Juan Carlos , the leader of the cartel in the film Snitch , is played by Benjamin Bratt .
`` In the process , a rival gang ambushes the pickup , but John manages a daring escape , impressing cartel kingpin Juan Carlos `` '' El Topo '' '' Pintera ( Benjamin Bratt ) , whose cartel successfully fights off the ambushers . ''
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