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Narcos — “The Sword of Simón Bolívar”

Narcos — “The Sword of Simón Bolívar”

TV Ep. · S1E2

All of Narcos 2 episodes

Original languagesEnglish, Spanish

Runtime47 minutes

GenreCrimeDrama

Set in1974Depictsc. 1980 to 1981
Serializd average
3.9 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0024Last checked

Aired onNetflix
41 years
between the events and the first broadcast
1974 → 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
Chris Brancato
Production country
United States

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