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Narcos
''Narcos'' is an American-Colombian crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of Colombian narcoterrorist and drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who is the leader of the Medellin Cartel and became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine. The series also focuses on Escobar's interactions with drug lords, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, and various opposition entities. Season 3 picks up after the fall of Escobar and continues to follow the DEA as they try to shut down the rise of the infamous Cali Cartel. Season 1, comprising 10 episodes, originally aired on August 28, 2015, as a Netflix exclusive. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 2, 2016, with 10 episodes. On September 6, 2016, Netflix renewed the series for its third and fourth seasons. Season 3 premiered on September 1, 2017, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Whelan
Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. Whelan is known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme ''Go Girls''. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Original series '' American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story''. Whelan plays DEA agent Van Ness in the Netflix original series ''Narcos''. Early life Whelan was born in Christchurch, Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. Whelan graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, one of New Zealand's most prestigious drama schools located in Wellington. Completing a Bachelor of Performing Arts in acting in 2007, immediately upon graduating he joined the cast of Show of Hands, performing alongside Melanie Lynskey. Career In April 2017, it was revealed Whelan would be playing the prestigious role as Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, in the 2017 Amazon original docu-series, American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story. The ten-episode series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagner Moura
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances in films. In 2003, he got his first leading roles in movies, in addition to having a prominent role in '' Carandiru'', which propelled him to the main scene of Brazilian cinema. He continued starring in national feature films, including the box office hits ''Elite Squad'' and '' Elite Squad 2'', playing the famous character Capitão Nascimento. The first film received the Golden Bear award and both productions reverberated outside Brazil, which boosted the actor's international recognition. In 2007, he was the antagonist of the soap opera ''Paraíso Tropical'', being praised for his performance by both the public and the critics. In 2013, he was cast in the American science fiction feature film ''Elysium'', opposite Matt Damon and Jodie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Londo
Andrea Londo (born November 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in ''Narcos'' Season 3. Career Londo was born in San Diego and was going to school there, but her home was in Tijuana - she commuted across border. Londo has no formal training as an actress. She began her career doing short films. In 2015 she made her professional acting debut in '' Catfish: The TV Show'', her first TV credit. It was in 2016 that she appeared in her first TV guest star appearance on '' Faking it'', and her first co-star on '' Criminal Minds Beyond Borders'', and then her first recurring role on ''Narcos'' as Maria Salazar. In 2017, it was announced that Londo would be playing Carnalita in Kurt Sutter's ''Sons of Anarchy'' spinoff '' Mayans M.C.''. The role was later recast and went to Carla Baratta. Londo was still filming Narcos and her schedules ended up conflicting. Of the experience she said: "I had to get recast 3 days before I was scheduled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Holbrook
Robert Boyd Holbrook (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He has starred in the Netflix series ''Narcos'' (2015-2017) as DEA agent Steve Murphy and '' The Sandman'' (2022-) as the Corinthian, as well as in the History miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys'' as "Cap" Hatfield. He starred as Billy in ''The Skeleton Twins'' (2014), Peter Kristo in '' A Walk Among the Tombstones'' (2014), Donald Pierce in ''Logan'' (2017), Quinn McKenna in '' The Predator'' (2018), Pinkins in '' O.G.'' (2019), Thomas Lockhart in '' In the Shadow of the Moon'' (2019), and Ty Shaw in '' Vengeance'' (2022). Early life Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook. Career Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Denis
Francisco Denis (born 1961) is a Venezuelan actor and director. Denis runs his own theater company in Venezuela, and has acted in about 20 films there. Selected filmography * DEMONICA (TBA) *Takari de Chivo ( TBA) Also director and writer *Benigno Cruz (TBA) *Short Film DEMONICA (2021) *Operacion Orion (2021) *'' The Liberator'' as Simón Rodríguez (2013) *3 Bellezas (2014) *La Mula Muerta (2012) (Shortfilm) *De repente, la pelicula Selected television * '' Diario de un gigoló'' (2022) * ''The Revenge of Juanas'' (2021) * ''Jack Ryan'' * '' El Comandante'' as Fernando Brizuela (2017) * ''Narcos ''Narcos'' is an American-Colombian crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of Colombian narcoterrorist and drug ...'' as Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (2017) References External links * Living people Venezuelan male film actors Venezuelan ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Miro
Doug Miro (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Miro studied screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a degree in English from Stanford University. Life and career Miro's screenplays include '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', and the '' Sorcerer's Apprentice'', both which were written with his longtime collaborator, Carlo Bernard. Their credits also include '' The Uninvited'' for DreamWorks and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and '' The Great Raid'' for Miramax. They are currently at work on ''National Treasure 3''. Miro and Bernard first made their mark with ''Motor City'', an adaptation of the novel ''Edsel'', (Loren Estleman) a film noir set in 1950s Detroit. The team also adapted Dean King's ''Skeletons of the Zahara: A True Story of Survival'', which chronicles the wreck of a Connecticut merchant ship and the crew's subsequent adventures in the Sahara Desert in 1815. After reading their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Amarante
Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves (born September 6, 1976) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. He is part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy, and released his first solo record, '' Cavalo'', in Brazil in late 2013 and worldwide in May 2014. He also wrote and performed the (bolero style) narcocorrido " Tuyo", the theme song for the Netflix Original Series ''Narcos'' (2015) and '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018), and wrote the score for the film ''Entebbe'' (2018). Biography 1997–2007: Los Hermanos Amarante was born in Rio de Janeiro. He studied Journalism at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ("PUC-Rio"), where he met Marcelo Camelo and Rodrigo Barba. After a few rehearsals with Los Hermanos, Amarante was invited to join the band. On their debut album, ''Los Hermanos'' (1999), Amarante contributed very little, playing transverse flute and singing the backing vocals. There are only two songs written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Castro (Guatemalan Actor)
Arturo Castro (born November 26, 1985) is a Guatemalan actor best known for his portrayal of Jaimé Castro on the Comedy Central series '' Broad City,'' and David Rodríguez on the Netflix series ''Narcos''. Career Castro hosted his own show, ''Conexion'', on Guatemala's national network, a year before moving to New York City. In New York, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and where he met Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and landed the role of Jaimé in ''Broad City''. Castro had one of the leading roles in Ang Lee's war drama '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'', playing Marcellino "Mango" Montoya, a member of Billy Lynn's Bravo Squad. In 2017 Arturo landed a role as David Rodríguez, son of Cali Cartel kingpin Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, in season 3 of the Netflix series ''Narcos''. He also played Jose in ''Bushwick'', a film about 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe depending on each other for survival when a Texas military force invades their Brooklyn n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Ammann
Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater, including the lead role in the Spanish film '' Cell 211'', which earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. He is also known for playing Pacho Herrera in ''Narcos'' and '' Narcos: Mexico''. Biography Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and his wife Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain adrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from National Reorganization Process">the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies. He studied acting in the school of Juan Carlos Corazza, as well as the Theater Seminary Jolie Libois, located in Cordoba. Ruben Andalor, Willy Lanni and Ricky Ceballos were among his teachers. Acting career In the 2009 Spanish film '' Cell 211'', Ammann p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pascal
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born 2 April 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. He began his career guest-starring on various television shows before rising to prominence for portraying Oberyn Martell on the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014) and Javier Peña on the Netflix biographic crime series ''Narcos'' (2015–2017). He has played the title character on the Disney+ ''Star Wars'' series '' The Mandalorian'' since 2019, reprising his role in the spin-off series '' The Book of Boba Fett''. He is also set to play the lead role of Joel in ''The Last of Us''. Outside of television, he has appeared in the films '' The Adjustment Bureau'' (2011), ''Bloodsucking Bastards'' (2015), '' The Great Wall'' (2016), '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), '' The Equalizer 2'' (2018), ''Triple Frontier'' (2019), '' Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020) and '' The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' (2022). Early life and education José Pedro Balmaceda Pasc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Lange
Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ''ABC'' series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on the FX series '' The Bridge'' (2013). He earned acclaim for starring as Bill Stechner on the crime drama ''Narcos'' (2016) and Lyle Mitchell on Showtime's ''Escape at Dannemora'' (2018), which earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Lange's film roles include Sam Larson in the independent film ''AM1200'' (2008), Andy Beyer in the sports drama ''Secretariat'' (2010), Dr. Silverman in the comedy-drama '' Danny Collins'' (2015), Whitehurst in the neo-Western mystery '' Wind River'' (2017), and Blake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Sigman
Stephanie Sigman is a Mexican-American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2011 Mexican crime drama film '' Miss Bala''. She has gone on to appear in '' Pioneer'' (2013), ''Spectre'' (2015), ''Going Under'' (2016), and '' Annabelle: Creation'' (2017). On television, Sigman starred in ''Narcos'' (2015) and ''S.W.A.T'' (2017) for the first and second seasons of both series. Early life and family Sigman was born in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and an American father, Lee Sigman, a New York Yankees scout from Kansas. She is a U.S. citizen through her father. Her brother, baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman, was formerly married to actress Barbara Mori. Career Sigman began her career appearing on Mexican television, before making her film debut in ''Rio de Oro''. In 2011, she played the leading role of Laura Guerrero in the Mexican crime drama film, '' Miss Bala''. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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