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Alejandro "Alex" Sosa is a Bolivian drug lord (Boss of the Bolivian Cartel) and a known figure in Bolivia in general, having ties to the military. Sosa is called Alex by Tony Montana and Gaspar Gomez, as a nickname. He serves as Tony's chief nemesis and the main antagonist of the film and the game. Sosa is arguably one of the most, if not most powerful cocaine kingpins in South America. He manages the largest drug plantation in Bolivia and his Cartel is built like an army, occupying any territory Sosa sets his eyes on. Sosa's empire is so broad that not even the Colombians (those he doesn't employ) have dared attack it, although they are powerful rivals in the trade, and Sosa expresses concern that they may get so bold in the future that they may go to war against him. Sosa also had connections to the U.S. government.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Alejandro Sosa was born in a very wealthy family. His father was also a successful drug lord. Although Sosa's father's became wealthy from cocaine, his operation was still small-scale, accomplishing nowhere near what his son would later expand it into. Sosa left Bolivia at the age of 12 and attended school in London, England where he gained fluent knowledge of English. He stayed there for 10 years to get educated and returned to Bolivia after he completed college graduation. He then used his inherited funds to start a plantation that cultivated coca and a factory to refine the coca into cocaine or heroin for export. Sosa also became a good family man, already married, with a child on the way by 1983. The United States consumes approximately 60% of the world's cocaine, making it a huge market for Sosa. However, he has the dual problem of heavy competition from the Colombian cartels and the US Navy, who have a stronghold over the Caribbean Basin. To help surpass both these problems, Sosa tries to establish connections with American and Cuban drug dealers. In doing so, he meets with two employees of Frank Lopez from Miami. Who sends his 2 top men Omar Suarez and Tony Montana to negotiate with sosa. It is clear Sosa thinks poorly of the Lopez Cartel, as he listens intently to Tony's proposal, whom he starts to like. When Omar protests, Sosa feigns agreement with him, saying Tony is too junior to be making deals, and seemingly rejects the idea, sending Omar away. However, Sosa tells Tony he agrees to the deal of cocaine by the ton, and orders his two capos Alberto and the Skull to lynch Omar from a helicopter, which is shown to Tony. Although this will greatly increase Tony's status and wealth as he always sought, Sosa warns Tony not to backstab (fuck) him.

Request[]

Later, Tony runs into trouble with tax evasion, and faces up to three years in prison in NY. Sosa invites Tony back to his large mansion complex in Bolivia and explains to Tony that he has a similar problem. A Bolivian journalist named Matos, who has been reporting on corrupt Bolivian government officials and flag officers, which has been troubling Sosa and his entire drug operation in Bolivia. Knowing that the journalist will inevitably expose him to the UN, he requests Tony to escort Alberto to New York City in order to supervise the assassination of the reporter, who is due to give a speech at the United Nations. In exchange, Sosa will take advantage of his connections in the U.S. government to guarantee a light punishment that only included back taxes and fine but no jail time for Tony's upcoming trial with the United States Tax Court.

Planting a car bomb, Tony and Alberto tail the car with a remote-controlled detonator. They are surprised to see the man's wife and two daughters enter the car with him. Tony, now extremely reluctant to continue with the hit, becomes increasingly agitated with the hitman, until he completely snaps. Tony then murders the hitman who was supposed to kill the journalist. This starts the first cracks in Montana's "American Dream".

Hearing this, Sosa becomes extremely furious and then the war between Sosa and Tony starts, and the end of the Montana Cartel begins.

Order To Kill[]

Sosa berates Tony over the telephone for failing to follow through with the hit, revealing that the bomb has been found and that the journalist now has "security up the ass", making it impossible for them to attempt another hit and that Sosa will be exposed. Sosa was clear that Tony weren't suppose to "fuck him" and that he is a fucking "little monkey". However, the drug-addicted Tony defiantly states that he will willingly go to a war against Sosa. In revenge for the sabotage, Sosa sent a huge hit-squad to sneak into Tony's mansion that very night. They murder Tony, as well as all his armed guards plus his sister in a bloody shootout. Sosa's fate at the end of the film was unknown, though its most likely he chose to remain more on the down low due to the US's investigation into the Bolivian Government and Sosa’s organization.

Game[]

In Scarface - The World is Yours, Sosa allies himself with Gaspar Gomez and George Sheffield, Tony's second worst rival and corrupt lawyer. Sosa makes multiple calls to Tony through the game, indicating that Tony will get nowhere despite his efforts and that he is still a "little monkey" and that he should go back to cutting octopuses at a fast food joint in their first call.

During one of multiple meetings in his mansion, Tony attacks. He shoots his way through Sosa's men, killing Sheffield (after killing off his men) and Gomez as well. He finally confronts Sosa in his living room, a location also featured in the movie. Sosa doesn't seem bothered at all over the deaths of George, Gomez nor his men. There, Tony is dead set on killing Sosa, which Sosa retorts "I told you not to fuck me, and you did Tony!" There, Tony rebuffs him with the previous experience about his reluctance to assassinate the journalist due to the presence of children. Sosa then says that in order to ship 400 kilos of drugs a month, killing children is necessary to achieve that objective. Sosa then explains that that way heroes don't get confused and go on 60 Minutes, but instead go back into the holes they came from. After an optional conversation with Sosa, Sosa is shot by Montana and left slumped on his sofa, ending his reign of terror for good.

However, despite Sosa's death, his cartel continued to operate as it did before.

Years later, Sosa's nephew Ernesto established his own faction of the cartel in Miami, operating out of Montana's old mansion.

Quotes[]

  • "I only tell you once. Don't fuck me, Tony. Don't you ever try to fuck me."
  • "Alberto is an expert in the disposal business."
  • [After Tony assures him] I think you speak from the heart, Montana. So I say to myself, this Lopez, your boss, he had chivatos like that working for him, his judgement stinks.
  • "Sosa": Tony what happened?
    "Montana": Aww, Alex, we had some problems you know? Your man, he wouldn't listen to me so I had to cancel his fucking contract.
  • "I told you a long time ago, you fucking little monkey, not to FUCK ME!"
  • "So you have allied yourself with the Sandman? That fucking monkey has been a thorn in my side for a long time! Nevertheless, I will use everything in my powers to destroy you, Tony! You will not win this war."
  • "Montana: This is for everyone you ever fucked over, Sosa!
    Sosa: You feel like being a hero today, Tony?
    Tony: Time to finish what you started, Sosa!
    Sosa: Where will you go from here? You have no one left in your life. I'm the only thing keeping you alive, Tony.
    Tony: The war ends NOW, Sosa! And you gonna die!
    Sosa: You think it will end here? Fucking monkey.
    Tony: Fuck you, Sausage. Time to learn some respect.!
    Sosa: Fuck you, you ungrateful little shit! Money isn't everything. What do you love, Tony?
    Montana: Have a nice trip, Sosa! You stupid fuck!
    Sosa: You will die, Tony. You are weak and you will die because you don't know the first thing about life. All you know is what your communist guards taught you in that damp Cuban prison with your pants around your ankles! Your friend Manny can't save you now."
    (Sosa and Montana's last conversation in the game)

Behind the scenes[]

  • Alejandro Sosa was portrayed by the late Paul Shenar in 1983's Scarface. Shenar passed away on October 11, 1989. Because of this Sosa was voiced by Robert Davi in the 2006 video game Scarface - The World is Yours.
    • Sosa was also the second and final villain that Shenar played during his career. He previously voiced Jenner the Rat in Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH.
  • Alejandro Sosa was based on the late Bolivian 'King of Cocaine' Roberto Suárez Goméz.
    • Interestingly, Montana's second main enemy in the game and Sosa's ally is named Gaspar Gomez.
  • In 2001, Cuban-American rappers Cuban Link and Brian De Palma started the development of a Scarface sequel entitled Son of Tony. As the title said, the plot was supposed to tell the adventures of Tony Montana's secret son to avenge his father and recover his business. It's unknown if Sosa would have returned to the film as an antagonist, probably main one or if he would have not appeared. However, the project was cancelled and the film was never released.
  • In the comic book of Scarface, which was a pseudo-sequel to the movie, it details that Sosa had revitalized a dirt-poor Bolivian village (like Pablo Escobar) by making it a hub for his cocaine network and giving employment to all the villagers. In gratitude, the village holds an annual parade to honor Sosa like a God. Tony travels to Bolivia and manages to assassinate Sosa during this parade when his guard is down. However, it's also shown Sosa married Elvira Hancock, which causes problems as Elvira was torn between her new husband and her latent feelings for Tony. However, none of this is considered canon.
  • Alejandro Sosa served as the inspiration for the character Sonny Forelli in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Both were the bosses of the protagonist, but in the end, the protagonists betrayed them, so they send their henchmen to kill the protagonist. However, there are some differences between them, like their nationalities and their reasons for killing the protagonist. Also, the most notable difference is that Forelli arrived at Tommy Vercetti's mansion to kill him along with his henchmen and was killed in the process, while Sosa survived since he only send his minions and stayed in Bolivia. In the video game however, Montana arrived to Sosa's mansion and managed to kill him in the process, opposite to Forelli.
  • In Scarface - The World is Yours, in the mission "Kill Sosa", Sosa only can be killed by Tony Montana with an AK-47. If Tony even uses a Bazooka, Sosa will strangely survive the explosion. However, this is due to the cutscene not being able to play because it would look funny if Montana would be shooting explosive bullets non-stop at Sosa.
  • Overkill Software, the developers of PAYDAY 2 have confirmed that Scarface (1983) is canon and set within the game's universe as well as the John Wick universe.

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