Hugo Martínez


 * For the general authority of the LDS Church, see Hugo E. Martínez. For the Salvadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, see Hugo Martínez Bonilla.

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.

In fiction
In the Netflix series 'Narcos', Hugo Martínez served as inspiration for the character Colonel Horacio Carillo portrayed by Maurice Compte.

After Carrillo's heroic death in an ambush set by Pablo Escobar, the leader of the Medellin Cartel, Martínez was introduced as a separate character portrayed by Juan Pablo Shuk.