Aldo Rico (born 4 March 1943) is an Argentine retired Lieutenant Colonel and politician, famous for his role in the episodes of 1987 (usually referred to as "Semana Santa", or Easter week) and 1988 (the "Monte Caseros" mutiny) where sectors of the Armed Forces, known as carapintadas ("painted faces", due to their facial camouflage), revolted to protest the policies of President Raúl Alfonsín.

Rico was born in Buenos Aires, and was an army major at the time of the 1982 Falklands War, serving as commander of the 602 Commando Company.

After the Falklands war, Rico achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel and started agitating against the prosecution for crimes against humanity of the 1976-1983 juntas.

The Argentine public was overly sensitive to any military claims as every President elected democratically since 1928 had been deposed by successive coups d'état, and rallied around Alfonsín, who agreed to consider the demands of the Carapintadas.

[1] On 6 February 2011 four or more armed men attempted to rob Rico and his family in their car at Moreno; he repelled the attack with his 9mm pistol.