Cast:
Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy (narrator), José María Yazpik, Fermín Martínez, Michael Peña, Alejandro Edda, Alfonso Dosal, Fernanda Urrejola, Alyssa Diaz (more)VOD (1)
Seasons(3) / Episodes(30)
Plots(1)
Narcos: Mexico will explore the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers. Witness the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes the helm, unifying traffickers in order to build an empire. When DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña) moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post, he quickly learns that his assignment will be more challenging than he ever could have imagined. As Kiki garners intelligence on Félix and becomes more entangled in his mission, a tragic chain of events unfold, affecting the drug trade and the war against it for years to come. (Netflix)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Marigold (1)
Narcos: Mexico (2018)
Felix Gallardo may feel like a poor relative and schoolboy of real narco- sunroofs by a pool with hippos in Colombia, but this parallel history lesson (or a bridge between the 3rd and 4th series?) can look straight into the eyes of the past three seasons. It does not lose out qualitatively. Yes, contemporary Mexico and Felix as a drug addict are somewhat more run-of-the-mill than Pablo and the gentlemen from Cali, but that is the strength of the series. It flows slowly, unobtrusively, sometimes just by varying familiar situations, but giving them an interesting measuring scale, a disturbing undertone that stands out all the more when you know the current testimonies about the state of affairs. For example, Heli Amata Escalante, who directed the great fifth episode and underlined Netflix's courage to hire art directors with a very radical CV. The second example - the excellent retro beauty rides of the seventh and eighth episodes, which the outlaid Mexican formalist Alfonso Ruizpalacios directed. The sense for detail and atmosphere of these episodes is as exceptional as the creators' feeling for type casting. The transformations of the main characters and the constant influx of interesting supporting characters elevate Narcos amongst the elite. Mexicans can feel at home here, even though the peak of the series, combined with another excellently chosen protagonist, Kim, comes between episodes nine and ten. I can't help but be excited about drug addiction again. The one where benevolent killer Don Neto rises especially breaks the heart.
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