Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

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Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
Directed by	Brian Gibson
Produced by	Branko Lustig Michael Mann
Written by	Elaine Shannon (non-fiction book) Rose Schacht Ann Powell (Part I) Mel Frohman (Part II) Christopher Canaan Michael Mann (story, Part III) Christopher Canaan Rose Schacht Ann Powell (teleplay, Part III)
Starring	Steven Bauer Miguel Ferrer Benicio del Toro Treat Williams Craig T. Nelson Raymond J. Barry
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Distributed by	Artisan
Release date(s)	January 7, 1990
Running time	240 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story was a 1990 TV mini-series based on Elaine Shannon’s book Desperados and the Time magazine article of the same name. It was directed by Brian Gibson and starred Steven Bauer, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio del Toro, Treat Williams and Craig T. Nelson. It was the second most watched NBC mini-series of the year following The Kennedys and followed up in 1992 with Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel starring Dennis Farina.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 DVD Release 4 External links

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Steven Bauer	Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena
Elizabeth Peña	Mika Camarena
Miguel Ferrer	Tony Riva
Benicio del Toro	Caro Quintero
Tony Plana	Pavon Reyes
Tomas Milian	Florentino Ventura
Raymond J. Barry	Jack Lawn
Everett McGill	Bob Rawlings
Treat Williams	Ray Carson
Craig T. Nelson	Harley Steinmetz

[edit] Plot

Fact-based story of undercover DEA agent Enrique Camarena (Bauer) who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in Northern Mexico that led to his death and a remarkable investigation of corruption within the Mexican government.

[edit] DVD Release

All three parts originally ran for four hours. The current DVD release features a heavily edited version that runs only 130 minutes.

[edit] External links

• Drug Wars: The Camarena Story at the Internet Movie Database

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