The savage and spiralling drama Narcos: Mexico examines the beginnings of the actual drug war that helped to alter modern Mexico and the United States. Narcos: Mexico, which is now in its last season, promises an exciting conclusion that has been building for two seasons. Many well-known characters from Season 2 are back in Season 3, along with a few new ones. Before returning to the show, check out this guide to everything you need to know.
Amado Carillo Fuentes (José María Yazpik)
José Mara Yazpik brings elegance and charisma to the famed Lord of the Skies as Amado Carillo Fuentes. A Mexican drug kingpin named Carillo Fuentes took over the Juarez Cartel in the 1990s. His proficiency as a pilot and the fleet of planes he used to transport drugs earned him the moniker “El Seor de los Cielos,” or the Lord of the Skies. In Narcos: Mexico Season 3, Carillo Fuentes plays a significant role in the plot as he becomes one of Mexico’s most powerful drug lords in history. He had plastic surgery to alter his appearance in 1997, but complications led to his death. People who are sceptical of the circumstances surrounding his death frequently question it, and Season 3 of Narcos: Mexico makes fun of these claims. In the 1990s, Yazpik appeared in a number of telenovelas, such as Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande, and ngela.
Andrea Nuñez (Luisa Rubino)
Young journalist Andrea Nuez for La Voz in Tijuana, played by Luisa Rubino, is brash and determined to expose societal corruption. She discovers something far more significant than she had anticipated while looking into Enedina Arellano Félix’s wedding. She is a fictitious amalgam of numerous prominent Mexican journalists, like Walt. Along with Walt Breslin, Andrea serves as the primary narrator of Narcos: Mexico Season 3. In well-known Mexican anthology programmes like La Rosa De Guadalupe and Lo Que Dice El Dicho, Rubino has made an appearance.
Benjamín Arellano Félix (Alfonso Dosal)
Before playing Benjamn Arellano Félix, Alfonso Dosal had a history of performing in Mexican telenovelas, including roles in Marina, Para Volver an Amar, and more. In the late 1980s, Benjamn co-ruled the Tijuana cartel with his siblings. Dosal portrays him with a lethal severity that only serves to intensify the competition between the Tijuana and Sinaloa cartels in the drama.
Enedina Arellano Félix (Mayra Hermosillo)
Who said running a family business was only for boys? The financial affairs of the company are managed by Enedina, the Arellano Felix brothers’ sister and a certified accountant. She is regarded as the real “brains” of the Tijuana Cartel because of her intelligence and cunning. Mexican actress Mayra Hermosillo, who plays “La Jefa,” has been in theatre shows and has had guest appearances on the series Falco.
Everardo Arturo “El Kitty” Paez (Bad Bunny)
The star of Max Reggaeton, Bad Bunny, makes his acting debut on television as “El Kitty,” a wealthy new member of the “Narcos Junior” who aids the Arellanos. El Kitty is a lackey who assists the family in distributing narcotics and following their instructions. El Kitty is able to persuade other wealthy young people to join because of his social standing. Since the show’s start, Grammy Award-winning musician Bad Bunny has been a fan, and his addition helped give it a fresh new energy.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada (Alberto Guerra)
El Mayo co-led the Sinaloa cartel with El Chapo and continues to do so now. El Mayo, played by Alberto Guerra, is unassuming yet possesses far more power than is initially apparent. Guerra has appeared in a number of telenovelas, including Ingobernable, La Jaura, and El Seor de Los Cielos, which follows the life of Amada Carillo Fuentes.
Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera (Alejandro Edda)
One of the most well-known sicario names in the world is El Chapo. Alejandro Edda’s portrayal of El Chapo establishes him as a jovial driver who enjoys violence and rises fast up the levels of seniority. El Chapo demonstrates his inventiveness in earlier seasons of Narcos: Mexico by building an underground tunnel network to transfer drugs from Tijuana to the US. El Chapo takes over as boss of the Sinaloa Gang after the Guadalajara cartel dissolves. Edda has made appearances in movies like The Forever Purge and television shows like Fear the Walking Dead. In video games like The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Ghost Recon: Wildlands, he has also provided his voice.
Ramon Arellano Félix (Manuel Masalva)
Benjamn’s younger brother Ramon, who co-runs the Tijuana cartel with him, is impulsive and bloodthirsty. In Season 3, he is slain, and El Mayo is widely believed to have given the order for the hit. La Guzman and Mi Corazon Es Tuyo are two Spanish-language television programmes where Manuel Masalva has made appearances.
Victor Tapia (Luis Gerardo Méndez)
A police officer from Ciudad Juarez named Tapia learns that Juarez women are being murdered, and he assumes that a serial murderer is responsible. He makes an effort to track down the murderer but learns that there are more than one. Although Tapia isn’t flawless, his efforts to find the murderer have helped draw attention to the increase in femicides near the US-Mexico border. In recent years, Luis Gerardo Méndez has appeared in a number of films, including Half-Brothers, Club de Cuervos, and the upcoming Charlie’s Angels.
Walt Breslin (Scoot McNairy)
When Scoot McNairy served as the Narcos: Mexico series’ narrator, his velvety voice served as the audience’s first introduction to him. Walt Breslin, who played him, did not appear on television until the final episode of Season 1. Walt is a broody and fierce DEA agent who is committed to ending illegal drug trafficking in the US and exacting revenge for the passing of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar. Breslin is a composite of several different real-life DEA agents, unlike many of the other characters in the programme who are based on real people. Additionally well-known are McNairy’s parts in the movies Argo, Killing Them Softly, and Monsters.
