El Narco (2010)

Benjamin Garcia, Benny, is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the narco business, in which has for the first time in his life, an... See full summary »

Director:

Luis Estrada

Writers:

Luis Estrada (screenplay), Luis Estrada (story)

Stars:

Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosio, Ernesto Gómez Cruz

27 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damián Alcázar	...	Benny García
Joaquín Cosio	...	El Cochiloco
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Don José Reyes
María Rojo	...	Doña Mari Reyes
Elizabeth Cervantes	...	La Cuñada
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Capitán Ramírez
Jorge Zárate	...	El Huasteco
Salvador Sánchez	...	El Padrino
Angelina Peláez	...	Mamá García
Kristyan Ferrer	...	El Sobrino (as Kristian Ferrer)
Dagoberto Gama	...	El Sargento
Mauricio Isaac	...	El J.R.
Alejandro Calva	...	Jefe de Policía
Emilio Guerrero	...	El Alcalde
Silverio Palacios	...	Hermanos Cucaracha

Storyline

Benjamin Garcia, Benny, is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the narco business, in which has for the first time in his life, an spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he discovers that criminal life does not always keep its promises. An epic black comedy about the world of Mafia and organized crime, Hell helps us to understand what everybody is asking: What is happening in Mexico today?

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Plot Keywords:

deportee | profanity | assassination | sex scene | organized crime | 

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Taglines:

Mexico 2010, El Infierno... Nada que celebrar

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for some graphic violence and explicit sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Mexico]

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 September 2010 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

El Narco

Filming Locations:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Foprocine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Only film in the trilogy where Damian Alcazar character does not become a villain. And also the only film where his character regrets some of his killings.

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Goofs

the closeup of the grenade tossed under the pickup truck clearly shows a big hole at the bottom of the grenade, which indicates it is a "dummy" grenade used for training and such, these type of grenades are usual army surplus store stuck.

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Connections

References Los tres García (1947)

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Soundtracks

Prenda del alma
Written by Ray Pérez y Soto
Performed by Los Lobos

User Reviews

To all those who say it's a sad Mexican reality...

This movie shows the reality of corruption, church and drug traffic but don't make it sound like everyone in Mexico is a slave to this. What the director did was focus on some drug trafficker and what he moves up his cartel's ladder but Mexico is just like all of the countries in the world, there are opportunities for everyone who really looks for them and the people in general are not dehumanized they are scared by what they see in the news and what they see in papers which is only the bad news. In all the time I've been here I have only heard s h i t in the news and what people say they heard. Sure the economic crisis hurt the people but that's everywhere not just in Mexico. This is a good movie but don't be a victim and say it's a sad reality, instead do something about it, demand the government what you want because in the end the people have the power to do anything.