![]() ![]() The opening shot of a terrified Kiki Camarena suggests that Peña’s embattled DEA agent will sooner or later find himself at the mercy of the Guadalajara Cartel, while Luna’s steely Félix Gallardo presents as Escobar’s heir apparent, a charismatic and ambitious criminal figure who will stop at nothing to make his mark on the world. The explosive and highly stylized teaser uses lightning-quick cuts, rhythmic editing and block-letter subtitles to make the most of its 30-some-odd seconds, deftly establishing Narcos’ new battlefield, as well as its principle combatants. As Camarena digs deeper into Gallardo’s operations, he grows dangerously entangled, spurring a tragic chain of events that will affect the drug trade and those who wage war against it for years to come. The season centers on the 1980s rise of the Guadalajara Cartel, led by empire builder Félix Gallardo (Luna), and opposed by DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Peña), who gets in over his head after relocating his family to Mexico to take on his new assignment. 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,” per Netflix. By 1990, the year Miami Vice ended, that passion would lead Mann to craft an Emmy-winning miniseries on the murder of federal agent Kiki Camarena in Mexico, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story. 16, and offering our first look at stars Diego Luna and Michael Peña in action. The streamer released the snappy first teaser for the Spanish-language new season on Thursday, revealing a premiere date of Nov. They feel good about it because they are not going to jail, because they let the others do the dirty work.What began as the story of Pablo Escobar has since shifted its focus to the global drug war, as Netflix original drama Narcos will return for its fourth season in the form of Narcos: Mexico. ![]() ![]() And at the same time they can play the good guy. "They keep on getting paybacks, a lot of money. People in government, on both sides of the border, will keep on pinning the blame on the traffickers because it diverts attention away from themselves, he says. Ultimately, however, the work of men like Camarena in bringing down traffickers like Gallardo is futile, says Pena. The one thing that was interesting about him was that he had a simple goal: He was a moral man who wanted justice," says Pena. "All the stuff written about Kiki came from speaking to people who knew him, like his wife. The murder of a DEA agent triggers a probe that ties drug lords to the Mexican government in a fact-based 1990. Pena's "Kiki" Camarena, however, is a much less well-known figure. The real Gallardo gave interviews, and there is a wealth of material that Luna could draw on to portray the infamous drug boss. But the politicians are the ones who make promises and win trust, then they completely misuse that trust for their own gain," says Pena. ![]() "At least the narcos don't think of themselves as saints. The 42-year-old American actor has been seen recently in Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018) and The Martian (2015). Pena adds that "complacent politicians are worse than the narcos". "Instead, we have a bunch of human beings, susceptible to greed, ignorance and indifference," he says. It is why, in Narcos, he does not seek to make anti-heroes of drug lords like Luna's Gallardo, or heroes out of cops like Pena's Camarena. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |