

Cast ActorĪt least four of the principal actors in Drug Wars: The Camarena Story later starred in the Academy Award-winning film Traffic, a film that also deals with the subject of the ongoing drug trade between the United States and Mexico. Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in Northern. Cast Steven Bauer Elizabeth Peña Miguel Ferrer Benicio del Toro Guy Boyd Tony Plana Tomas Milian Raymond J. In a somewhat interesting reversal of roles, in Drug Wars actors Miguel Ferrer and Steven Bauer both play DEA agents while Benicio del Toro and Eddie Velez play drug traffickers in Traffic, Ferrer and Bauer both play drug traffickers, while del Toro and Velez play a Mexican federal narcotics agent and a DEA agent.

In his review for The New York Times, John J. It has been a cover story in Time magazine, and it has been a book by Elaine. Barry, Everett McGill, Eddie Velez, See 10 More Producer Compaa Iberoamericana de TV, ZZY Productions. The story of Kiki Camarena has taken many forms. O'Connor wrote, "Perhaps not surprisingly, these amoral entrepreneurs provide some of the film's juicier roles. Cast Steven Bauer, Elizabeth Pea, Benicio del Toro, Miguel Ferrer, Guy Boyd, Tony Plana, Tomas Milian, Raymond J. In his review for USA Today, Matt Roush wrote, "For a Michael Mann production, there's surprisingly little flash to Drug Wars.Įspecially effective is Benicio del Toro as the young, illiterate and flaky Rafael Caro-Quintero".

Some interesting camera work to be sure, including the video bits and some heightened use of slow motion, but the miniseries' chief strength is its grit, its anger". Craig MacInnis, in his review for the Toronto Star, wrote, "Interspersed with U.S.
