Hugo Martínez (police officer)
Hugo Rafaél Martínez Poveda | |
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| Born | October 16, 1941 Moniquirá, Boyacá, Colombia. |
| Died | March 22, 2020 (aged 78) Hospital de la policia, Medellín |
| Allegiance | Colombia |
| Service/ | Policía Nacional de Colombia |
| Years of service | 1966-1993 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Search Bloc |
| Battles/wars | Death of Pablo Escobar |
General Hugo Rafaél Martínez Poveda (October 16, 1941 – 22 March 2020) was a 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 1986; and tasked with the sole objective of the apprehension of drug lord Pablo Escobar and his associates.
Martínez retired to the city of Bogotá in 1993 after 27 years of service with the National Police of Colombia.[1] On 22 March 2020, Martínez died, suffering a heart attack while hospitalized. His son, Lieutenant Hugo Martinez Bolivar, Jr. (1967-2003), was involved in Escobar's death by locating his hideout in the Los Olivos neighborhood and leading the troops alongside with Police Lt. Col. Hugo Aguilar.[2]
In fiction
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In the Netflix series Narcos, Hugo Martínez served as inspiration for the character Colonel Horacio Carillo portrayed by Maurice Compte.[3][4][5] Later in the series, Martínez was introduced as a character portrayed by Juan Pablo Shuk.
References
- ^ Kim MacQuarrie. "The Man Who Brought Down Pablo Escobar". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Cantillo, Jorge (23 March 2020). "Murió Hugo Martínez, ex jefe del Bloque de Búsqueda que persiguió a Pablo Escobar". infobae. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "What a character: Why Colonel Carrillo from Narcos is a TV great | JOE.ie". JOE.ie. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Harvey, Chris (1 August 2015). "The terrible reign of cocaine king Pablo Escobar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Maurice Compte boards the Netflix series Narcos". Digital Spy. 10 October 2014.
External links
- "Hugo Martinez". Newsweek. 2 December 1993. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Incorruptible Colonel Rejoins Escobar Pursuit - philly-archives". Philadelphia Daily News. 18 November 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Mark Bowden. "Killing the king of cocaine | From the Observer". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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