Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers. Christopher Canaan (supervising producer)įact-based story of undercover DEA agent Enrique Camarena who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in Northern Mexico that led to his death and a remarkable investigation of corruption within the Mexican government. The story goes that at the time, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Arellano-Felix. Cast ActorĪt least four of the principal actors in Drug Wars: The Camarena Story later starred in the Academy Award-winning film Traffic, a film that also deals with the subject of the ongoing drug trade between the United States and Mexico. In a somewhat interesting reversal of roles, in Drug Wars actors Miguel Ferrer and Steven Bauer both play DEA agents while Benicio del Toro and Eddie Velez play drug traffickers in Traffic, Ferrer and Bauer both play drug traffickers, while del Toro and Velez play a Mexican federal narcotics agent and a DEA agent. In his review for The New York Times, John J. Cast Steven Bauer, Benicio del Toro, Treat Williams, Craig T. It has been a cover story in Time magazine, and it has been a book by Elaine. O'Connor wrote, "Perhaps not surprisingly, these amoral entrepreneurs provide some of the film's juicier roles. Cast Steven Bauer (Enrique Kiki Camarena) Elizabeth Pea (Mika Camarena) Miguel Ferrer (Tony Riva) Benicio Del Toro (Caro Quintero) Guy Boyd (George. Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Brian Gibson. The story of Kiki Camarena has taken many forms. on What happened to Enrique Kiki Camarena Murder case explored as drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero is arrested for 1985 killing of DEA agent Notifications New. In his review for USA Today, Matt Roush wrote, "For a Michael Mann production, there's surprisingly little flash to Drug Wars.Įspecially effective is Benicio del Toro as the young, illiterate and flaky Rafael Caro-Quintero". ![]() Some interesting camera work to be sure, including the video bits and some heightened use of slow motion, but the miniseries' chief strength is its grit, its anger". ![]() Craig MacInnis, in his review for the Toronto Star, wrote, "Interspersed with U.S.
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