Kingpin (TV series)

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Kingpin
Kingpin intro card
Genre	Crime, drama
Creator(s)	David Mills
Starring	Yancey Arias Sheryl Lee Ruben Carbajal Bobby Cannavale Angela Alvarado Rosa Brian Benben Shay Roundtree
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	6 episodes
Production
Running time	approx. 60 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	2 February 2003 – 18 February 2003
Links
IMDb profile

Kingpin was an American crime/drama mini-series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

Brief Cast:

• Yancey Arias as Miguel Cadena
• Sheryl Lee as Marlene McDillon Cadena
• Ruben Carbajal as Joey Cadena
• Bobby Cannavale as Chato Cadena
• Angela Alvarado Rosa as Delia Flores
• Brian Benben as Dr. Heywood Klein
• Shay Roundtree as Junie Gatling
• Neko Parham as Shawn Williams

• Elpidia Carrillo as Lupita
• Sean Young as Lorelei Klein

Kingpin Episode Titles: (Aired titles only)

1. Pilot (aired 02/02/03)
2. El Velorio (aired 02/04/03)
3. Black Magic Woman (aired 02/09/03)
4. French Connection (aired 02/11/03)
5. The Odd Couple (aired 02/16/03)
6. Gimme Shelter (aired 02/18/03)

[edit] External links

• Kingpin at the Internet Movie Database