About | MS-13 | Nortenos | Surenos
Nortenos were founded on 1968 in the Northern California. Nuestra Familia (our family) and nortenos are the same gang but Nuestra Familia was made first. Their biggest rivals are the surenos or another name of this gang is La Eme (The Mexican Mafia). Nortenos use the number 14 or because the letter N is the 14 letter of the alphabet and they also use four dots. They use red color because when Nuestra Familia was founded in prison the only color they use to wear was red and blue. To some nortenos favor sport team is the 49ers. Nortenos refers to a Sureno as a Scrap or Sur Rat.