Yayo Portillo

Yayo Portillo was an eccentric young Colombian drug mule who was owed money by Wingate Motors. He met Bo Catlett at a Los Angeles airport to receive the money he was owed, and, despite the mule's protests, Bo sent Yayo to a locker where the money was supposedly located. Scared by the thought of being caught by the D.E.A., Yayo complained to Bo's henchman, the Bear, who became angry at the mule for swearing in front of his young daughter Farrah and drove him to Bo's office. There, Bo used Ronnie Wingate's gun to take out Portillo. He was buried in the desert by the Bear.

Personality and traits
Eccentric and extreme, Yayo Portillo would only hear what he wanted and, despite being a simple drug mule, would directly disobey orders from superiors if he was afraid of the consequences or didn't want to be involved in something. His arrogance and cockiness eventually led to his death at the hands of Bo Catlett who took him out with a gun and buried him in the desert.

Yayo is basically super inept when it comes to crime.

Behind the scenes

 * Yayo Portillo first appeared in the 1990 novel Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard.
 * Jacob Vargas portrayed Yayo Portillo in the 1995 film adaption of Get Shorty.
 * In the 2017-18 Epix TV series adaption of Get Shorty, Portillo did not appear.

Appearances

 * Get Shorty (novel)