Narcos- Is Alex Hodoyan Story Real? Death and Ending Explained
Alex Hodoyan’s character is based on a real-life person of the same name. Alex was born as the eldest son to a middle-class family in Tijuana, Mexico.
Alex had disappeared in the mid-1990s in front of his family. In fact, he was arrested in Guadalajara for having connections to the Arellano-Felix cartel of Tijuana.
His captors in the Mexican military had brutally tortured in a unit controlled by General Gutierrez Rebollo.
He had confessed to being involved in the Arellano-Felix cartel, and the confession was videotaped.
He has spent many months in confinement and subjected to torture.
Alex’s arrest story is recorded by PBS Frontline that gives more insights into “the Junior.”
“The Juniors’ were a group of Tijuana children from middle and upper-class families who became friends with one of the Arellano-Felix brothers, Ramon, during the 1980s.
These people were mostly in their teens and early 20s. They used to party in Tijuana discos, where they were recruited into working for the Arellano-Felix brothers in the drug trade.
Those young men and women had joined the cartel not to become wealthy but for the essence of “la Fama,” the fame of being involved with gangsters.
Alex and Alfredo’s juniors are now mostly either in jail, missing, dead reports the same portal mentioned above.
Meet OtherNarcos Mexico S3 Cast Guide: All New & Returning Characters
Apart from Narcos: Mexico’s new cast members, many characters from seasons 1 and 2 will be reprising their roles. In season 3, the power dynamics between these returning characters undergo rapid changes.
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo’s incarceration in Narcos: Mexico season 2 leaves behind a massive power vacuum.
Amid the resulting chaos and violence, both new and returning cast members are grabbing opportunities, resolving vendettas, and fixing problems caused by the splintering of Felix’s drug empire. In Narcos: Mexico season 3, the drug war escalates, with the following characters being the key players.
Luisa Rubino As Andrea Nunez
While DEA agent Walt Breslin was the narrator in Narcos: Mexico’s previous seasons, La Voz de Tijuana journalist Andrea Nunez takes over narration duties in season 3.
Andrea’s devotion to the truth puts her dangerously close to the line of fire. Actor Luisa Rubino is known for playing Claudia in Fugitiva, as well as appearing in La Rosa de Guadalupe and Como Dice El Dicho.
Manuel Uriza As Carlos Hank Gonzalez
Carlos Hank Gonzalez is a career politician and PRI power broker who’s bringing his business to Juarez. Carlos cuts a deal with Amado.
Manuel Uriza who plays Carlos is a prolific actor who also appears in Rambo: Last Blood, The Last Ship, and Better Call Saul.
Jose Zuniga As Heneral Jesus Hector Rebollo
In the opening scene of Narcos: Mexico season 3, Heneral Rebollo catches Amado and burns his cocaine and money.
Rebollo takes charge of the Mexican state’s anti-narco operations after violence between the Tijuana and Sinaloa cartels escalate. Actor Jose Zuniga is well-known for his roles in The Expanse, Madam Secretary, and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.
Alberto Guerra As Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada
Independent narcotraficano Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has no allegiance to any particular cartel. Instead, El Mayo uses his fishing business to move cocaine and other goods into Tijuana.
Best known for appearing in Telemundo’s Vale Todo, Alberto Guerra is also famous for his roles as Comandante Federico Benitez in Crime Diaries: The Candidate and El Chema in El Señor de los Cielos.
Luis Gerardo Mendez As Victor Tapia
Juarez city police officer Victor Tapia looks for a missing teen. The brutal killings he investigates lead him down an even darker path than expected.
One of Mexico’s biggest starts, Luis Gerardo Mendez also appears in Murder Mystery, Time Share, Cantinflas, and 2019’s Charlie’s Angels.
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio As Everardo Arturo “Kitty” Paez
Rich-kid-turned-narco-hitman Everardo Arturo “Kitty” Paez works for the Tijuana cartel. The Arellanos let narcojuniors like Kitty play gangster in order to establish connections with their rich and influential parents. Actor Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is also known as award-winning rapper, singer, and songwriter Bad Bunny.
Alejandro Furth As Ramon Salgado
La Voz de Tijuana founder Ramon Salgado runs the only independent newspaper in town. Ramon guides Andrea as she works on uncovering the truth behind narco politics in Mexico. Actor Alejandro Furth also appears in Barry, Criminal Minds, The Liberator, and NBC Peacock’s Law & Order.
Fernando Bonilla As Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
Vicente is the brother of Juarez boss Amado Fuentes. Amado took Vicente from Sinaloa and into the city to become his enforcer. Theatrical actor Fernando Bornilla has voiced cartoon characters such as Harold Berman in Hey Arnold! and Nelson Muntz in The Simpsons, and appears in the series Opa Popa Dupa.
Diego Calva As Arturo Beltran Leyva
Arturo Beltran Leyva is a narcotrafico who takes advantage of the chaos between the ruling cartels. Arturo heads the new Beltran-Leyva Cartel in Sinaloa. Diego Calva also appears in I Promise You Anarchy, El Recluso, and Unstoppable.
Kristen Lee Gutoskie As Dani
Narcos: Mexico season 3 reveals Walt Breslin’s love interest, Dani. Although Walt and Dani are devoted to one another, Walt’s work threatens to break them apart. Actor Kristen Lee Gutoskie is also known as Molly Hendricks in Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon and Seline in The Vampire Diaries.
Narcos: Mexico Season 3 Returning Cast & Characters
José María Yazpik as Amado Carrillo Fuentes: As the boss of the Juarez Cartel, Amado expands his reach across the Americas. José María Yazpik also appears in Everybody Loves Somebody, Polvo, and The Future Ahead.
Scoot McNairy as Walt Breslin: DEA Agent Walt Breslin continues his work to bring down narcotraficos in Mexico. Scoot McNairy also appears in True Detective, Halt and Catch Fire, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gone Girl, and 12 Years A Slave.
Alejandro Edda as Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán: Chapo struggles to get the Sinaloa Cartel back on top. Alejandro Edda is most famous for playing the role of Marco Rodriguez in The Walking Dead.
Noé Hernández as Rafael Aguilar Guajardo: Amado’s partner and co-founder of the Juarez Cartel, Rafael Aguilar Guajardo is also a former DFS agent. Noé Hernández is best known for his award-winning roles in films like La Tirisia, Miss Bala, Mexican Gangster: La Leyenda del Charro Misterioso, and Ocho de Cada Diez.
Alfonso Dosal as Benjamín Arellano Félix: As the boss of the Tijuana Cartel, Benjamín enjoys the fruits of his family’s hard work. Alfonso Dosal also appears in El Cartel, Para Volver a Amar, The Color of Passion, and La Mina Del Oro.
Mayra Hermosillo as Enedina Arellano Félix: Benjamín might be the boss, but Enedina is the true brains of the Tijuana Cartel. Narcos: Mexico‘s Mayra Hermosillo also appears in Walking Distance, The Romantic Barber, and En La Piel De Lucia.
Manuel Masalva as Ramón Arellano Félix: Ramón serves as the Tijuana Cartel and the Arellano Félix family’s enforcer. The talented Manuel Masalva is famous for his roles as Luis Enrique Guzman in La Guzman and Felipe in Divina, Está En Tu Corazón.
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