Martin Madrazo is a main character appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The head of his own Mexican-American drug Cartel, Madrazo is a powerful and wealthy legitimate businessman settled in Los Santos with his wife, Patricia, and their son, Miguel. During the events of Grand Theft Auto V, he forcefully hires co-protagonist Michael De Santa following an incident that cost him millions of dollars.
In both of his appearances, Madrazo was portrayed by Alfredo Huereca.
History[]
Background[]
At some point in his life, Madrazo became the head of the most ruthless Mexican narcotic gangs in the Los Santos area. Due to his status, he has been summoned to several court cases involving his gang activity, but has not yet been convicted as any witnesses willing to testify were silenced.
Madrazo married his wife Patricia in 1983, and had a son not long after that. However, Madrazo mistreats her, and is having an affair with a Russian woman named Natalia Zverovna.
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online in 2013[]
Madrazo is one of the people hiring the protagonist to do their jobs and tasks. Once the player reaches rank 18, Madrazo calls them, introducing himself and the Gang Attacks feature, telling the protagonist to destroy his rivals' hideouts.
Following the first mission for Madrazo, the protagonist meets him in person, near his house. Afterwards, Madrazo starts giving the protagonist various missions, often asking him to eliminate rivals and other threats to his business.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
Meeting De Santa[]
Madrazo first appears when Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton pull down his mistress' deck, which a tennis coach who had been cheating with his wife Amanda had been hiding on. Madrazo's mistress takes the phone from the coach, who is telling Michael that it was not his home that was destroyed, and Natalia tells the retired thief that Madrazo gave the "green light" (a hit) on him.
Franklin holds the hitmen off as Michael drives back to his mansion, but Madrazo appears soon afterwards. He sees Michael does not know him but Franklin does and he takes Franklin's driver's license and tells him to give Michael a background on him. Franklin complies by telling the retired thief that Madrazo was a "legitimate businessman wrongly accused of leading a Mexican narcotics gang" before the charges were dropped. Madrazo compliments Franklin's knowledge and beats Michael with a baseball bat, but, upon realizing the house's destruction was based on misdirected retaliation, leaves after demanding Michael pay the $2.5 million necessary to repair the house to avoid any further retaliation.
Once Michael pays him reparations for the damages to the house, Madrazo shows some gratitude and is pleased that Michael kept his word.
Employing De Santa and Philips[]
A while later, Madrazo calls Michael for a job, driving to his ranch in Vinewood Hills. Also with Michael was Trevor Philips. Madrazo told them that he needed his cousin Javier killed because he was thinking of testifying against Madrazo, so he set up a turret in the hills, which would be used to shoot Javier's private plane down.
Afterwards, Trevor returned to Madrazo's home with some sensitive files retrieved from the plane wreckage and immediately demands payment for 'an honest day's works'. When Madrazo refused to pay him, he 'kinda got a little angry', cutting Madrazo's ear off before stealing his wife, whom he developed a crush for, and his car, then driving off to his trailer, where he and Michael hid for a short time.
In order to prevent Madrazo from killing him and Trevor, Michael retrieved an Aztec fertility statue from a sunken container and gave it to him as a peace offering (knowing that Madrazo was fond of such artifacts, having seen several of them in his house). Madrazo's wife is returned to him, but Trevor threatens to kill him if he ever mistreats her again, to which Madrazo agrees and claims he and Trevor have the kind of friendship that involves both men doing whatever necessary to avoid antagonizing each other. After this point, Madrazo is not heard from again. However, his wife will make two phone calls to Trevor, each time speaking to him only briefly before saying she has to go because Madrazo is coming.
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Madrazo Dispatch Services[]
In 2018, as part of the Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update, Madrazo hires the GTA Online Protagonist once again to assassinate some targets including traitors, one of his dealers and closest associates.
The Cayo Perico Heist[]
In late 2020, the Madrazos were having some disagreements with one of their main suppliers, the Colombian narcotrafficker Juan Strickler, better known as "El Rubio", who managed to get hold of intel on the family. Strickler threatened to leak the information to the DEA if the Madrazos would not renegotiate their prices. With Martin's son Miguel in charge of getting the intel back, Martin recommended that he contact the GTA Online Protagonist for the job.
Eventually, the players manage to liberate the documents from Strickler and give them to Miguel. With the evidence now back in their hands, he calls Martin to inform him and attempts to persuade his father into following up on some deals and projects of his, only to get promptly hung up on.
Character[]
Personality[]
Madrazo is often described as a psychopath because of his short temper and his ruthless methods of dealing with people who cross him in any way, shown when he has Michael assassinate his cousin Javier Madrazo. Despite this, he shows gratitude to Michael when he paid for the house and despite their rocky beginnings, Madrazo trusted Michael enough to employ him. However, unlike typical rich psychopaths who would often prefer to maintain a positive image, he prefers instead to openly and constantly remind people around him of his psychopathic traits, and enjoys making people, even those closest to him, fear him. He also appears to be misogynistic, as he mistreats his wife and has had several affairs with other women. Despite that, he was angry when his wife was kidnapped by Trevor and wanted her returned to him. However, he's also shown to be terrified of people who can match his psychopathic tendencies, shown when he tells Trevor that he'll go to great lengths to avoid contact with him after Trevor threatens him with retaliation should he ever mistreat Patricia again.
Madrazo seems to respect people who respect him back, as seen in GTA Online, where he will be friendly towards the player and call them his friend if the job he gave was completed successfully. Not doing a job for Madrazo in GTA Online for a period of time will result in angry phone calls from him.
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Marriage Counseling
- Daddy's Little Girl (Post-mission phone call)
- The Jewel Store Job (Post-mission message)
- Fame or Shame (Post-mission message)
- Mr. Richards (Post-mission phone call, if Eye in the Sky is completed)
- Caida Libre (Boss)
- Minor Turbulence (Post-mission phone call)
- Paleto Score Setup (Post-mission phone call)
- Monkey Business
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Out of Court Settlement (Boss)
- Death From Above (Boss)
- Check Out Time (Boss)
- The Los Santos Connection (Boss)
- Stick Up the Stickup Crew (Boss)
- Grab Your Ballas (Boss)
- Water the Vineyard (Boss)
- Mixed Up With Coke (Boss)
- Dry Docking (Boss)
- Editor and Thief (Boss)
- Cleaning the Cat House (Boss)
- Holed Up - Burton (Boss)
- Extradition (Boss)
- Show Me the Monet (Boss)
- Judging the Jury (Boss)
- Defender (Boss)
- Rooftop Rumble (Boss)
- Trash Talk (Boss)
- Artificial Scarcity (Boss)
- Handle with Care (Boss)
- On the List (Boss)
- Time To Get Away (Boss)
- Pickup Sticks (Boss)
- Effin' Lazers (Boss)
- Coveted (Boss)
- Coasting (Boss)
Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series[]
"Madrazo Dispatch Services" contact missions:
- Dispatch I (Phone message/Boss)
- Dispatch II (Phone message/Boss)
- Dispatch III (Phone message/Boss)
- Dispatch IV (Phone message/Boss)
- Dispatch V (Phone message/Boss)
- Dispatch VI (Phone message/Boss)
Bottom Dollar Bounties[]
- Madrazo Hits (Phone message/Boss)
Gallery[]
Services (GTA Online)[]
| Service | GTA Online Description | In-Game Effect | Cost | Level Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Request Job | Request an invite to a previously completed Job. | After a few seconds, you will be sent an invite to a random job you have completed for Martin previously. | $0 | 0 |
Trivia[]
- In both games, Madrazo never appears outside of cutscenes.
- Martin Madrazo's phone number is 346-555-0188.
- Madrazo is a Spanish slang word meaning punch or blow.