# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/helmer-herrera-buitrago
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:45:05.642Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/helmer-herrera-buitrago"
name: "Hélmer Herrera Buitrago"
slug: "helmer-herrera-buitrago"
description: "Francisco Hélmer Herrera Buitrago, better known as \"Pacho\", was a Colombian drug trafficker who was one of the four leaders of the Cali Cartel. He was principally in charge of the organization's cocaine distribution network in New York City until his surrender in 1996."
tagline: "Colombian drug trafficker (1951-1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pachoherrera.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1951-08-24"
deathDate: "1998-11-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.05259066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ельмер Еррера"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هيلمر هيريرا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%A7"
    title: "هلمر هررا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmer_Herrera-Buitrago"
    title: "Helmer Herrera-Buitrago"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera_Buitrago"
    title: "Hélmer Herrera Buitrago"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_H%C3%A9lmer_Herrera_Buitrago"
    title: "Francisco Hélmer Herrera Buitrago"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump