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Cambalache

  • Episode aired Sep 2, 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
5.6K
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Tata gets impatient with life on the run. Pablo responds to President Gaviria's reward offer. Steve and Javier meet their new boss.Tata gets impatient with life on the run. Pablo responds to President Gaviria's reward offer. Steve and Javier meet their new boss.Tata gets impatient with life on the run. Pablo responds to President Gaviria's reward offer. Steve and Javier meet their new boss.

  • Director
    • Gerardo Naranjo
  • Writers
    • Chris Brancato
    • Carlo Bernard
    • Doug Miro
  • Stars
    • Wagner Moura
    • Boyd Holbrook
    • Pedro Pascal
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gerardo Naranjo
    • Writers
      • Chris Brancato
      • Carlo Bernard
      • Doug Miro
    • Stars
      • Wagner Moura
      • Boyd Holbrook
      • Pedro Pascal
    • 3User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Wagner Moura
    Wagner Moura
    • Pablo Escobar
    Boyd Holbrook
    Boyd Holbrook
    • Steve Murphy
    Pedro Pascal
    Pedro Pascal
    • Javier Peña
    Paulina Gaitan
    Paulina Gaitan
    • Tata Escobar
    • (as Paulina Gaitán)
    Raúl Méndez
    Raúl Méndez
    • César Gaviria
    Manolo Cardona
    Manolo Cardona
    • Eduardo Sandoval
    Bruno Bichir
    Bruno Bichir
    • Fernando Duque
    Eric Lange
    Eric Lange
    • Bill Stechner
    Florencia Lozano
    Florencia Lozano
    • Claudia Messina
    Diego Cataño
    Diego Cataño
    • La Quica
    Leynar Gomez
    Leynar Gomez
    • Limon
    Martina Garcia
    Martina Garcia
    • Maritza
    • (as Martina García)
    Brett Cullen
    Brett Cullen
    • Arthur Crosby
    Patrick St. Esprit
    Patrick St. Esprit
    • Major Wysession
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Agent DEA
    Konstantin Melikhov
    Konstantin Melikhov
    • Edward Jacoby
    Jorge Monterrosa
    Jorge Monterrosa
    • Trujillo
    • (as Jorge Monterroza)
    Alejandro Buitrago
    • Velasco
    • Director
      • Gerardo Naranjo
    • Writers
      • Chris Brancato
      • Carlo Bernard
      • Doug Miro
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    9RM851222

    Good episode

    Greetings from Lithuania.

    "Cambalache" 2nd episode of "Narcos" season 2 was as good as many of the previous episodes. It seems they can't go wrong with this show, there aren't any boring conversations scenes that would feel like a filler. Writing was great as well acting, directing and production values.

    Overall, "Cambalache" moved story forward and did it in a involving and entertaining way. Can't wait to see next episodes. Great show overall.

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    • Trivia
      The music playing at the beginning of the episode (when Pablo Escobar sings along in the shower) and at the end is the tango "Cambalache". The lyrics are about the decline of society at the time it was written in the 1930s.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the episode, when Pablo and his family escape the house through tunnels, one of the men is breaking the light bulbs behind them. Shortly afterwards the broken bulb is seen and it's a newer halogen model, not incandescent.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Steve Murphy: [narrating] Imagine this, President of Colombia goes on TV and tells the whole world he'll never make a deal with you. Now a normal person thinks, "I'm fucked."But Pablo Escobar, he thinks that's just your opening offer. So the man finds a way to respond. And how did Gaviria take Pablo's offer? I think it's safe to say that he didn't really care for it. But it wasn't just Gaviria Pablo was talking to. In his mind, he was also negotiating with the leader of the free world. You see, the problem was, George Bush had his own plans for Escobar. We will, for the first time, make available the appropriate resources of America's armed forces. And for the drug kingpins, the death penalty. And with a Commander in Chief who used to be the head of the CIA - well, you can use your imagination as to what "appropriate resources" might mean.

    • Connections
      Features Streets of Rage (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Cambalache
      (uncredited)

      Written by Enrique Santos Discépolo

      Performed by Rubén Juaréz

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Colombia
      • Mexico
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Production companies
      • Dynamo
      • Gaumont International Television
      • Gaumont Television
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    • Runtime
      • 46m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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