Help Me Identify This Movie

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After reading through another thread, I was reminded of a movie I saw in middle-school, but I can't think of what the movie was.

Here are some minor bits of info that might help. If anyone can figure this out for me, you are a genius.

-It was a bio-pic type of movie, about a guy with an hispanic-sounding name. I think the guy's last name had 3 syllables, but maybe not.

-I think it took place in South America, but maybe Central America.

-At least one scene in the movie took place at a sort of lumber mill, chopping down some of a forest (or technically a jungle?).

-The main character may or may not have gotten into some sort of drug ring (though for some reason I think he did).

-There is a scene where two prostitutes go up into the main character's room, which I clearly remember because my teacher had to run in front of the class and stand in front of the TV, while fast-forwarding through that scene.

-The movie couldn't have been released after ~1997 (because I saw it in 97). I remember it seeming like it was from the early 90's, so to be safe, I'd say the movie was from sometime between 1988-1997.

-It's possible that it was a made-for-TV movie, but we were watching a copy rented from Blockbuster.

-It's not Pablo Escobar.

-It's not Predator.

If anyone can help me identify the movie, or the name of the character in it, it will make my day. If I remember more things about the movie, I'll update the list.