A local racketeer and pimp who uses the pawnshop as a front for money laundering and runs a network of brothels. He exerts criminal pressure on the surrounding community.
Rodriguez employs and controls Ortiz's girlfriend, leveraging her labor for his illicit operations.
Rodriguez uses violence and intimidation to force Sol into financial compliance, escalating their hostility.
Ortiz's planned violence inadvertently threatens the criminal structure that exploits his girlfriend.
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