Juan Cortez: Difference between revisions

|aka = Colonel Cortez

|vehicles = [[Cortez's_Yacht|Yacht]]<br>[[Squalo]]

Colonel '''Juan Garcia Cortez''', also known as '''Colonel Cortez''' is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and is also mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] (set in [[1984]]). He is the head of the [[Cortez Crew]] and is a retired colonel from an unknown Central American country, and is the father of [[Mercedes Cortez]]. He is voiced by [[Robert Davi]], who has starred in such films as ''Licence To Kill''.

Juan Cortez was born in an unnamed Central American country and during his time in his home country survived thirty coups and nine death sentences, always managing to survive and get promoted. Cortez has a disliking of the French and accuses them of hypocrisy for stealing from poor nations for centuries. Cortez also married an unnamed woman before having a daughter, [[Mercedes Cortez|Mercedes]]. By [[1986]] his wife had died.

By [[1986]] Cortez moved to Vice City and established himself in the city, often throwing parties on his [[Cortez's_Yacht|yacht]], with the cities most prominent people attending, including Congressman [[Alex Shrub]], retired football star [[BJ Smith]], rock star [[Jezz Torrent]], drug baron Ricardo Diaz and real estate mogul [[Avery Carrington]]. Cortez, officially, resides in the city as a [[:wp:Cultural attaché|cultural attaché]] and thus has diplomatic immunity, although the [[Vice City Police Department]] still bug his home. He helps [[Ken Rosenberg]] to establish a drugs trade between the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] based [[Forelli Family]], represented by [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], and the [[Vance Crime Family]], represented by [[Lance Vance|Lance]] and [[Victor Vance]]. The deal, however, is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz's Gang|men]].

Tommy Vercetti later attended one of Cortez' [[The Party|parties]] and Cortez agreed to look into the ambushed drug deal, later informing Vercetti that Gonzalez had been talking about the deal and sends Vercetti to [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] him. He continues to look into the ambushed deal and later confirms his suspicions that Diaz was involved, informing Vercetti. Whilst looking into the ambushed deal, Cortez has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal missile technology chips]] that the French government had wanted and had Tommy [[Guardian Angels|protect]] Diaz in a drug deal with the [[Cubans]], allowing Tommy to become friends with Diaz and infiltrate his operation.

Cortez allows Tommy to work for Diaz and openly suggests that he may have been involved in the ambushed deal, but refuses to accuse him because Diaz is a 'dangerous man'. Later, however, Cortez does phone Tommy and asks him to [[Sir, Yes Sir!|steal]] a [[Rhino|tank]] from [[Military|soldiers]] moving through the town and back to the [[Fort Baxter Air Base|air base]]. Tommy steals the tank and continues to work for Diaz, eventually killing him. Cortez, however, would phone Tommy once again to request his help in [[All Hands On Deck|fleeing]] Vice City, as French government agents are going to try to get their technology back. Tommy helps Cortez escape to safer waters and is given a boat to go back to shore, with Cortez asking Tommy to take care of his daughter, Mercedes. Cortez phones Tommy from an unknown location, after a major [[Keep Your Friends Close...|gun battle]] at the [[Vercetti Estate]] to ask about rumours that Mercedes was studying law, which to his relief turn out to be rumours. Cortez seems, however, to be unaware of Mercedes role in a film starring [[Candy Suxxx]].