'Narcos' trivia and fun facts

When Pablo Escobar first met Fernando Duque in his house, he said "I'm not rich, I'm a poor man with money" this is a famous quote of Colombian Nobel prize writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Wagner Moura is Brazilian and had to learn Spanish to take on the role. His mother tongue is Portuguese. Incidentally, the opening theme is also sung in Spanish by a Brazilian musician, Rodrigo Amarante.

For his performance of Pablo Escobar, Wagner Moura became the second Brazilian actor to get a Golden Globe nomination. The first was Fernanda Montenegro for 'Central Station'.

Maurice Compte played a hit man for a Mexican cartel in the series 'Breaking Bad'. In 'Narcos', he's the colonel trying to take down Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel.

In Episode 7, after Pablo and Primo Gustavo meet with their lawyer (22:50), Pablo explains his reasoning behind committing terrorist acts against the general public with the exact words used by Pablo Escobar himself in a phone-tapped conversation. The recording has been featured in several documentaries about his life.