Character

Aguilar

Infamous Influential High-value

Aguilar commands the narco-empire's shadowed throne from a Colombian prison cell, his release the brazen ultimatum Nelson Guerra unleashes amid hostage horrors. DEA agents rot in rebel clutches, their intel-rich lives pawned against this kingpin's freedom. Situation Room fissures crack wide—diplomacy's fragile thread versus raid's bloody hammer—as Aguilar's captivity ignites tactical infernos. Guerra's demand elevates him to geopolitical detonator, where one man's chains bind U.S. resolve in the drug war's merciless grind, forcing Bartlet into agonizing calculus of lives versus leverage.

5 appearances

Aguilar's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Overrides Dissent and Greenlights Cassiopeia

Detained leverage in absentia

Aguilar referenced as imprisoned drug lord central to Guerra's hostage ultimatum, crystallizing negotiation fault lines without on-site action.

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Mickey's Dissent Ignites Raid Delay Debate

Irrelevant (imprisoned, off-screen)

Aguilar referenced by Leo as the drug lord imprisoned in Colombia, whose release Guerra demands, underscoring negotiation impasse.

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Issues the 'Go' Order Amid Dissent

Irrelevant (imprisoned off-screen)

Aguilar invoked as the imprisoned drug lord central to Guerra's demands, his freedom the diplomatic bargaining chip rejected in favor of raid.

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Slams Folder on Aguilar's Release, Demands Military Options

N/A (mentioned off-screen)

Juan Aguilar invoked extensively by Bartlet as the imprisoned cartel kingpin behind $15B cocaine, murders, and DEA kidnappings, central to debate's moral calculus without physical presence.

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Rejects Aguilar Release, Staff Voices Gratitude as He Exits

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Juan Aguilar is invoked extensively by Bartlet as the prison-bound architect of cocaine billions, murders, and DEA kidnappings, his release demand catalyzing the folder slam and military pivot.

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Affiliation

Drug Enforcement Administration