Hugo Martínez

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.

For the boxer, see Hugo Martínez (boxer).

Hugo Rafaél Martínez Poveda
Born(1941-10-16)October 16, 1941
Moniquirá, Boyacá, Colombia.
DiedMarch 22, 2020(2020-03-22) (aged 78)
Hospital de la policia, Medellín
AllegianceColombia
Service/branchPolicía Nacional de Colombia
Years of service1966-1993
RankGeneral
Commands heldSearch Bloc
Battles/warsDeath of Pablo Escobar

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 Martínez Bolivar, Jr. (1967-2003), was involved in Escobar's death by locating his hideout in the Los Olivos neighborhood and leading the troops alongside Police Lt. Col. Hugo Aguilar.[2] Martínez has announced that Escobar was shot three times in the back, leg, and right temple from an AR-15 fired by Sgt. Pinchasa Guerrero. Martínez's son was killed in a traffic accident in 2003.

In fiction

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
  1. Kim MacQuarrie. "The Man Who Brought Down Pablo Escobar". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. Cantillo, Jorge (23 March 2020). "Murió Hugo Martínez, ex jefe del Bloque de Búsqueda que persiguió a Pablo Escobar". infobae. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "What a character: Why Colonel Carrillo from Narcos is a TV great | JOE.ie". JOE.ie. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. Harvey, Chris (1 August 2015). "The terrible reign of cocaine king Pablo Escobar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. "Maurice Compte boards the Netflix series Narcos". Digital Spy. 10 October 2014.
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