Education
Saint Thomas Aquinas University.
Saint Thomas Aquinas University.
He is the son of Edgardo Pupo Pupo and Nelly Castro Baute. His father was governor of the Department of Cesar and also mayor of Valledupar, así como consul general en la República de Panamá, Concejal y Diputado del Departamento del Cesar. Pupo is a lawyer graduated from the Saint Thomas Aquinas University with an Master of Business Administration. He is a cousin of Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (aka Jorge 40) a United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary leader.
He was elected mayor as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party.