Season 3 of "Narcos" will hit Netflix on Friday, Sept. 1, and with the end of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, a new group of criminals will rise - the Cali Cartel.
Season three of 'Narcos' hits Netflix September 1 and now follows the life of the Cali Cartel leaders. 'Narcos' fans aren't going to stop watching after this season since it's been renewed for a fourth.
Here's a look at the real-life people involved in Escobar's downfall and the actors who portray them.
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Escobar, the leader of the Medellín Cartel, died on Dec. 2, 1993, and the second season of the show begins that year, though, by the end of it, Escobar is dead.
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With the death of Escobar, the Cali Cartel, lead by Gilberto Rodriguez, his brother Miguel and their co-leader Chepe Santacruz Londono, rose up to supply the American demand for cocaine from South America.
While most of the characters are based on real-life people, some of them from seasons one and two were created specifically for the show.
Horatio Carrillo, the leader of the Colombian forces tasked to bring down Escobar, didn't actually exist. He's believed to be inspired by Colonel Hugo Martinez, who was tasked with hunting down Escobar. Even Escobar's wife is somewhat fictionalized. In real life, Escobar was married to Maria Victoria Henao Vallejos. On the show, producers renamed Escobar's wife to Tata.
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Netflix has already agreed to make a fourth seasons of "Narcos," although it's not clear how long the Cali Cartel's storyline will go on.
In the meantime, here's how the actors of the show match up to the real-life counterparts.
Go through the slideshow to see who's real and who was created for the sake of storytelling.
