Michael Ariza (1981-2019) was the former El Secretario of the Mayans MC, Santo Padre charter.
Biography[]
Michael Ariza was the El Secretario of the Mayans MC Santo Pedre he was packing drugs in a dress factory along with his friend Che "Taza" Romero, Angel Reyes, Johnny "Coco" Cruz, Hank "Tranq" Loza and Gilberto "Gilly" Lopez. Club President Obispo "Bishop" Losa came in to check and was impressed with the profits the club was turning. The club was on a heroine run to Las Vegas, then were attacked on the road by the Basetown Tribe. A member of the Mayans, Santo Padre Neron "Creeper" Vargas was shot, but he did not die.
The club met over with leader of the Galindo cartel, Miguel Galindo, later they finder out that it was the Basetown Tribe that attacked them, and then they started a shootout with the Tribe, and then they kidnapped a short caller named Afa Lefiti, and later Galindo cut of his arm killing him.
Later the club was looking for a local gangster named Luis "Louie" Rodriguez a member of the Dogwood Crew, to find some information on the Los Olvidados.
The club was set out to a Native American casino for business and then head in to a meeting between the Chinese and some other American distributors. Bishop Losa states his mind and assured the others that the club will not lose product again. They all agreed that they have a deal, and a toast was made to their partnership. Bishop Losa quickly drew his gun and shot Jimmy Yen, a member of the Chen Triads, in the back of the head. Taza Romero, Hank Loza and Bishop Losa explained that they knew all along from Galindo that Yen was a traitor, but the Chinese will not kill one of their own, so Galindo asked them to take care of him. They kept it between the three of them until the leader of the Chinese Family confirmed the killing.
The club was at Vicki Ariza s place, Vicki is Riz s aunt. They heared gunshots ringing out and speculated what it was. Vicki told Riz about an Alice Reed and her organisation, they hunt and kill drug traffickers out in the desert.
The club pay a visit to Reed, who the club believed was responsible for the shootings. Alice Reed denies involvement, but a man that EZ Reyes recognized from jail gets him suspicious.
Vargas and him were at Vicki s when Lopez seemingly came out of nowhere. He explains he was there to see Creeper Vargas, but the pair became suspicious when they don't see his biker and don't know how he got to Vicki. The trio later returns to the clubhouse and everyone was happy that Creeper was back.
He was later on a Vegas to collect the chinese product, with Taza Romero.
The club attends the Templo and Bishop Losa announces to everyone that wasn t already aware of Miguel Galindo s condition he was detained by the border patrol. They usual run with continue but Riz stayed behind. Outside the Templo, the club was surprised to see a young girl sitting at a table, Johnny "Coco" Cruz announces that is Laticia "Letty" Cruz, his daughter, they all introduced themselves to her.
Bishop Losa, Angel Reyes, Che "Taza" Romero and Hank Loza was grilling him for information on a tunnel at Reed Ranch. He explained that it s Vicki s and she was helping people move from Mexico to the US. Losa talled Ariza that it is a club decision what happens to him and the tunnels. At Templo, Losa explained what Riz had been doing and Che Romero layed down a punishment for Riz. The club voted in a Secretary and started charging Vicki for the tunnels, taking 10% fron smuggling immigrants and 10% from prostitution. Riz argued that he had do nothing to do with the tunnel but Loza shuted him down saying they will close Vicki s place altogether then. Furious, he leaves the Templo. The vote was passed unanimously.
Outside, Riz approached Angel Reyes and called him a "bitch" saying he should ve spoken to him before talling Bishop, Hank and Taza. Johnny "Coco" Cruz and Gilberto "Gilly" Lopez back back up Reyes and they all say they when to Bishop.
Angel Reyes and Riz also settle their differences in a fight while the club watch on, embracing afterwards.
The club heads back to the casino to meet with Miguel Galindo for the first time since he was released from custody. They sit down and he begins explaining that he had signed a deal, similar to one that his "father" Jose Galindo signed 10 years ago. He goes on to explain that he was detained at the border he was approached by someone else and offered a deal, that person was Luisa "Adelita" Espina a rebal leader. The club was astounded at what they had seeing and hearing. Espina then addresses everyone in attedance and her and Galindo confirmed they are no longer enemies but are in fact partners.
At the Templo, Marcus Alvarez (who was one of the guys that founded the club) was discussing what he talked about with Galindo the night before, he believed in the partnership with the Los Olvidados and the Galindo Cartel. The club needs to vote on a new gun running relationship with Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club Charming, California charter, who will supply the Galindo cartel through the Mayans MC. This one was not outlined in Galindo s deal and will be done under the radar. This vote passes unanimously.
2019[]
The club was sitting at the table and the members who were out of the loop learning that thay had a mission with some Mercenary s but it did not go as planed and Adelita could be in some danger. Taza also announces that in response to their product skimming problem, the two suspected charters was coming down and then they can find those responsible.
The club returns to the Templo as the other charters arrive. Bishop explained the situation to Luis "Solis" Flores, Mayans Shuarita charter Presidente (President in Spanish) and Manuel "Ibarra" Collazo, Mayans Tucson charter Presidente. Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes enters to point out which of the packages had been tampered with, it was revealed that it was from the Tucson charter. A Tucson mayan, called Miguel "Ticker" Eloy, reached for a gun hidden in his boots when he was accused before being restrained and dragged awary. Ibarra Collazo apologises and said that Ticker will be dealt with for his betrayal.
Bishop, Taza, Hank, Coco, Riz and Alvarez assisted in searching for La "Mini" Ratona a Los Olvidados member who had gone missing, they asked local residents in a small Mexican village but they did not find her. The Mercanary s arrived at the village, who was also looking for her and they decided to leave, as they were leave they find her and they escort her to Vicki s place where Luisa "Adelita" Espina was hilding.
Neron "Creeper" Vasgar and Riz, who stayed in Santo Padre while the rest of the club headed up to Stockton, California, escorting Marcus Alvarez so can speak with Luisa Espina who was at Vicki s place. They later join then again in Stockton as they where drive back
As the where returning to Santo Padre after leaving Stockton, on the road they where pull over by the Swole Boys Motorcycle club, a local Motorcycle club in the area. Unknown, to them but two other members the Reyes brother had already been in a fight with the Swole Boys MC. They follow them and they ram Riz making him fall of his biker injured him. Creeper who was driving a van ramed a Swole boy and that sends him tumbling down the higway also before donning a shotgun and scaring the rest of the crew awary. The club ponder what one of the Swole boys meant when he said it was "Payback".
The club, along with Sons of Anarchy, San Bernardino, go to visit the swole boys clubhouse, a gym; looking for answers. They learned that the "Payback" that was mentioned was Angel and Ezekiel Reyes causing chaos the previous week. An injured Riz limps over, looking for the guy that ramed him and then he finds him shooting him in the leg. The clubs mutually agree their beef was settled.
The club learned that Alvarez was captured by some mercenaries, and they come to help him they killed the mercanariess and escape with Alvarez
Johnny "Coco" Cruz s Daughter Leticia "Letty" Cruz s friend Gabriela "Gaby" Castilo was taken hostage by the Vatos Malditos Motorcycle club El Cajon charter in a warehouse full of illegal immigrants, they killed all the Vatos Malditos member and they save the immigrants
The club was at a meeting with SAMCRO to settle some gun business, they meet SAMCRO president Filip "Chibs" Telford Road Captain Allesandro "Domingo" Montez Sergeant-at-Arms Happy Lowman and Rane Quinn, later the Vatos Malditos Motorcycle club. They came shot out the place blinding Coco on one eye and they shot Riz many times in chest
Creeper and Hank were sitting by Riz, He was in a coma. Bishop and Taza came to check on him, they learn that Riz was expected to live after his surgery went well.
Taza later returned when Creeper had left and kisses Riz on the head before asking him for forgiveness, he squeezes Riz s breathing tube until he suffocated, killing him.