Subiono as Tony Marino, Lorena's DEA contact
* Stephanie Nash as Gladys Warren, CIA Operative and Teddy's assistant
* Manuel Uriza as Miguel Villanueva, Lucia's Uncle and Private Investigator
* Herve Clermont as Stern, Detective in the LAPD Homicide Division
* Hector Hugo as Muñoz Avilés, Detective in the LAPD Homicide Division
* Jonathan Avigdori as Yuda, Avi's bodyguard
* Adam Karst as Muir, Avi's bodyguard
* Joy Brunson as Nia Jones, Advocate for the Homeless Population
* Denise Blasor as Doña Rosa, Gustavo's Soothsayer and Fortune Teller
* Ricardo Adam Zarate as Chumacho, Co-Underboss of La Fuerza
* Adam Mendoza as Vuelvas, Co-Underboss of La Fuerza

## Trailers

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Tony Marino

You've got to be really careful with this. You start beating around the bush now, it points right back to me.

-Lorena Cardenas

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Scott Subiono

**Tony Marino** is a DEA agent and Lorena's boss and handler during her undercover operation against the Villanueva's.

## Appearances

* The Offer
* The World is Yours
* Surrender
* Aftermath
* Confessions
* Hedgehogs

* Fault Lines

* The Sit Down
* Door of No Return
* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
* Ballad of the Bear
* The Struggle
Stephen Havemeyer

I work on compartmented issues for the Director, and it's my understanding that you're *(Teddy)* not supposed to contact us ever, especially the DDO. And you're definitely not supposed to be here, much less threatening to make noise.

-Stephen Havemeyer

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Matthew Alan

**Stephen Havemeyer** is a CIA agent and Teddy McDonald's new boss and handler first appearing in Season 2.

## Appearances

* The Bottoms
* Blackout

* Say a Little Prayer
* Betrayal
* Sleeping Dogs
* Fight or Flight
* Fault Lines

* Door of No Return
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
* Charnel House
* Ballad of the Bear
* Sacrifice
* The Struggle
Pedro Kindelin

**Pedro Kindelin** is a dirty cop with the Tijuana Police Department, only answering to Chief Oscar Fuentes. After Nestor was killed, he and other officers fled to the Hacienda with Fuentes. When the house was attacked, he and Fuentes bolted to the vehicle, but was shot in the back of the head by Oso.
Bloods

The **Bloods** are a large Los Angeles gang and the rival of the Crips, the leader of the Inglewood Bloods is OG Skully. They are first seen in the Bottoms when Skully and Cornrows talk to Leon, Manboy, and Fatback about becoming business partners. They are next seen walking outside after Manboy and his Crip set shoot and kill most of their gang. Skully and his crew are Pirus.

## Members

### Inglewood Bloods

* Skully *(Leader of the Inglewood Set)*
* Cornrows *(Second-in-Command)*
* Sludge Von *(YG)*
* Infant Bugg *(YG)*

### Past Members

* Mello *(Lieutenant, Neck broken by Skully)*
* Kirby *(Grunt, killed in a drive-by battle with the Family)*

### Non Members Connected to the Crew

#### Living

* Eureka *(Inglewood Female hired to help kidnap certain rival members)*

#### Deceased

* Khadijah Brown *(Wife of Skully, Killed by Jerome)*
* Tianna Brown *(Daughter of Skully, Killed by Leon)*
William Cox

**William Cox** is an accountant and owner of King Independent Financial Services. He was hired by Teddy McDonald as recommended by Havemeyer to swipe Franklin Saint's accounts and set up untraceable accounts. His specialty was moving funds with discretion and heavily layers his cover deep to avoid his work being traced back to him.
Ramiro Nava

If you don't find my money in one week, I will start investigating every single one of you.

-Ramiro Nava

## Ramiro Nava

### Relatives

* Lucia Villanueva (Niece)
* Pedro Nava (Son) †
* Mauricio Villanueva (Brother-in-Law) †
* Mariela Villanueva (Sister)
* Rosa Villanueva (Niece) †

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

José Zúñiga

**Ramiro Nava** is the uncle of Lucia Villanueva and father of Pedro Nava. He is also the primary antagonist for the Villanueva Storyline in Season 1.

## Biography

His sister, Mariela, married Mauricio Villanueva, in which raised his station in the cartel. His actions were brutal, yet he claimed it was for the Cartel. When Mauricio was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Ramiro basically ran things and used fear to keep the sicarios and the rancheros in line. He made it known to his men that he was not someone to cross. He was set to take over the family business after Mauricio passed away. Lucia did not like the idea of her uncle, who doesn't carry the Villanueva name, taking over the family business, since felt it was her birthright, and convinced Los Monarcas to kill him and his people.

### Legacy

For more than 20 years, Ramiro was a ruthless second-in-command. Despite being secondary to Mauricio, he was acting like he was running the show with some of the Sicarios and rancheros, even in Mauricio's presence. His actions were brutal and damaging. Whenever hiring people for work, he wanted people he could trust. He was known to show respect for those loyal, especially to him, and held ambitions of his own. He was even known to show weakness, even at Mauricio's wake. He let his guard down and he and his men were killed for it.

## Appearances

* Seven-Four
* Cracking
* Baby Teeth
* Story of a Scar
* The Rubicon
Yuda

Did you (Jerome) know Franklin saved Yuda's life? You know that? It's true, yeah, he's a good boy.

-Avi Drexler

## Biographical information

### Nationality

* Israeli (Birth)
* American (Current)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Jonathan Avigdori

**Yuda** is an Israeli gangster and Avi's bodyguard.

## Biography

Yuda was always by Avi's side along with Muir. He even tested out a Kevlar vest when Avi wanted to try out his Gold Desert Eagle on the said vest. When he was suffering complications from the bruises due to the bullets striking the vest, Avi had Franklin drop him off discreetly at the hospital in his expensive car. In Season 3, he was shot in the head by a Mossad sniper, but the bullet was intended for Avi who ducked in the nick of time just to grab his keys.

### Legacy

Not much is known about Yuda except that Avi referred to him as him man.

## Appearances

* Make Them Birds Fly
* Baby Teeth
* The Rubicon
* Serpiente
* Aftermath

* Cash and Carry
* Confessions
* Hedgehogs
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Welcome to the Snowfall Wiki

***Snowfall*** is a crime drama series created by Dave Andron, Eric Amadio, and John Singleton.

*Snowfall* premiered on July 5, 2017 on FX and ended on April 19, 2023. It is inspired by the early days of the 1980’s Los Angeles crack cocaine epidemic.

FX has 6 seasons and the series has already come to an end.

## **Seasons**

**Season 1** **Season 2****Season 3****Season 4****Season 5****Season 6**
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## **Episodes**

**Pilot** **Make Them Birds Fly****Slow Hand****Trauma****Seven-Four****A Long Time Coming**
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## **Characters**

**Franklin Saint** **Teddy McDonald****Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata****Cissy Saint****Jerome Saint****Louanne Saint****Leon Simmons****Veronique Turner****Wanda Bell****Rubén**
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Wanda Bell

I don't want hear anywhere near the business.

-Franklin Saint

**Wanda Bell-Simmons** is Leon Simmon's girlfriend who first appeared in Season 2. She married Leon in Accra, Ghana in Season 6.

## Biography

She develops a strong addiction to crack, and even stole some of Franklin's product for her own personal use. Leon ended things with her later on. She then joined up with Manboy and his crew in a plot to hijack one of Franklin's shipments, however, Franklin and Manboy called a truce on the condition that the Crips drop Wanda, who later goes homeless and broke. After an attempt on Leon's life by the Bloods, she was wounded and placed in the hospital. After being discharged from the ICU, she got clean from her addiction. Homeless, she sought shelter at the Edgewood Shelter. Shortly after Alton and Cissy left for Cuba, she was given a place to stay at Franklin's old home and took a job as a sex call operator, working for Johnny B. After her check was skimmed just to cover her bosses hide, she confronted him about it and quit. She was recently hired as a temp to work at West-Side Development.

## Appearances

* The Day
* Prometheus Rising
* Jingle Bell Rock
* Serpiente
* The Offer
* The World is Yours
* Surrender
* Cash and Carry
* Pocket Full of Rocks
* Hedgehogs
* Other Lives

* Expansion
* Say a Little Prayer
* Through a Glass, Darkly
* Sleeping Dogs
* Commitment
* Lions
* Revolutions
* Celebration
* Departures
* Fault Lines

* Projects Boy
* Ebony and Ivory
* Concrete Jungle
* Charnel House
* The Struggle
Murder Dubb Devils

The **Murder Dubb Devils** are an Oakland based Motorcycle Club featured on the show. The president of the Oakland Charter is Little Joe and his Vice President is Devon Hamilton who so happens to be the cousin of Kevin Hamilton. Franklin Saint arrived in Oakland with Kevin and Leon to do a deal with Little Joe, however no deal was brokered since Franklin found something else worth doing.

Full fledged members wear the patch while prospects and newbies have to earn the patch.

## Members

### Oakland Charter

* Little Joe *(President)*
* Devon Hamilton *(Vice President)*
* Headbutt *(High Ranking Member)*
* Whiteboy Bobby *(Low Ranking Member)*
* Cabbage *(Prospect)*
Thad Brenner

**Thad Brenner** is a drug dealer working for Rob Volpe in the Valley.

## Biography

In 1986, Rob was hosting a party at his home and entertaining some guests. One of the guests, Josh Hendricks, helped himself to a line of coke, and Thad got out of line with him for snorting his ye-yo. While Josh rubbed him off, Thad pulled a gun on him, causing tension at the party. As Rob attempted to soothe him down, Thad went off and killed Josh in his home then bolted. The LAPD then placed an APB on Thad. He was tracked down in Palm Springs by Franklin Saint, Peaches, and Rob Volpe. Expecting them to safeguard him elsewhere, Rob instead pulled a gun out and shot him. Before he was killed, he revealed that he knew Franklin had the CIA plug, making it known to Franklin that Rob can no longer be trusted. His body was buried in the Sonoran Desert.
Snowfall (series)

***Snowfall*** is a crime drama series created by Dave Andron, Eric Amadio, and John Singleton for FX. *Snowfall* premiered on July 5, 2017 and ended on April 19, 2023.

The series is set in 1983 at the beginning of the rise of the crack epidemic and focuses on the 3 protagonists: Franklin Saint, a 21-year-old Compton grocery store clerk who rose up as a major crime boss in the drug business, Teddy McDonald, a CIA operative who was trafficking cocaine from south of the border to fund the fight in the war against communism in Nicaragua, and Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata, a broke Mexican luchador who was hired as an enforcer by the Villanueva Cartel.

## Starring Cast

### Current

Damson Idris as Franklin SaintSergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo ZapataMichael Hyatt as Cissy SaintAngela Lewis as Louie SaintIsaiah John as Leon SimmonsDevyn A. Tyler as Veronique TurnerGail Bean as Wanda BellAlejandro Edda as Rubén
### Former

Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonaldEmily Rios as Lucia VillanuevaAmin Joseph as Jerome SaintJuan Javier Cardenas as Alejandro UstevesFilipe Valle Costa as Pedro NavaAlon Aboutboul as Avi DrexlerMalcolm M. Mays as Kevin HamiltonMarcus Henderson as Andre WrightKevin Carroll as Alton WilliamsSuzy Nakamura as Irene Abe
## Crew

### Executive Producers

* Michael London
* Trevor Engelson
* Leonard Chang
* Walter Mosley

### Directors

* Adil El Arbi
* Daniel Attias
* Kevin Bray
* Deborah Chow
* Karena Evans
* Bilall Fallah
* Erin Feeley
* Zetna Fuentes
* Sunu Gonera
* Alex Graves
* Tanya Hamilton
* Ugla Hauksdóttir
* Clark Johnson
* Logan Kibens
* Katrelle Kindred
* Michael Lehmann
* Damian Marcano
* Meera Menon
* Hiro Murai
* Solvan Naim
* Carl Seaton
* Kevin Rodney Sullivan
* Lawrence Trilling
* Ben Younger
* Greg Yaitanes

### Writers

* Sal Calleros
* Davia Carter
* Jeanine Daniels
* Natasha Tash Grey
* Emmy Grinwis
* Natalia Guled
* Jerome Hairston
* Justin Hillian
* Margaret Rose Lester
* Natalia Mejía
* Enzo Mileti
* Ihuoma Ofordire
* Gary Phillips
* Janine Salinas Schoenberg
* Aaron Slavick
* Tatiana Suarez-Pico
* Tyger Williams
* Scott Wilson

## Awards

### Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)

Dave Andron (showrunner)
 Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
Damson Idris
 Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Amin Joseph
 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Michael Hyatt
 Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
Carl Seaton (directed by)
 Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
Justin Hillian (written by)
 Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
Gail Bean

### California on Location Awards (2017)

Brian M. O'Neill (location manager)
 Location Team of the Year - One Hour Television
Tisha Jefferson (key assistant location manager)
Alex R. Moreno (key assistant location manager)
William O'Brien (key assistant location manager)
Caitlin McCarty (key assistant location manager)
Justin W. Hill (location manager)
Todd

**Todd** is a cookhouse manager for Kane's Crew. When Franklin Saint and Ricky showed up to lay down the law and straighten up the cookhouse, he refused to comply and had his faced shoved onto a hot stove plate. When he went to Kane about it, he was blindsided that Kane sided with Franklin. Todd didn't appreciate that so he sold Kane out to Louie and Jerome. He participated in a strike on Kane's safehouse but he was among the hitters that was killed and the hit ultimately failed.