Cártel, El (2008)

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Director:

Brian J. Bagley

Writer:

Brian J. Bagley (story)

Release Date:

31 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Mexico's most notorious drug lord schools a naïve journalist as to the principles behind The Cartel's success.

Plot Keywords:

Santana | Jim Collins | Reporter | Business | Mexico

Cast

Homero Ramiro Amado Amado	...	El Padre
Edith Alicia Anaya Cota	...	Young Dolores Santana
Tania Arredondo	...	Dolores Santana
Danielle Bagley	...	Dani Land
Jordan Bagley	...	'Baby' Land
Seus Enrique Barojas López	...	Mario
Kevin Barojas Soto	...	Boy on beach #2
Seus Barojas Soto	...	Boy on beach #1
Doug Boegel	...	Border Patrol Agent #1
Roger Buhler	...	Border Patrol Agent #2
Alejandro de la Madrid	...	Officer Solana
Alfonso Dosal	...	Young Santos
Freddy Douglas	...	Jules Land
Humberto Elizondo	...	Pedro Santana
José Luis Franco	...	Angel Santana
Howard Gibson	...	Vern
Crystal Gillmore	...	Ned's girlfriend
Mauricio Islas	...	Santos
Khotan	...	Caronte
Hector Kotsifakis	...	Young Angel Santana
Selene López Brambila	...	Solana's wife
Omar Martines Castro	...	Crony
Tom Martino	...	Tom Donaldson
Rafael Oliveira	...	Ned Constantine
Miguel Rodarte	...	Pancho
Gustavo Sanchez-Parra	...	Rojas
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Rojas
Jesus Ignacio Santana	...	Nacho
José Sefami	...	Don Amilkar
Chad Seilbach	...	Border Patrol Agent #3
James Seilbach	...	Jerry
Carlos Javier Soto Hernandez	...	Crony
Brandon Soto López	...	Angelito
Dayan Soto López	...	Solana's daughter
Yaccel Soto López	...	Solana's son
Becky Vavla	...	Waitress
Eduardo Victoria	...	Carlitos

Also Known As:

Cartel, El (USA) (alternative spelling)
Want of Opportunity (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:90 min | USA:87 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Trivia:

Much of the dialogue and philosophies of the film's antagonist, Santana, were based on research and interviews conducted by the script's writer while participating in the research and production of the New York Times bestseller, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins.