Fan Casting Ramirez in Antoine Fuqua's Scarface

Ramirez is the elegant, devastatingly calm Bolivian cocaine producer who operates with surgical precision. Dressed impeccably in white, he reads Neruda in his spare time and has the ear of his country's army. He respects Tony's ambition but will not tolerate failure. When Tony defaults on a payment, Ramirez orders Manny's hand severed as a reminder that "consequence" is the law of his world. He ultimately survives the cartel war, waiting patiently to see who emerges victorious so he can make a new deal with the winner.