Hugo Martínez

Hugo Martínez
Nickname(s) Flaco (Skinny)
Allegiance Colombia
Service/branch Policía Nacional de Colombia
Rank General (retired)
Commands held Search Bloc
Battles/wars Death of Pablo Escobar

Hugo Martínez (born 1941) is a retired Colombian police general. He was assigned the new commander of the Search Bloc, a unit of the National Police of Colombia assembled by President César Gaviria in 1992; and tasked with the sole objective of the apprehension of drug lord Pablo Escobar and his associates.

Martínez retired to the city of Bogotá.[1]

In fiction

In the Netflix series Narcos, Hugo Martínez served as inspiration for the character Colonel Horacio Carillo portrayed by Maurice Compte.[2][3][4]

In Narcos, Martínez was introduced as a character portrayed by Juan Pablo Shuk.

References

  1. ↑ Kim MacQuarrie. "The Man Who Brought Down Pablo Escobar". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ "What a character: Why Colonel Carrillo from Narcos is a TV great | JOE.ie". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. ↑ Harvey, Chris (August 1, 2015). "The terrible reign of cocaine king Pablo Escobar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maurice Compte boards the Netflix series Narcos". Digital Spy. October 10, 2014.
  • "Hugo Martinez". Newsweek. 1993-12-02. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  • "Incorruptible Colonel Rejoins Escobar Pursuit - philly-archives". Philadelphia Daily News. 2000-11-18. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  • Mark Bowden. "Killing the king of cocaine | From the Observer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


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