Who is Ernesto Escobedo from Clear and Present Danger and what is their importance?

Ernesto Escobedo is the acknowledged leader among the Cartel chieftains. He is forty and has a great amount of energy and confidence. He has uncountable wealth, a beautiful wife, and two fine sons. He is also brutal and ruthless in arranging the savage executions of his enemies, often forcing the victim to watch his wife and children to be raped and murdered before he suffers the same fate. His personal involvement in these acts, instead of leaving it to underlings, has earned him fear and respect among the drug Cartel.