It was really nice to get back together and I'm sure going to miss everyone.'Īs a whole, having these fan favorites come back one last time certainly felt like a fitting farewell to the Narcos: Mexico franchise. 'But, you know, seeing Alberto and all the guys was really nice, especially after the COVID-19 pause, which was really hard for all of us. María Yazpik also spoke to Newsweek about reuniting with his co-stars, saying: 'It was great, I missed Diego because in real life we're real-life compadres.' One actor who doesn't return, however, is former lead star Luna, though a brief glimpse of his character is shown using footage from previous seasons. The Real-Life Drug LordsĪs well as Moura, Ammann reprises his role as Pacho and Cosío's Don Neto also plays a key role when El Chapo (played by Alejandro Edda) is sent to prison.īut that's not all, Damián Alcázar, Francisco Denis, and Pêpê Rapazote also make a cameo as Cali cartel leaders Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela and José 'Chepe' Santacruz-Londoño respectively.

Read more 'Narcos: Mexico' Season 3 Cast Vs. 'It was nice to be able to include those characters and obviously to write for those brilliant actors.' Who else comes back? 'We also had Wagner Moura, who played Escobar of course, and he directed two episodes for us, and I think it added to the specialness and the bittersweetness of the season, that it had this homecoming vibe to it, you know?' He said: 'Knowing it was our final season and knowing that certain characters, whether that's Pacho Herrera who's been in every season of the show or José who started off in Colombia and has emerged in a bigger role in Mexico, I think it was definitely something we wanted to acknowledge and include the family of the show.' Showrunner Carlo Bernard spoke to Newsweek about Moura's return, and that of several other fan favorites like Hélmer 'Pacho' Herrera (Alberto Ammann) and Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo (Joaquín Cosío). Moura directs two episodes of Narcos: Mexico Season 3: Episode 3, titled 'Los Juniors', and Episode 4, titled 'GDL'.

The scene in which Moura's Escobar is hunted down even features in the season, but that isn't how the actor returns to the franchise. How does Wagner Moura return in Narcos: Mexico Season 3?Įscobar was shot down by police in 1993, and his death takes place at the same time as the events set out in Season 3 of Narcos: Mexico.

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