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- Netflix
- Nov 16, 2018
- Netflix
- Nov 16, 2018
Summary The companion series to Narcos focuses on the rise of Guadalajara Cartel as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes charge while newly posted DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Pena) begins uncovering information about Felix's plans.
Created By: Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro
- Netflix
- Nov 16, 2018
- Netflix
- Nov 16, 2018
Summary The companion series to Narcos focuses on the rise of Guadalajara Cartel as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes charge while newly posted DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Pena) begins uncovering information about Felix's plans.
Created By: Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro
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Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
80
100% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Sweeping in scope, the series remains as addictive as ever in chronicling the bleak history of the drug war, delivering a drama so crisp and smartly executed as to provide its own kind of high.
It hard to "just say no" to this absorbing series. [26 Nov - 9 Dec 2018, p.9]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 133 User Ratings
8.1
89% Positive
118 Ratings
118 Ratings
5% Mixed
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6% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 133 User Ratings
8.1
89% Positive
118 Ratings
118 Ratings
5% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
6% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
This isn't one of those shows where you have to root for the "least bad" character because pretty much everyone is amoral and evil. The excellent Michael Pena, playing an actual DEA agent, gives you a guy with guts and heart -- although some of the bad guys are equally interesting. "Narcos: Mexico" might have special resonance for those who remember "Just say no" but never gave much thought to where the weed they smoked in college came from. First-rate cynical storytelling with the ring of truth. Diego Luna is the only weak link -- wearing the same furrowed-brow scowl in every scene.
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SEASON 1
The result is a season that, through its first five episodes, makes enough of its fresh faces and characters to avoid boredom and yet is still resolutely and successfully Narcos in its DNA.
Ultimately, though the episodes are lengthy (each lasting at least a full hour), the pacing is taught; historically we may know the outcome, but there is enough charm and uncertainty to the way Narcos: Mexico crafts its story to keep things consistently interesting and compelling.
It’s really Luna and Peña’s show, and even though they very rarely share the screen together, the pairing makes for a dynamic one. ... The actors do what they can with the tropes they’re handed, but Narcos is not the show to watch if you’re looking for female characters with any real agency.
Narcos: Mexico will keep you guessing--and watching. With his fierce dark eyes and focused intensity, Pena is an excellent choice to play the intrepid Kiki, whose trajectory kicks off the modern-day drug war between Mexico and the US. As Gallardo, the slightly built Mexican actor Diego Luna has an entirely different vibe than the imposing Moura.
Both Peña (crisp, lean, and authoritative), and Luna are fine actors, of course. But the Narcos formula hems them both in here, leaving them playing men either too one-note in the perpetually pissed-off Kiki’s case, or wanly inconsistent in Félix’s. ... As ever, the narration fills in the gaps and drops klutzy exposition with seen-it-all, wiseass gringo perspective. It helps that, in Narcos: Mexico, it’s the effortlessly charismatic Scoot McNairy.
While Narcos: Mexico feels rushed and choppily edited, it retains some of the thrills of its parent show.
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SEASON 1
Luna does a great job as the lead, Pena does good as well. It starts off interesting but fades as the season progresses, The final 3 episodes were such a drag for me. The pieces are there for a much better second season though but this one kind of disappointed me.
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