A history of Miguel Angel Félix Gallardo. Those who know – know. Those who don’t – this man was an absolute giant in the Mexican drug trade. He was “El Padrino”, the godfather of all godfathers, the Mexican tzar of cocaine, the suave mastermind behind the Guadalajara Cartel.
Few Mexican druglords have rivalled him in his connections and raw power. A thug, some would say a high-functioning sociopath, he was also a slick and savvy entrepreneur who mingled easily with the cream of Mexico’s political and economic elite.
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Host: Iain Russell
Editor: Alicia Gómez
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Anabel Hérnandez – Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers
José Alfredo Andrade Bojorges – La Historia Secreta del Narco: Desde Navolato Vengo
Jesús Lemus Lemus – El último infierno: Más historias negras desde Puente Grande
Hector Berrellez – The Last Narc
Benjamin T. Smith – The Dope
David F. Marley – Mexican Cartel: An Encyclopedia of Mexico’s Crime and Drug Wars
Elaine Shannon – Desperados: Latin Drug Lords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America can’t Win
Rafael Rodriguez Castañeda – Los Rostros del Narco
Alexander Cockburn – Whiteout: the CIA, drugs and the Press
Jonathan Marshall – CIA Assets and the Rise of the Guadalajara Connection
Jonathan Marshall – Mexico and the International Narcotics Connection
Adela Cedillo – Operation Condor, The War on Drugs, and Counterinsurgency in the Golden Triangle (1977-1983)
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00:00 – 1:50 Intro
1:50 – 12:08 The Crooked Cop
12:08 – 18:48 Between Worlds
18:48 – 29:06 El Cubano
29:06 – 40:12 Condor
40:12 – 46:17 Tzar of Cocaine
46:17 – 51:47 La Federación
51:47 – 1:01:22 Downfall
1:01:22 – 1:08:55 Shadow of the Eagle
1:08:55 – 1:09:31 Goodbyes
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