This made many start to think that Horatio Carrillo was actually based upon Jaime Ramírez Gómez (1940-1986) – an official of the NPC, who led a fight against the drug trade in Colombia from the 1970s onward, and was murdered in retaliation.In 1984, Gomez was involved in locating and destroying the “Tranquilandia” – a large cocaine production camp near the Yari River. The real Martinez could not be bought and was said to be just as ruthless as Carrillo. Hugo Martinez, commander of the Search Block has died aged 79 from a heart attack. To quote Omar from The Wire "a man must have a code" and in the case of Colonel Horacio Carillo, he's a firm believer in doing whatever it takes to catch Pablo Escobar.A Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot is coming - but as a serious dramaWhile El Patron's power rises, along with the body count of Colombian citizens and policemen in the streets, Carillo remains incorruptible to bribes, impervious to fear and incredibly committed to justice. Or is he pure fiction?A lot of people believe that Colonel Horatio Carrillo (played by Maurice Compte) was inspired by General Hugo Martinez, a former Colombian police officer tasked with hunting down Pablo Escobar (played by Wagner Moura).Hugo Martinez was the commander of the Search Bloc, assembled by President César Gaviria in 1992; this unit of the National Police of Colombia had one objective – to apprehend drug lord Pablo Escobar and his people. Real-life Martinez retired to the city of Bogotá and is still alive. Simply put, he was a terrorist that wanted to make Colombia bleed.Well, Carillo and his Search Bloc were capable of doing the exact same to Pablo's cartel.Hanging criminals up like turkeys before torturing them, chasing down gangsters in the slums like a rabid dog, defying the CIA, showing incredible dignity after being exiled to Madrid, throwing people out of helicopters and most memorably, putting a bullet in the skull of an Escobar-loving teenager are just some of his finest moments.Carillo may not have been the man that killed El Patron, but his brave and fearless work showed that Colombia would no longer be intimidated by Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria.If Roy Keane was a TV character, he'd be Colonel Carrillo in Bruh I want a Colonel Carillo on my team for sure.... Dude just threw two guys out of a helicopter and didn't even think twice about it QUIZ: Name the countries where these cities are located?Ronan Glynn releases video in attempt to clear up any Covid confusionChair of NPHET warns Covid-19 cases could rise to 'unsustainable level'QUIZ: Can you name all the countries beginning with ‘M’?Carole Baskin demanding enormous fee to take part in Tiger King S2 Šéf speciálních jednotek, které měli za cíl chytit Pabla Escobara. It is a fact that Horatio Carrillo is not a real person, but a fictional character. Colombia needed someone that was brave enough to fight fire with fire.Enter Colonel Horacio Carillo, the leader of original Search Bloc.To begin with, the character in Narcos is largely based on two men who hunted Escobar in real life: Jaime Ramírez Gómez and Hugo Martínez (a character that's introduced in Season 2). Leader of the Colombian forces Horatio Carrillo, whose job was to bring down Pablo Escobar, did not actually exist.Horacio Carillo – Real Life Hugo Martinez or Jaime Ramirez Gomez?Horacio Carillo – Real Life Hugo Martinez or Jaime Ramirez Gomez?George Jung’s Family – Father, Mother, Wife and DaughtersChris Reda – Wife, Daughter, Scott Disick, Gansevoort Market and Griffin Night Club Article in Spanish. Character Overview. In his own words, he knows that "Americans have nothing to fear if the war turns nasty" and that "extradition is pissing in the wind".In his mind, US foreign policy doesn't give two shits about dead Colombians or a society that's crippled by fear. Narcos Hugo Martinez Úvod Novinky Kvízy Epizody Postavy Herci Fotky Videa Titulky Diskuze O seriálu Hugo Martinez. He is portrayed by Juan Pablo Shuk. But who is Horatio Carrillo based upon – Hugo Martinez, Jaime Ramirez Gomez, or somebody else?

Is Horatio Carrillo from Netflix series “Narcos” a real person? User account menu. He helped find Escobars location in 1993, by tapping into his phone calls. Escobar tried to kill Martinez many times.Carrillo may be an amalgam of the Search Bloc leaders, or even pure fiction with traits of the real people weaved into his character.The purpose of Col. Horatio Carrillo may be to display the more brutal things that this unit of the National Police of Colombia is said to have done and how far they were willing to go to get Pablo Escobar, without accusing the real people directly to avoid possible legal issues.We can conclude that Horatio Carrillo wasn’t real. If you've ever read the superb book Killing Pablo then you'll know that Narcos does take creative liberties with the truth, but for the purpose of this article, we'll only look at the show and the character that's played by Maurice Compte.What makes a man want to continue a fight where he's up against insurmountable odds, knowing that he has everything to lose and nothing to gain from a never-ending war on drugs? Who would stand up to the never-ending wave of terror, death and bloodshed that was flowing through the streets of Medellín? 66. Hugo Martinez, commander of the Search Block has died aged 79 from a heart attack. Full name.