Juan Cortez: Difference between revisions

Cortez moved from his home country to Vice City by [[1986]], where he mainly lived on a large yacht. ''GTA Vice City's'' promotional website reveals that he is officially a [[wp:Cultural attaché|cultural attaché]] "encouraging trade and improving our standing" between their countries, providing him a cover for his drug operations. He tells his countrymen that while he would rather be at his vineyard celebrating with them, he is "my curse to live in luxury in the United States" because he is serving a patriotic duty. He also reveals that aside from his yacht, he has a luxury villa in Vice City that his people pay for.

Cortez moved to Vice City and established himself in the city, often throwing parties on his yacht, with the cities most prominent people attending, including Congressman [[Alex Shrub]], drug baron [[Ricardo Diaz]] and real estate mogul [[Avery Carrington]]. 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 [[Candy Suxxx]] film.

 

A phone conversation between Cortez and Tommy, that was deleted from the final game, states that Cortez has returned to his home country and had been involved in three revolutions, being promoted each time. The canonicity of this, however, is unknown.