Alejandro Sosa

Alejandro Sosa
Character Information
Protrayed by	Paul Shenar
Appearance	Scarface (film) Scarface:The World Is Yours
Country
Gender	Male
Occupation	Drug Lord
Ally	Bolivian Cartel

Alejandro "Alex" Sosa is a Bolivian drug lord (leading the Bolivian Cartel). He was portrayed by Paul Shenar. Sosa is called Alex by Tony Montana and Gaspar Gomez, which fans have used for him as a nickname. He serves as Tony's chief nemesis and the main antagonist of the film and the game.

Biography

Early Life

Born October 26, 1933 he was educated in England and comes from a good family.

Request

Later, Tony runs into trouble with tax evasion, and faces up to three years in prison. Sosa invites Tony back to his large mansion complex and explains to Tony that he has a similar problem. A Bolivian journalist who has been reporting on corrupt Bolivian government officials and flag officers has been troubling Sosa and his entire drug operation in Bolivia and also has a story that could send Sosa to the electric chair. Sosa requests Tony escort one of his men 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 and no jail time for Tony's upcoming trial with the United States Tax Court.

Planting a car bomb, Tony and the hitman 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.

Then the war between Sosa and Tony starts, and the end for Tony Montana empire has started.

Order To Kill

Sosa berates Tony over the telephone for this, stating that the bomb was found and that the journalist now has "security up the ass", making it impossible for them to attempt another hit, but the drug-addicted Tony shows his defiance and states that he will willingly go to a mob war against Sosa. In revenge for the sabotage, Sosa has many members of his personal guard sneak into Tony's mansion that very night. They murder Tony, as well as all his armed guards, but not before Tony personally kills many of them. Sosa's fate at the end of the film is unknown.

Game

In Scarface: The World Is Yours, Sosa allies himself with Gaspar Gomez and Sheffield, Tony's corrupt lawyer. Sosa makes multiple calls to Tony though the game, indicating that despite his efforts, Tony will get nowhere. During one of multiple meetings in his mansion, Tony attacks. He shoots his way through Sosa's men, killing Sheffield and Gomez as well. He confronts Sosa in his living room, a location featured in the movie. There, Sosa is shot and left slumped in his sofa. Tony hires one of his surviving men as a butler.

Trivia

• In a comic book Scarface that was a pseudosequel to the movie, it details that Sosa had revitalized a dirt-poor Bolivian village (in a manner similar to 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. Tony travels to Bolivia and manages to assassinate Sosa during this parade when his guard is down. However, it is also shown Sosa married Elvira, which causes problems as Elvira was torn between her new husband and her latent feelings for Tony.
• Sosa is based on the Bolivian 'King of Cocaine' Roberto Suárez Goméz.
• The character Armando Mendez  from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is loosely based on Sosa.

Gallery

Sosa in Scarface: The World Is Yours