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The third and final season of ''
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 narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, leader ...
'', an American crime thriller drama
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series produced and created by
Chris Brancato Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer. Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey
, Carlo Bernard, and
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 screenp ...
, follows the story of the Cali Cartel.
Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thr ...
reprises his role from the previous two seasons. All 10 episodes of the season became available for
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on Netflix on September 1, 2017, and were met with very positive reviews. ''Narcos'' was initially renewed for a fourth season, but it instead became '' Narcos: Mexico'', a
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companion series.


Cast and characters


Main

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Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thr ...
as
Javier Peña Javier F. Peña (born 1958) is an American former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. Peña worked as a consultant on the Netflix series '' Narcos''. Biography Peña was raised in H ...
, DEA agent tasked with taking down the Cali cartel *
Damián Alcázar Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the Netflix series ''Narcos'' and ...
as
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (30 January 1939 – 31 May 2022) was a Colombian drug lord and one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. Orejuela formed the cartel with his brother, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, José Santacruz Londoño ...
– the leader of the Cali Cartel and one of Pablo Escobar's primary rivals *
Alberto Ammann José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in '' Cell 211'' (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other film works i ...
as Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera – a Colombian drug lord and high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel *
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) *Sho ...
as
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss ...
– a high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel and Gilberto's younger brother * Pêpê Rapazote as José "Chepe" Santacruz-Londoño – a high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel who oversees the group's operations in New York City *
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 ...
as Jorge Salcedo Cabrera – the Cali Cartel's head of security *
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 ...
as Guillermo Pallomari – the chief accountant of the Cali Cartel * Arturo Castro as David Rodríguez – Miguel's son *
Eric Lange Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his extensive 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 th ...
as Bill Stechner – the CIA Station Chief in Colombia *
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

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as María Salazar – wife of a Colombian drug lord affiliated with the North Valley cartel *
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'' ...
as Christina Jurado – the American wife of a banker affiliated with the Cali cartel *
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''. Ea ...
as Chris Feistl – DEA agent working under Peña *
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 Orig ...
as Daniel Van Ness – DEA agent partnered with Feistl *
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). ...
as
Amado Carrillo Fuentes Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1954 – July 5, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord. He seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...
- a Mexican drug trafficker allied with Pacho and the Cali cartel, known as "The Lord of the Skies" * Juan Carlos Messier as Gustavo Calderón, a corrupt police captain who is murdered by the Cali cartel


Recurring

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Juan Sebastián Calero Juan Sebastián Calero Hernández (born January 2, 1982) is a Colombian actor, recognized for his role as Richardo "El Richard" Castro in the series ''Gangs, War and Peace'' and ''Gangs, War and Peace II''. English-speaking viewers will best ...
as Navegante, a violent associate of the Cali Cartel who works as their top henchman *
Juan Pablo Shuk Juan Pablo Shuk Aparicio (; born 7 November 1965) is a Colombian actor who lives and works in Colombia and Spain. He is married to Ana de la Lastra. He is of Hungarian descent from his father's side, he mentions his father being born in Hungar ...
as Colonel Hugo Martínez, the commander of
Search Bloc The Search Bloc () is the name of three different ad hoc special operations units of the National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia). They were originally organized with a focus on capturing or killing highly dangerous individua ...
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Brett Cullen Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986–1988), Sam Cain in '' The Young Riders'' (1989–1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005–2 ...
as Ambassador Arthur Crosby, a former Navy officer sent as US Ambassador to Colombia by
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
in 1992, replacing Noonan * Gaston Velandia as José Serrano, General of the Colombian National Police *
Margarita Rosa de Francisco Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero also known as Margarita Rosa and La Mencha (born August 8, 1965) is a Colombian actress, singer, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. Biography 1980s Margarita Rosa de Francisco was born in Cali, Valle ...
as Carolina Álvarez, Colombian journalist working for El Tiempo * Roberto Cano as Darío, David Rodriguez's partner in crime * Sebastián Eslava as Nicolas Rodrígue, Gilberto's son *
Miguel Ángel Silvestre (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso (Spanish TV series), Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. He has since played roles in series such as ''Velvet (TV series), Ve ...
as Franklin Jurado *
Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective List of Blade Runner (franchise) characters#Gaff, Gaff in ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and its sequel ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017), Lieuten ...
as Chucho Peña, Javier's father *
Raymond Ablack Raymond Ablack (born November 12, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recog ...
as Stoddard *
Shea Whigham Shea Whigham (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He also appeared in the first season of ''True Detective'' and the third season of '' Fargo'' a ...
as Agent Duffy *
Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including ''I'm Not Fat… I'm Fluffy'', and ''Ho ...
as Dominican Gangster *
Carlos Camacho Carlos Garcia Camacho (November 16, 1924 – December 6, 1979) was an American politician noted for being the first elected governor of Guam, serving in the position from 1971 to 1975. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served ...
as Claudio Salazar *
Taliana Vargas Taliana María Vargas Carrillo (born December 20, 1987) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2007 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2008. Vargas is a student of Journalism at the Northern Vi ...
as Paola Salcedo *
Bre Blair Sarah Brianne Blair (born 29 April 1980) is a Canadian actress. She has played Stacey in the 1995 film ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' and Jessie West in the 2016 television drama series '' Game of Silence''. Life and career Her first major role wa ...
as Lorraine *
Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996 ...
as Alan Starkman * Andrés Crespo as Carlos Córdova *
Lux Pascal Lux Balmaceda Pascal (born June 4, 1992) is an American and Chilean actress and transgender activist. She is known for her roles in the Chilean television series ''Veinteañero a los 40'' and '' Juana Brava'' and the Chilean drama film ''The Pr ...
(under Lucas Pascal) as Elias


Episodes


Reception

On
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, the third season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 7.46/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Narcos'' continues to evolve in its third season, drawing on historical details to take viewers on a thoroughly gripping -- and unsettlingly timely -- journey into darkness." On
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, season three holds a score of 78 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.


References


External links

* * {{Narcos Narcos 2017 American television seasons Cocaine in the United States