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Narcos (TV Series)
''Narcos'' is an American 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 about Colombian narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellín Cartel and billionaire through cocaine production and distribution. 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 on July 18, 2018, the directors announced that season 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Méndez
Raúl Méndez Martínez (born 11 April 1975 in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico) is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television. Biography He studied acting at the Center for Arts Education Monterrey and La Casa del Teatro with Luis de Tavira between 1994 and 1999. He has worked in numerous theatrical productions. He is one of the most chameleonic actors in Mexico. In 2005, he was nominated for his work on Ariel Matando Cabos. Personifies from a murderer in The Legend of Zorro, as an executive assistant in a wonderful world. KM participated in the tape 31 has been of the highest grossing Mexico, nominated for three Ariels. He also participated in Showtime chain FIDEL off Gael García and Víctor Huggo Martin. He portrayed Colombian former president Cesar Gaviria in Narcos ''Narcos'' is an American 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 about Colombian narcoter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Yazpik
José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Amado Carrillo Fuentes in the third season of ''Narcos'' (2017) and in its three-season follow-up series '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–2021). Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, Mexico, into a wealthy family, the son of successful gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. His mother is Lebanese descent. He has two siblings. When Yazpik was a child, his father decided to move the family to San Diego, California, United States, and started a practice in Tijuana. The family settled in La Jolla. After his father's practice failed, the family moved to Tijuana, but Yazpik and his brother continued going to school in San Diego. Yazpik's first acting job came from a friend of his father, who produced the television film '' The Brute With the Angel of Death''. He moved to Mexico City to study at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), run by broadcasting com ... [...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 played DEA agent Van Ness in the third season of Netflix original series ''Narcos''. Early life Whelan was born to a primary school teacher mother and a high school teacher father. He was raised with his three siblings in Christchurch, Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. He attended Lincoln High School.Matt Whelan on the ultimate actor’s choice ''The Press''. 22 September 2024 He took up an offer to study at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stahl-David
Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield''. Early life Stahl-David was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of physicians. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago. He is the older brother to Eric Stahl-David and R. Andrew Stahl-David, both of whom graduated from Whitney Young Magnet High School. Prior to his acting career, Stahl-David was a graffiti artist in Chicago. Career Stahl-David began his acting career in 2001, when he played a minor role of Rossetti in ''New Port South''. In 2003, he played a minor role as Craig in ''Uncle Nino''. During this time he was active in the Chicago theater scene, appearing in plays at the Steppenwolf Theatre (''One Arm'', ''Theater District''), Victory Gardens Theater (''Cider House Rules'', ''Lost in Yonkers''), and the Goodman Theatre (''The Goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Bishé
Kerry Bishé is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Donna Clark in the AMC period drama series '' Halt and Catch Fire'' (2014–2017) and Lucy Bennett, the lead/narrator in the final season of the ABC medical sitcom '' Scrubs'' (2009–2010). She is also known for her supporting role in the drama film ''Argo'' (2012). Early life and education Kerry Bishé was born in New Zealand. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in the United States. She graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her father, Kenneth Bishé, taught social studies, and then enrolled at Northwestern University in 2006. Career Bishé toured professionally with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks during the summer of 2004, performing the role of Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet''. She also appeared in a 2006 production of Eugene O'Neill's '' The Hairy Ape'' and in the Roundabout revival of George Bernard Shaw's '' Pygmalion''. Bishé made her screen debut in 2007 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Londo
Andrea Londo is an American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in ''Narcos (season 3), Narcos'' Season 3. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londo, Andrea Living people 1992 births American actresses of Mexican descent American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses ... [...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,'' David Rodríguez on the Netflix series '' Narcos'', and Pablo Escobar in The Roku Channel film '' Weird: The Al Yankovic Story''. 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, 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 eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He became known for two television roles as a priest in '' ¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as '' Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' (which earned him wide public recognition in Spain), '' Talk to Her'', '' Torremolinos 73'', '' Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed'', '' Truman'' and '' Forgotten We'll Be''. Other television credits include performances in series such as '' 7 vidas'', '' The Young Pope'' and '' The New Pope'' (portraying a cleric again) or '' Narcos'', likewise starring as the title character in the Juan Carrasco politico-satirical saga ('' Vota Juan'', '' Vamos Juan'' and '' Venga Juan''). Early life Javier Cámara Rodríguez was born on 19 January 1967 in Albelda de Iregua, province of La Rioja. He trained his acting chops at the theatre group of IES Laboral (his high school) and the Logroño's Theatre School, later moving to Madrid to tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matias Varela
Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela (born 23 June 1980) is a Swedish actor. Early life Varela was born and grew up in Södermalm on the south side of Stockholm. Both of his parents are from Cambados, Galicia and he did not learn Swedish until he started school. During middle school, he became friends with Gustaf Skarsgård, son of actor Stellan Skarsgård. Varela did not then know of the famous Skarsgård family because he mostly watched Spanish satellite television. When his friend Skarsgård applied to a selective upper secondary school, Södra Latin's drama program near where both boys lived, Varela wanted to do the same. The elder Skarsgård gave the young Varela a few hours of acting instructions and he was accepted by the school. Varela said he was surprised, because he had shown up in a track suit and looked more like a "chav" than an aspiring actor. Career After a brief appearance in the soap opera ''Nya tider'', he left Sweden for a while and on returning worked as a cons ... [...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 *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'' as Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (2017) References External links * Living people Venezuelan male film actors Venezuelan male television actors 1961 births {{Venezuela-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florencia Lozano
Florencia Lozano (born December 16, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Téa Delgado on the daytime series ''One Life to Live''. Lozano has guest-starred in several primetime television shows, as well as films. Early life Florencia Lozano was born in Princeton, New Jersey, to Eduardo, an architect, and Elizabeth, a Spanish teacher from Argentina. She grew up in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, and transferred out of Cornell University to receive her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, before moving to New York City to earn her Master of Fine Arts degree at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Lozano's regional theater credits include ''Yerma'', ''Antigone'', ''Hamlet'', ''Caucasian Chalk Circle'', among others. Career Lozano landed the role of attorney Téa Delgado in December 1996 on the daytime drama ''One Life to Live'', and first aired on January 27, 1997. The character became one of soap opera's most popular creations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
