
#NARCOS MEXICO SEASON 3 SERIES#
Perhaps, the spinoff series could focus on him becoming the Sinaloa cartel leader. Many fans theorized that the Narcos universe could continue with El Capo’s life story. ‘Narcos: Mexico’ showrunner weighs in on the possibility of a spinoff series Authorities recaptured the drug lord and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Ultimately, El Chapo managed to escape prison for a second time in 2015. During that time, he was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel. Per Newsweek, he evades police custody until 2014. Mayo thinks it’s time for the drug lord to “rethink his living arrangement.” This line refers to El Chapo’s escape from prison in 2001. ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3: Showrunner Wants Viewers to ‘Feel’ the ‘Ongoing Tragedy’ of Drug TraffickingĮl Chapo’s final scene shows him having a conjugal visit with El Mayo (Alberto Guerra). How does the ending set up a possible spinoff? In the end, El Chapo has control over the inmates and the police officers in jail. He betrayed his partner, Don Neto, and cartel leader Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (Gorka Lasaosa) and sent them to a different prison. While incarcerated, El Chapo realized he could take over the Sinaloa cartel. The drug lord planned to seize control over the entire prison with the help of Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo (Joaquín Cosío). In season 3, fans witnessed the arrest of El Chapo in 1993. What happened to El Chapo in the ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3 finale? Alejandro Edda as El Chapo in ‘Narcos: Mexico’ | Juan Rosas/Netflix Here’s what happened to El Chapo in the series finale.

Many fans felt El Chapo’s ending could lead to a future spinoff that focuses on his life. For one, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman decides to take over the Sinaloa Cartel in prison. While the series concludes some characters’ storylines, the door is still left open for some people. However, the open ending tells another story.

After all, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.The third and final season of the Netflix crime drama Narcos: Mexico marks the end of the series. Even though it is a show that has been dramatised for commercial purposes, the real-life events from the show are just as fascinating and shocking. The final season of the series is a slow burn that focuses on the subjects of toxicity, poverty, corruption and press freedom that has impacted the ongoing drug war in Mexico. Even as the credits roll at the end of the season, Narcos: Mexico’s story is anything but finished. This is quite apt as the Mexican drug war is an ongoing story that still continues to this day.


While the original Narcos series that focused around Pablo Escobar and the Cali Cartel ended on a more conclusive note, the Mexico iteration left several questions unanswered. The series also showed us the impact of the events that were unfolding in Columbia such as Pablo Escobar’s death in the ongoing drug trafficking in Mexico.Įvery iteration of the Narcos series captivates and transports you to a time that was filled with ambiguity and violence. Watching the show being narrated from the view of a journalist instead of a DEA agent was odd at first, but given enough time, it does grow on you. Luisa Rubino who portrays journalist Andrea Nuñez was our narrator for this season. The third season had bits of action sprinkled around it, but nothing close to what we saw in Season 2. While the real-life Amado was regarded as a dangerous violent person, the season focused on the methodical approach that made him a kingpin in the Narco world. The character played by actor José María Yazpik, stole the show and showcased a more humane side of the infamous drug trafficker. The main focus of this season was Amado Carrillo Fuentes also known as the ‘Lord of the Skies’. And that’s what you’re seeing in terms of the chaos and the violence and the upheaval that this season ushers in.” In a statement to Hollywood Reporter, co-creator Carlo Bernard, who took over from Eric Newman as showrunner for the final run commented, “I used to joke with Eric that the only thing worse than organized crime is disorganized crime. The series explores the story and events of the three different cartels in Mexico: The Arellano family led by Benjamin (Alfonso Dosal) who controls Tijuana, while the Sinaloa Cartel led by El Chapo (Alejandro Edda) is looking to get a piece of the border and the Amado led Juarez Cartel is growing rapidly in power while the others engage in a gang war. While the second season ended with the arrest of Miguel Angel Felix (Diego Luna), the third instalment shifts its focus to the divided cartel leaders who continue their battle for power even to this day. Narcos: Mexico Season 3 widened its focus as the series entered a new decade, the 1990s.
