Armando Armas

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Armando Armas is the anti-heroic tritagonist of the 2020 American film Bad Boys for Life.

Biography

Armando Arms is working for his mother Isabel Aretas, who is a drug kingpin and killer, as her right hand man. He helped her to escape of a Mexican prison. Isabel sends him to Miami, asked him to recover a large sum of money that his father Benito had hidden, as well as to assassinate the people responsible for the arrest of his father and his death in prison. Isabel demands that Armando kill Miami detective Mike Lowrey last. At the party celebrating the birth of Marcus's grandson, Mike is gunned down by Armando and left in a coma for months. Chastened by Isabel for targeting Mike first, Armando continues to murder other targets on his list during Mike's recovey. After his recovery, Mike is determined to take revenge and tries without success to recruit Marcus now retired, causing a cold between them. Mike violently obtains the identity of a Booker Grassie arms dealer from an informer. Realizing that Mike will ignore orders not to investigate, Captain Howard reluctantly allows him to work with the tech team in charge, Advanced Miami Metro Operations (AMMO), led by Mike's ex-girlfriend, Lieutenant Rita Secada. While the team watches Grassie during an arms market, Mike determines that the buyers intend to kill Grassie and intervenes, but fails to save him. Later, Marcus is called by Carner Remy, a former intened who believes that the assassin is after him. Marcus contracts Mike and the pair go to Carver, but it is too late to save him. Armando escapes after a fight with Mike. Captain Howard later reveals his intention to also retire, offering Mike the advice he needs to find a path in life. He is brutally murdered by Armando a few moments later. Armando arrives in a helicopter to rescue his partner Zway-Lo but kills him when he blocks Armando's ability to shoot his pursuer, Mike Lowrey. As he lines up a shot, Armando says to Mike Hasta el Fuego. Shots from his parter Marcus created a cover for Mike, who falls into the nearby river. AMMO is closed due to the failure of the operation. In private, Mike reveals to Marcus that Armando could be his son. Before joining Marcus, Mike worked as an undercover agent in the Aretas carter where he met Isabel. They fell in love and intended to flee together, using Hasta el Fuego" as a secret slogan. Mike eventually remained loyal to the police, realizing how dangerous Isabel had become. Despite Mike's opposition, Marcus and AMMO join him in Mexico to confront her. A shooting ensues quickly between AMMO and the men of Isabel. Marcus shoots the pilot of Isabel's support helicopter, causing him to crash into the central hall and start a fire. Marcus confronts Isabel, while Mike tries to explain the truth to Armando. A fight begins between the two, but Mike refuses to fight back. Demanding the truth from his mother, she confirms to Armando that Mike is his father. Isabel inadvertently shoots Armando in the chest while aiming at Mike. Enraged, she tries to kill Mike, but Rita intervenes and shoots Isabel, sending her to fall into the flames below. Some time later, Mike visits a remorsefull Armando in prison, offering him a chance to gain some redemption. Armando accepts.