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Narcos — “Descenso”

Narcos — “Descenso”

TV Ep. · S1E1

All of Narcos 2 episodes

Original languagesEnglish, Spanish

Runtime58 minutes

GenreCrimeDrama

Depicts1973 to c. 1980Filed at 1973 — the first year it depicts, where the timeline lists it and the archive counts it
Serializd average
4.2 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0023Last checked

Aired onNetflix
42 years
between the events and the first broadcast
1973 → 2015

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Institution

A major illicit drug-trafficking organization and network that emerged out of Colombia in the late 1970s and came to dominate the international cocaine trade going into the 1980s. Pablo Escobar, perhaps the group's most famous leader, personally amassed billions of dollars over the course of his criminal career.

filed under 1977

Runs throughColombian Drug War

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Production Information

Directed by
José Padilha
Written by
Carlo BernardDoug MiroChris Brancato
Production country
United States

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