By: Express Web Desk | Singapore | Updated: November 14, 2018 10:03:43 pm

Narcos Mexico stars Diego Luna and Michael Pena in lead roles.

Netflixs latest offering Narcos: Mexico is all set to premiere on November 16. Ahead of the big day, the shows executive producer Eric Newman, and lead actors Diego Luna and Michael Pena discussed the series and their characters in the recently held Netflix event See Whats Next Asia in Singapore.

Talking about the universal relevance of his character, Diego Luna, who plays drug mafia Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo in the series, said, “Its not the stereotype of the drug dealer weve seen before. Its a guy who is much more of a businessman. He is one step ahead of everyone. He sees an opportunity and he takes it. He creates a system that transcends people, you know.”

“We are not telling a story about good and bad people. It is not black and white. This story lives in the grey areas. Were telling you a story about Mexico, but its not about Mexico. Its about the worlds biggest issue today and its an issue that involves all of us around the planet,” the actor further added.

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Michael Pena, who was last seen in Ant-man and the Wasp as the lovable Luis, shed light on his character as well. Michael, who plays undercover agent Kiki Camarena in the show, said, “I dont know if Kiki necessarily wanted justice, more than anything, or just wanted to bring down the bad guys, anybody who crossed the law. And thats mainly who Kiki was. He was just a guy who saw the signs of a cartel empire being built. He could almost see the future and nobody believed him which made him even more obsessed.”Talking about his hopes and expectations from the show, Michael said, “I want people to be entertained as I was in the first couple of seasons of Narcos.”

Eric Newman, one of the executive producers, who was also present at the panel said that Narcos: Mexico is complete in itself and offers a wholly new experience.

“I think what works very well for the show is that two people can watch and have totally different experiences. We have always designed the show as an extended universe of drug traffickers and when you watch the show you will see that the Colombian story exists simultaneous to this,” Eric said.

“One of the great things about the show is that you can come in on Season 4 and get the full picture, but also go back and watch Season 1, 2 and 3, not having missed anything,” Eric concluded.

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By: Express Web Desk | Singapore | Updated: November 14, 2018 10:03:43 pm

Narcos Mexico stars Diego Luna and Michael Pena in lead roles.

Netflixs latest offering Narcos: Mexico is all set to premiere on November 16. Ahead of the big day, the shows executive producer Eric Newman, and lead actors Diego Luna and Michael Pena discussed the series and their characters in the recently held Netflix event See Whats Next Asia in Singapore.

Talking about the universal relevance of his character, Diego Luna, who plays drug mafia Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo in the series, said, “Its not the stereotype of the drug dealer weve seen before. Its a guy who is much more of a businessman. He is one step ahead of everyone. He sees an opportunity and he takes it. He creates a system that transcends people, you know.”

“We are not telling a story about good and bad people. It is not black and white. This story lives in the grey areas. Were telling you a story about Mexico, but its not about Mexico. Its about the worlds biggest issue today and its an issue that involves all of us around the planet,” the actor further added.

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Michael Pena, who was last seen in Ant-man and the Wasp as the lovable Luis, shed light on his character as well. Michael, who plays undercover agent Kiki Camarena in the show, said, “I dont know if Kiki necessarily wanted justice, more than anything, or just wanted to bring down the bad guys, anybody who crossed the law. And thats mainly who Kiki was. He was just a guy who saw the signs of a cartel empire being built. He could almost see the future and nobody believed him which made him even more obsessed.”Talking about his hopes and expectations from the show, Michael said, “I want people to be entertained as I was in the first couple of seasons of Narcos.”

Eric Newman, one of the executive producers, who was also present at the panel said that Narcos: Mexico is complete in itself and offers a wholly new experience.

“I think what works very well for the show is that two people can watch and have totally different experiences. We have always designed the show as an extended universe of drug traffickers and when you watch the show you will see that the Colombian story exists simultaneous to this,” Eric said. Continue reading “Diego Luna on Narcos Mexico: My character creates a system that transcends people”