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Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19901990
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 4h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
634
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Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
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Fact-based story of undercover D.E.A. Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in Northern Mexico that led to his death and ... Read allFact-based story of undercover D.E.A. Agent Enrique "Kiki" 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.Fact-based story of undercover D.E.A. Agent Enrique "Kiki" 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.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
634
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  • Stars
    • Steven Bauer
    • Elizabeth Peña
    • Miguel Ferrer
  • Stars
    • Steven Bauer
    • Elizabeth Peña
    • Miguel Ferrer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    1990

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    Steven Bauer
    Steven Bauer
    • Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena
    Elizabeth Peña
    Elizabeth Peña
    • Mika Camarena
    Miguel Ferrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    • Tony Riva
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Caro Quintero
    Guy Boyd
    Guy Boyd
    • George Gilliard
    Tony Plana
    Tony Plana
    • Pavon Reyes
    Tomas Milian
    Tomas Milian
    • Florentino Ventura
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Jack Lawn
    Everett McGill
    Everett McGill
    • Bob Rawlings
    Eddie Velez
    Eddie Velez
    • Ramon Varona
    J. Kenneth Campbell
    J. Kenneth Campbell
    • Stephen Matson
    Alex Sheafe
    Alex Sheafe
    Andy Romano
    Andy Romano
    • Bud Mullen
    Tony Amendola
    Tony Amendola
    Jorge Cervera Jr.
    • Suarez
    Valentin de Vargas
    Valentin de Vargas
    • Valdez
    Joaquín Martínez
    Joaquín Martínez
    Kenny Morrison
    • Enrique Camarena Jr
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    • Trivia
      Ten years after appearing in this mini-series, Steven Bauer, Benicio Del Toro, Miguel Ferrer, Eddie Velez, and Tomas Milian reunited in the similar themed movie Traffic (2000).
    • Alternate versions
      The show originally aired as three episodes, running a total of 257 minutes sans commercial. For its VHS release, it was edited down to a single 130-minute feature. Thie edit was not endorsed by executive producer Michael Mann, and is notoriously bad, omitting whole characters and connective events, and leaving a threadbare story void of any narrative substance. In 2003, when Lions Gate released the show on DVD in North America, the 130-minute version was used, and it is now the most widely available version. The original 257-minute version divided up into its original three episodes, however, is available on DVD (albeit hard to find); it was released in Scandanavia by a now-defunct Finnish company called Atlantic Film.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

    User reviews8

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    1/10
    Full of awe for how awful this was.
    Poor coverage, poorly edited, poorly written = bad film

    This mini-series was disgraceful. Not only is the script bad, but the production value terrible and the acting, for the most part, poor. I found it shocking that this would come out on DVD - clearly an attempt to capitalize on Traffic.

    I began watching before I realized it was a Net (NBC) mini-series, and thought it must have been produced mega low-budget by a Mexican TV chain - it was done in such a latino soap-opera style.

    Awful.
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    • TommyTwista
    • Nov 7, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • Spain
      • English
      • Spanish
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      • USA
    • Production companies
      • World International Network (WIN)
      • ZZY Productions
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    • 4 hours 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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