| “ | The dollar isn't what it once was... the cost of war. I'm afraid that the corruption in this current government cannot be tolerated. | „ |
| ~ Carlos receiving his money from Greene. |
Colonel Carlos is a major antagonist of the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace. He is the corrupt chief of Bolivian Police who was in league with Dominic Greene of Quantum.
He was portrayed by Fernando Guillen Cuervo.
History[]
Colonel Carlos is introduced as the Bolivian government contact of French MI-6 agent Rene Mathis. When James Bond goes to La Paz to investigate corrupt industrialist Dominic Greene's intent of securing a portion of Bolivian land for the terrorist group Quantum, he and MI6 agent Strawberry Fields meet Carlos during the Greene Planet Fundraiser Party, right before Bond escapes. Greene then has his thugs kill Fields by drowning her in oil.
Eventually, Carlos reveals his true colors by murdering Mathis and planting his body inside Bond's car in order to frame him for the murder. Bond escapes again, however, after killing two of Carlos' men. Carlos then decides to send out the Marchetti Pilot to kill Bond and Bolivian Intelligence Agent Camille Montes, although they manage to get away.
Assuming that both Bond and Montes are dead, Carlos meets with exiled Bolivian general Luiz Medrano at the Eco Hotel in Bolivia's Atacama Desert, as it turns out that Carlos is in cahoots in helping Medrano overthrow the Bolivian government in order to give Quantum exclusive rights to Bolivia's water. Carlos receives his share of the money from Greene's henchman Elvis.
Moments later, however, Bond and Camille set fire to the hotel, sending Carlos fleeing for his life. Before he can drive away, however, Bond jumps on the hood and shouts "You and I had a mutual friend!" before shooting him and the driver in the head as revenge for Mathis' death.
