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Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Description: Steven Bauer, Benicio Del Toro and Craig T. Nelson star in a 1990 miniseries about the torture and murder of a DEA agent in Mexico by drug lords.
Genre: Action
Year Released: 1990
First episode air date: January 7, 1990
Network: NBC
Executive Producers: Christopher Canaan, Rose Schacht, Ann Powell, Michael Mann, Mark Allan, Richard Brams
Genres: Action, Drama, Television, Miniseries, Thriller, Mafia, Crime Thriller, Action/Adventure
Writers: Elaine Shannon, Rose Schacht, Ann Powell, Mel Frohman, Christopher Canaan, Michael Mann
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