Actress Diana Hoyos as Lara’s wife steals the show in post-assassination episodes. Rodrigo Lara is shown a real hero in El Patron Del Mal which emphasises that the series was intent on showing the truth than excess glorification of a psychopath gangsterĥ. Sort of reminds me Bollywood thriller Madras Cafe climax where you know the PM will be assassinated but you don’t want him to die. Similarly, in Rodrigo Lara’s situation, El Patron Del Mal, gets into, his vision, his upright honesty, him being a staunch family man who played with kids every night, how the press worked day and night helping him uncover Escobar’s past, how Pablo Escobar took the first step of character assassination by accusing him of taking bribes through a false cheque, how Medellin cartel takes days in decisioning if they should kill a senior minister, how they audition young bike stuntmen to execute, how the government becomes aware of assassination threats and starts taking precautions, the multiple times the killers attempt to kill the minister but get nervous, the edge of the seat the viewer stays knowing the inevitable (this is where watching Narcos before is important) and the actor Ernesto Benjumea’s excellent performance which makes you feel for him throughout. During the Carlos Galan rally, you are at edge of your seat while his family watches the rally on TV, Pablo Escobar is running high fever on nervousness, Galan’s overconfident security team is unsure of how the local authorities have failed on promises and the viewer is wondering how much the killing will push back Colombia.Ĥ. Similarly, Senator Luis Carlos Galan’s assassination is covered over seven episodes in El Patron Del Mal and a mere footnote in Narcos. The detailing and keeping it closest to reality needs strong appreciation. El Patron Del Mal takes seven brilliant episodes to cover the same. Case in point being Pablo Escobar’s first entry into Parliament till the Minister of Justice, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla’s, assassination is covered within one episode in Narcos. The DEA is a mere footnote in the latter.ģ. Hence whereas Narcos spends a lot of time explaining the logistics how drugs flowed from jungles of South America to the beaches of Miami, El Patron spends humongous time on how much the Colombian authorities struggled with their roles, their families and their constraints in dealing with the narco monsters. El Patron Del Mal has been made from Colombia’s point of view. Narcos has been primarily made from the American and (to some extent Pablo Escobar’s) point of view. Narcos has the tendency to glorify the American DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency dudes) and over glorify Pablo Escobar while compromising on many details. Narcos wrongly pinned him down as a side noteĢ. Actor Nicholas Montero’s public speeches are riveting and true to reality. Senator Luis Carlos Galan had a significant role in Colombia’s war against drug cartels. One will agree to Pablo Escobar, the man who dug millions of dollars in fields, needed that much screen time. What Narcos tells you in roughly 15 hours of running time, this 2012 Colombian TV series by Caracol TV takes over 50 hours detailing every incident. But here’s the deal, if you liked Narcos, you must must watch Pablo Escobar El Patron Del Mal. I have had at least half dozen Facebook friends who changed their profile pictures to that of Wagner Moura’s Pablo Escobar. Narcos fans have been mesmerised by the Pablo Escobar story.
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