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Sounds,15 Apr 2026,36 mins,

Felix Gallardo Part 1: The Mexican Godfather

Real Narcos
Contains some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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In 1981, DEA Agent Enrique 鈥淜iki鈥 Camarena lands in Mexico. His task is to bring down the man known as El Padrino (The Godfather). This drug lord's real name is Miguel 脕ngel F茅lix Gallardo. Gallardo sits atop an industrial-scale cocaine and marijuana operation, propped up by millions of dollars鈥 worth of bribes. He鈥檚 a man intertwined with the upper echelons of the Mexican establishment, a deadly spider at the centre of a web of corruption. Agent Camarena is only supposed to be stationed in Mexico for a few years. But his stint will end in horrific, unprecedented circumstances.

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