When dealing with drug dealers, you need to keep an eye out! To this conclusion, for sure came the show banners of the series "Narco", which since 2014 is released on the channel Netflix. Yes, this show has a cool rating and it brings an impressive profit, but not everything is so simple.
The other day it became known that a close relative of the legendary Mafioso Pablo Escobar, Roberto Gaviria, demands from film-makers "compensation", namely $ 1 billion! The former accountant of the drug cartel registered the name of his brother as a trademark. But the producers of the series did not apply to him for permission to use the name of Pablo Escobar.
Roberto angry that in his country they shoot a resonant movie about his brother. So it was not worth doing:
"If we are not given our money, then their show will come to an end!".
A purse or a life?
A billion dollars is a serious sum. However, the loss of TV crews can be much more tangible. In Mexico, Carlos Munoz Portal has already been killed - one of the members of the film crew.
The man was responsible for the selection of locations. About his death it became known in the middle of the month. The body of the unfortunate with a bullet in his chest was found in a car in a wasteland, in the Mexican outback.
The relative of Escobra does not speak of his involvement in the death of the cinematographer, but the hint from the mafia is completely transparent and understandable without words:
"If you are clever, then you will not need guns. And if you do not have brains, then it's better to hire good guards and killers for your defense. "Read also
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Recall that in the ill-fated film actors such as Pedro Pascal, Boyd Holbrook and Joanna Christie are shot. The main role was played by Wagner Moura. For her, the actor received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award. It is said that in the three years of the drug cartel storytelling, show-banners have already earned $ 18 billion.