Jose Luiz Menendez

"Raul and his father started over, sold drugs for easy money. They became rich, powerful legends of Managua."

- Salazar

Jose Luiz Menendez is a character mentioned in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and is the father of Josefina and Raul Menendez. He appears briefly in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified.

Background
According to Javier Salazar, Jose was once an ordinary man taking care of two children but after an earthquake in 1972 they lost everything and resorted to the drug trade to make money.

The Cartel & Death
Eventually the family became rich by the drug game and the Menendez Cartel became "rich, powerful legends of Managua" and "was all but untouchable".

However the dealings caught the attention of the CIA who authorized an assassination order on Jose. The assassination, which took place in 1982, was successful but Jose's son, Raul, ended up taking over the Cartel and replacing Jose.

Trivia

 * Judging by the cross present at his shrine Jose is of Catholic faith.