The Snitch Cartel: Origins
The Snitch Cartel: Origins
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The Snitch Cartel: Origins

7.8
Yr 2022
Status Returning Series
Crime Drama
Series Brief

Overview

Over four decades, two brothers in Cali juggle family duties, multiple romances and illicit businesses, transforming from poor kids to cocaine kingpins.

Why fans love it

The Snitch Cartel: Origins operates on a sprawling scale, tracking the evolution of a cocaine empire through the eyes of two brothers in Cali. By framing the drug war through the lens of family obligation and shifting romances rather than just cold business, the series provides a jagged look at how poverty drives men toward illicit power. The narrative spans four decades, grounding its tension in the slow, agonizing transformation of its protagonists.

Juan Pablo Urrego anchors the production amidst a rotating cast of volatile associates and rivals. Rather than relying on simple moral binaries, the writing focuses on the domestic toll of the trade. It captures the frantic energy of an industry built on instability, showing how the quiet reach of cartel money eventually dictates the rhythm of private lives and public chaos. This is a deliberate study of how small-time neighborhood schemes snowball into lethal legacies.

Featured Players

Cast 27

Juan Pablo Urrego
as Emmanuel Villegas (Joven)
Sebastián Osorio
as Leonardo Villegas (Joven)
Gustavo Angarita Jr.
as Emmanuel Villegas (Adulto)
Carlos-Manuel Vesga
as Leonardo Villegas (Adulto)
Patricia Tamayo
as Marlén Ulloa
Estefania Piñeres
as Fabiola Montes
Verónica Velásquez
as Nora Villegas
Laura Rodríguez
as Raquel Villegas
José Julián Gaviria
as Felipe Villegas
Jesús de los Ríos
as Fabián Villegas
David Prada
as Wilmer Villegas
Helena Mallarino
as Marlén Ulloa (Adulta)
Adriana Silva
as Nora Villegas (Adulta)
Mila Villamizar
as Adelaida Villegas
Angélica Blandón
as Fabiola Montes (Adulta)
Margarita Reyes
as Mayerly Salcedo
Juan Manuel Lenis
as Hugo de la Cruz
Ernesto Benjumea
as Coronel Mauricio Tirado
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Eduardo Pérez
as Hugo de la Cruz (Joven)
Maia Landaburu
as Rosario Villareal
Ana Maria Perez
as Cindy Williams
Valeria Galviz
as Dayana Tirado
Hans Martinez
as Hernando Parra
James Lawrence
as Frank
Andrés Echavarría
as Agente Allen
10 episodes
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Keywords

based on novel or book drug cartel drugs drug war
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Where to Watch

Netflix
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Details

First Aired
June 14, 2022
Status
Returning Series
Origin
CO
TMDB Votes
77