Who is Reymundo's Mother from My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King and what is their importance?

Reymundo's mother was sixteen when she married his father, a seventy-four -year-old man. After the birth of his younger sisters, Reymundo's father died. Although she was young and beautiful, Reymundo's mother was completely uneducated and illiterate. Thus, she married again quickly in order to provide for her children. Afterward, the family moved to Chicago.

As soon as Emilio's daughter was born, he began abusing the older children. He was also arrested for scamming the Social Security Administration, after which, he disappeared. Pedro became her third husband, and like Emilio, he abused her children. He was particularly violent with Reymundo, who was the only boy.

After the birth of Pedro's first daughter, the family moved back to Puerto Rico, They lived in a nice house with indoor plumbing. Reymundo and his oldest sister, however, plead to stay in Chicago. When Reymindo became completely unmanageable, his mother sent him back to Chicago to live with Hector, her husband's son, who was a drug dealer.