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Paolo de la Vega
Paolo de la Vega is one of the two leaders of Máximas Matanzas, the music-driven rebel group of Valle De Oro. He makes the beats while his girlfriend Talía raps, and his army past makes him the group's tactician.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Máximas Matanzas
Good to know
- Played by Xavier Lopez.
- He is a trans man who was thrown out of the FND after his father, a drill instructor, found out.
- He met Talía when he was stealing gear from her, and she gave him a DJ deck instead of turning him in.
- Matías Alonso says Paolo had top surgery with no anesthetic and barely reacted.
- He gives Balance the Books, Intervention and Angel De La Muerte.
Who he is
Paolo is calm, disciplined and devoted to Talía. He brings what he learned in the army to a group that otherwise runs on music and protest.
Where you meet him
You meet Paolo and Talía when you first reach Máximas Matanzas in Valle De Oro. Early on, he owes the black market boss Bembé Álvarez money he borrowed to save Talía, and Dani works to clear the debt.
Role in the storySpoilerShow
Paolo is later captured by El Doctor. Dani and Bicho go after him and find him held at a Biovida facility. After his rescue, he kills Sergio Estévez once Sergio has given up the doctor's location, then joins the hunt.
Meet Máximas MatanzasMeet Máximas Matanzas opens the Valle De Oro storyline, where you race the FND to find a band of rebel artists and free their leader Talía. It introduces the Máximas Matanzas and sets up their camp as your regional base.
Balance the BooksBalance the Books is the second Valle De Oro operation. You help Bembé Álvarez open a safe at the Villa Judia Hotel, then hold the hotel. It rewards the Vinyl Charm.- Lost and FoundLost and Found is a Valle De Oro operation where Paolo goes missing and you go looking for him with Bicho. It runs across several sites in the region and ends with one blunt instruction: stay alive.
- InterventionIntervention is a Valle De Oro operation for Paolo de la Vega. Bicho of Máximas Matanzas has gone missing, and you search his usual haunts across the region to find him.
- Angel De La MuerteAngel De La Muerte is the final Valle De Oro operation. You break into the BioVida Lab Facilities in Barrial to deal with El Doctor, the man behind the Viviro poison. Paolo de la Vega starts it.
- Valle De Oro OperationsThe Valle De Oro operations team Dani with Máximas Matanzas, a guerrilla group of young artists and activists in central Yara. María Marquessa and Édgar Reyes run the region.
Related characters
- Supporting
Paz "Bicho" Duarte
Paz "Bicho" Duarte is the third member of Máximas Matanzas and its loud, eager sidekick. An underground DJ from Mexico, he hands out several of the Valle De Oro missions and handles the group's radio stunts.
- Antagonist
Édgar Reyes
Dr. Édgar Reyes, known as El Doctor, is the scientist behind Viviro and the poison PG-240, and the main villain you hunt in Valle De Oro. He runs Biovida and treats Antón Castillo personally, while experimenting on prisoners in secret.
Image: UbisoftSupportingTalía Benavídez
Talía Benavídez is the lead rapper and co-leader of Máximas Matanzas in Valle De Oro. She fights the regime with music and direct action, and she has a personal score to settle with María Marquessa.
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Bembé Álvarez
Bembé Álvarez is Yara's black market king, a fake priest running his business from a church in Segunda. Paolo de la Vega owes him money, so in Valle de Oro you end up doing jobs for him instead of settling the debt with a bullet.