Benito Aretas was a Mexican drug lord who was arrested and died in prison in 1989 and is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside James McGrath) of Bad Boys for Life.
He was the husband of Isabel Aretas, the main antagonist, and the stepfather of Armando Aretas, who was Mike Lowrey's son. Benito led his own Cartel and ruled it until his arrest in 1989. It is unknown who the actor who portrays him is.
Biography[]
In 1989, Isabel Aretas became romantically involved with drug kingpin Benito Aretas; the pair soon got married at the time when the Miami Police Department, DEA, and others were investigating Benito's drug empire. Soon enough, Police Captain Conrad Howard enlisted rookie detective Mike Lowrey out of the police academy (before Mike's longtime partnership with Marcus Burnett) to go undercover and infiltrate the Aretas cartel. During his time undercover, Mike engaged in an affair with Isabel and she showed him the ways of her lifestyle - thus leading to Mike's current high-life personality.
When the time came to take down the cartel, Isabel planned on running away with Mike, as she became pregnant as a result of their affair. However, Mike realized how dangerous Isabel was, as she was nicknamed, "La Bruja" (Spanish for "The Witch"), for being into black magic, leading to Mike having her locked up as well. Benito ended up dying after his arrest, and as for Isabel, she gave birth to a son in prison, named Armando.
It turns out Benito was infertile, meaning he was unable to have kids during his lifetime. As Mike discovers that Armando isn't Benito's son, he hunts down Isabel for answers. After the demise of his ex-wife Isabel and the arrest of his supposed son Armando, the cartel his family ran died with Isabel.