Death is in the air and a man defies it
El Señor de los Cielos
A Film by Francisco Javier López
El Señor de los Cielos
Drama, Action / Adventure
1997 | R-13
1h 30m
Historia basada libremente en la vida del narcotraficante mexicano Amado Carrillo Fuentes, líder del Cártel de Juárez, apodado así por su gran flota de aeronaves.
Cast
- MIguel Angel Rodríguez - ( Antonio Fontes)
- Lina Santos (Laura)
- Jackie Torres - (Doctora López)
- Alejandro Alcondez (Falcon)
- Bernabé Melendrez (Barrientos)
- Horacio Almada (Lic. Bustamante)
- Jose Luis Rodriguez (Jose Lus)
- Amador Granados (Guardaespaldas)
- Emilio Franco (Epifanio Fontes)
- Angel Soto (Macias)
- Isabel Quibrera (Cristina)
Crew
- Francisco Javier López - (Directed and written by)
- Delfino López - (Produced by)
- José Luis Vera (Director of Photography)
- Vicente Huezo (Delegado de la ANDA)
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was the movie filmed?
This movie was filmed in Tijuana Mexico
Is this movie based on real events?
The film is fiction, however it is inspired by events attributed to a powerful Mexican drug trafficker named Amado Carrillo Fuentes, popular in the 1980s and 1990s who led the Juárez Cartel and was the nephew of the founder of the Guadalajara Cártel “Don Neto.” He earned that nickname because he used a large fleet of planes to transport tons of cocaine to the United States. It is said that he had surgery on his face to cover his identity and that he died in the operating room. His death sparked theories about whether he is actually still alive.
The TV series "El Señor de los Cielos" and this movie are the same story?
This film was filmed first, in 1997 and was inspired by the life of drug trafficker Amado Carrillo, however the television series was filmed fifteen years later, in 2013.
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