Griselda Tessio (born 1946), Argentine politician, Vice-Governor of Santa Fe province since 2007
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Salvatore Tessio, fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the film based on it
Michael Corleone considers him untrustworthy because of his blood relationship to Tessio, but he is nevertheless widely liked within the Corleone family; Tom Hagen in particular trusts him enough to give him the job of killing a man who stole his watch.
As Corleone rises to prominence in the Mafia underworld, he makes Tessio and Clemenza his main caporegimes.
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The original novel implies Tessio's death, but Mark Winegardner's sequel novel The Godfather Returns explains that he is executed with a gunshot at point blank range by his enforcer Nick Geraci.