Martin Madrazo

Background

Martin Madrazo is a Mexican cartel boss who operates in Los Santos and one of the antagonists of Grand Theft Auto V. Publicly he presents himself as a legitimate businessman who was wrongly accused of leading a narcotics gang; privately he runs the Madrazo Cartel, keeps a mistress in the hills, collects pre-Columbian art and lives in a fortified ranch called La Fuente Blanca. His wife is Patricia, and he relies on cartel soldiers and hired hitmen to deal with anyone who crosses him.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V

Madrazo enters the story in Marriage Counseling. Michael and Franklin chase Amanda's tennis coach to a hillside house and pull down its deck, but the house belongs to Madrazo's mistress Natalia. Madrazo turns up at the De Santa mansion, beats Michael with a baseball bat in front of Franklin and demands that he pay for the damage. That debt sends Michael back to Lester and leads to The Jewel Store Job. Once paid, Madrazo seems satisfied.

If Michael keeps calling him after their first meeting, Madrazo warns that the next visit will involve a machete rather than a baseball bat. Once the money arrives, he thanks Michael for keeping his word.

Later he hires Michael and Trevor in Caida Libre. His cousin Javier is planning to testify against him, so Michael shoots down Javier's plane from the hills while Trevor follows on a motorbike to retrieve a briefcase of files from the wreck. When Trevor delivers the files and Madrazo refuses to pay, Trevor attacks him, cuts his ear and drives off with his wife Patricia. Michael and Trevor are forced into hiding in Blaine County.

To end the feud, Michael and Trevor hunt for a peace offering. After hijacking a Merryweather train in Derailed, Michael recovers a valuable pre-Columbian statue from a sunken container, which they give to Madrazo. Patricia is returned to him, and Trevor warns him never to mistreat her again.

Personality

Madrazo is short-tempered, vain and openly sadistic. He enjoys reminding people that he can have them killed, but he also respects those who keep their word, which is why he treats Michael almost courteously once the debt is paid.

Relationships

• Patricia Madrazo: his wife, whom he neglects and mistreats.
• Javier Madrazo: his cousin, killed on his orders.
• Natalia Zverovna: his mistress.
• Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips: employees turned enemies, then an uneasy truce.

Trivia

• Madrazo becomes a contact for Trevor after Caida Libre.
• He reappears in GTA Online as a regular employer and appears in The Cayo Perico Heist storyline through his son Miguel.
• His taste for pre-Columbian art is what makes the statue recovered in Derailed an acceptable peace offering.