Drug Wars: the Camarena Story
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Brian Gibson
Valentin De Vargas
Simon Andreu
Freddie Jin
Bill Evans
Rodney Rincon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A three-part miniseries based on the events surrounding the 1985 abduction and murder by drug traffickers in Guadalajara, Mexico, of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a U.S. agent of the Drug Enforcement Agency. His death helped expose the underworld of South America's drug cartel and its influence on powerful interests in the Mexican government.
Director
Brian Gibson
Cast
Valentin De Vargas
Simon Andreu
Freddie Jin
Bill Evans
Rodney Rincon
Andy Romano
Bel Sandre
Tony Fields
Rick Shuster
Daniel Zacapa
Fernando Negrette
Miguel Ferrer
Bruce V Caton
Christine Vall
Raymond J Barry
Hector Elias
William Marquez
Mario Roberts
Jeff Ramsey
Art Moroff
Danny Trejo
Gil Serna
Geoffrey Rivas
Biff Yeager
Treat Williams
Bob Yanez
Gilbert Garcia
John Shepard
Anthony Diaz Perez
William Von Raab
Pepe Serna
Tony Plana
Benicio Del Toro
Ramiro Gonzales
Michael Medeiros
Tito Larriva
Jim Zubiena
Dan Carruthers
Katherine Cortez
Arturo Bonilla
Craig T. Nelson
J. Kenneth Campbell
Guy Boyd
Elizabeth Peña
Ree Johnson
Ron Henriquez
Mark A Thomson
James Karen
Julio Medina
Ruben Amavizca
James Dalesandro
Ed Berke
Mando Guerrero
Dirk Vahle
Eddie Velez
John Tayloe
Frank Richard Siebenand
Tony Amedola
Aharon Ipale
Laura Leavitt
Angela Moya
Tomas Milian
Daniel Rojo
Jose Duval
Jorge Cervera
Roberto A Estrada
Adrian Tafoya
Gary W. Farrell
Jimmy Ortega
Joaquin Martinez
Robert Wethern
Gregory Norman Cruz
John A Escobar
Walter Alamo
Jennifer Puscas
Rob Sullivan
Robert Lesser
Maria Ferrar
Robert Barry Symmonds
Rick Sawaya
Pat Romano
John Lafayette
Everett Mcgill
Ruben Martinez
Kenneth A Simpson
Gilbert Rosales
Peggy Blowe
George Galvan
Frank Lugo
Richard Duran
Gary Armagnac
Rudy Pieto
Mike Moroff
Fernando Garzon
Isidor Olace
Steven Barr
Bud Anthony
Ken Morrison
Dana Lee
Frank Avila
Paul Luchtman
Hugo Valentino Bianqui
Rodrigo Obregon
Frank V Trevino
Rosalind Chao
Steven Bauer
Tomas Goros
Enrique Sandino
Enrique Renaldo
Jacob Vargas
Tonyo Melendez
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Ethan Embry
Crew
Gary Alexander
Mark Allan
Mark Allan
Richard C Allen
Linda M Bass
Daniel Belmour
Charles Bernstein
Robert Black
Jeffrey Block
Gary Bourgeois
Richard Brams
Janice Brosnon
Charles Calello
Barbara Calvi
Christopher Canaan
Christopher Canaan
Christopher Canaan
Chris Carpenter
Gusmano Cesaretti
George Chavez
Fred A Cipriano
Bryan Constans
Joseph R Dalby
Kathryn Davis
Donna Dodson
John Egget
Ardeshir Farah
Florence Figueroa
Mel Frohman
Jeff Gaffin
Debbie Gold
Lisa Goncalves
Steve Hagberg
Barbara A Hall
Michael Z. Hanan
James B Hebenstreit
Jim Hebenstreit
Gary Hellerstein
Michael Jaffe
Eric P Jones
Carlton Kaller
Julia Kobrinsky
Al Kooper
Kevin Krasny
John A. Larsen
John Lattanzio
H Jay Levine
Clint Lilley
Kara Lindstrom
Branko Lustig
Branko Lustig
Jay Malloy
Michael Mann
Michael Mann
John Marcello
John Marcello
Richard Marx
Vince Matsudaira
J J May
Susan Mcconnell
Cynthia Mccormac
Steven Patrick Mccormick
Peter Mckernan
Bruce Michaels
Bruce Michaels
Floyd Mutrux
Brian Thomas Nist
Barbara Olvera
Ralph Osborn
Ralph Osborn
Craig Pointes
Ann Powell
Ann Powell
Robert Robinson
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Suzanne Ryan
Christine Sacani
Miguel Sandoval
Matthew G Sawelson
Matthew G Sawelson
Rose Schacht
Rose Schacht
Skip Schoolnick
Elaine Shannon
Elaine Shannon
Elaine Shannon
Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
Davida W Simon
Sandi Sissel
Carmen Soriano
Jorge Strunz
Bonnie Timmermann
Michael Tomack
Elizabeth Trafford
Mark F. Ulano
Steve Welch
Timothy Welch
Wendy Wolmandimich
Warren W. Zevon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 7, 1990
Aired in United States January 8, 1990
Aired in United States January 9, 1990
Aired in United States April 22, 2003
Previous title: "Desperados: The 'Kiki" Camarena Story."
During the final minutes of each part of this miniseries, NBC News aired special reports, hosted by Tom Brokaw, examining the United States' role in the war against drugs. The telecast on January 7 ran approximately 15 minutes; on January 8, about 10; on January 9, about 5. Joseph Angotti and Lloyd Siegel produced the special reports, in which the following special guests appeared: U.S. Representative Charles Rangel; John Lawn, chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration; James Garule, chief U.S. prosecutor in the Camarena case; Elaine Shannon, author of the book "Desperados," on which the miniseries is based.
Began shooting April 1989.
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