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If you saw Narcos Mexico probably you just know the whole story but this time it's no fiction. It's a doc that tell the whole dark side about what happened to Dea agent Kiki Camarena and the Guadalajara (Mexico) cartel managed by Gallardo, Carrillo and Quintero By archive footage and interviews to the real survived characters, the director rebuilt the whole story in a raw and interesting way.

9/10

Eye opening docu-series about the kidnapping, torture, and murder of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena by Mexican cartel leaders. Through interviews with those who lived it comes an intriguing story with a lot of twists. Some of what comes out is frankly hard to believe. Corruption, crime, conspiracy: this has it all. Highly recommended.

I could attempt to give a review or synopsis but the only thing worth saying is you should see this . If like me you've seen the panoply of docs on the cartels and drug landscape of the eighties you may not give another drug doc much traction. That would be a huge mistake as I'd say this is singular. This focuses in on an event that blew up into an international incident and forced a heightened response. Only that response was laid over the top of a far more sinister and complicated story. One that may have never been told and, unfortunately, is quite mind-blowing and explosive in the worst way.

I did not watch the Netflix show Narcos hence this is the first time I know about these hero agents: Kiki Camarena, Hector... stories. The quality of this documentary was beyond my expectation. Structured the story telling line very well.

The thing that makes this docu-series so amazingly unique is the men who participated in making it. The men who were there.

It's the story of the war on drugs during the late 70s and 80s. The era of Nancy Reagan, her "Just Say No" campaign and Oliver North and the CIA aiding and abetting the Narcos while they were getting drugs into the United States, in part, to fund the Contras and their battle in Nicaragua. While everyone got rich.

The men who took DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena and put him through thirty-six hours of unspeakable horror to find out how much he knew. One of his tormentors was a CIA agent. That's not conjecture or imagination; it's a documented fact.

We meet Hector Berrellez, the DEA agent in charge of finding the truth behind the whom and why, exactly, of his murder. Why he's not a household name is beyond me. He should be.

We meet the men who know they're damned, beyond redemption, and want to finally tell the truth- the whole of it. We see their faces and hear the facts about Kiki and the unfortunate tortured tourists whom, at the time, were incorrectly identified as DEA by the insane heads of the Narcos.

We meet Kiki's widow. She was waiting, that awful day, to meet him for lunch with less than weeks before they were out and safely back home. She recalls it as though it happened yesterday. The men who took him, also, have very clear recollections and haunted eyes-just as they should.

It's hard to watch, but the tale has to be told! Their backstories are fascinating, the details are unbelievable yet true.

This was one of the best, if not THE best documentaries I've ever had to force myself to sit through. It'll break your heart and enrage you. But, we owe it to Kiki and the hundreds of thousands of people involved.

If you think you know about the era, the war on drugs, you'll be blown away. Those eyes, of the men whom were there, tell it in a way that will both enlighten and haunt you.

I am speechless and shocking. Outstanding documentary, you will not regret to watch.

After watching all four parts of this.true.story- documentary; you will understand the reason why more Americans need to educate themselves about our own history.

A MUST WATCH if you have seen Narcos Mexico This is a side of the story you've never heard before, and when you hear it unfold through these credible sources, you'll think differently about the CIA and our government. You can tell there was immense about of time and planning that went into putting this together. There's a huge part of Kiki's demise that is uncovered that is missing from Narcos Mexico, and any news story you might have heard.

The documentary is as eye-opening as it is disturbing; the facts it brings to surface are shocking and what hurts is that they are credible, as they fall quite logically in the dirty jigsaw that was the Iran-drug-Contra affair of that period. There is just one element which left a little bug in my mind; the testimonies are undoubtedly powerful, very emotional, yet it remains difficult to forget that most of them come from informants, snitches, and as always with these people the doubt remains: are they telling ALL and ONLY the truth or just that part of the truth needed for them to be credible? I also thought it unfortunate that this excellent documentary closed with a low note, ie the phone conversation with an anonymous source - that is bad journalism and moreover not needed at that point.

In Case you missed it, the name that was redacted in the end, the person who was given 4 million dollars by the cartel was KiKi's boss DEA Supervisor Jaime Kuykendall. Jaime Kuykendall was at the cartel meetings planning the the kidnapping of Kiki and set kiki up. CIA Felix Rodriguez was the one interrogating kiki as he got tortured to death because he thought kiki knew the CIA and the DEA were in bed with the Cartel to fund the illegal war in Nicarragua. This is the sickenning truth. And these fools are still out there retired enjoying their blood money. God will Judge them in the end. And if anything happens to Hector or any of the other brave men in this Doc.we all know who is responsible.

The whole purpose of this series was to expose corruption and those involved... then you end the series with a phone conversation with someone who was there and possibly has HUGE answers and gives the name of a DEA big shot at the consulate that was receiving 4 million dollar pay outs (that he personally handed this mystery person) and you REDACT his name?! WTF is up with that? I would have rated this a 10 until you pulled that $hit!

I anticipated a true account of the Camarena kidnapping and killing, talking heads of those involved. I enjoyed Narcos:Mexico and was hoping to hear from the actual people. This was that and more. This documentary series sure takes a turn and more engrossing and thrilling than most movies today.

I don't want to give anything away but the revelations in this documentary have stayed with me for days. I still can't believe it. I never write reviews but had to for this one.

Major props to all the people involved who helped put it all together. Unfortunately not too many watch amazon prime relative to Netflix so my hope is that it gets nominated for an Oscar to bring some more awareness to it.

Just an excellent overall documentary!

The truth and nothing but the truth The dark side which is not shown in Narcos Mexico Mind blowing, superb

When I heard about this series, I couldn't wait to watch it. I love watching tv series or documentaries about real life people, it makes you think on how our system works. This series is a eye opener. I grade this a 10/10!

I mean people who believe in patriotism in 2020 should seriously get their head examined. Everything is fixed. There is no fair in this world. To reach his own.

The story of the murder of agent "Kiki" Camarena in a different version than the one offered by "Narcos: México" (Netflix, 2018-). It is a well-made documentary, but it is sustained in the interviews with characters whose sincerity does not seem to be their main virtue. The director believes their story. But it might have been interesting to back up these statements with a more objective investigation.

A well done documentary. It is so informative that you will probably watch all four of them in one sitting.

Structurally, this doco looks good, but is needlessly fragmented as if it's intentionally edited in an effort to be "innovative" or clever.

In terms of content, wow. I am familiar with the events and some of the persons involved, and of the nature of the accusations leveled herein. They're not anything close to reasonably supported by evidence. You either "believe in" them, or you won't, but mostly you'll probably say "doesn't sound right to me, but who the hell really knows." The so called evidence presented here, isn't much better than the evidence of the JFK assassination conspiracies.

Just remember, the main guy asserting the claims, is a former disgruntled employee of the organization he worked for.

Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror. - DaShanne Stokes

And yet ironically that's exactly what happens when our government seeks a means to an end for their choices and decisions not to be transparent. I'm apoplectic having watched this doc on yet another tragic example of American government failing to work for its citizens. America may fail under democratic leaders as well, but those failures tend to pale under the often malevolent mismanagement of Republican government politics suiting their own agendas rather than doing what's right for America. From Reagan, Bush Sr., and now Trump terror, big money, corruption and avarice rules. It takes years of lies, cover-ups and even murder to curtail its venemous bite and voracious appetite.

Learning about these horrific events that took place in the 80s, with much left untold, only makes the current climate more frightening and exacerbates the facts that governments claiming to be for the people rarely are in tandem the way it was designed to be. Selling out the Constitution for all the wrong reasons happens more than we know. A lot of blood covers a multitude of politicians hands here and abroad. Sadly there's been no justice in this heartbreaking story nor in Washington D.C. as well.

I mean really I'm speechless.. Let me think of how I can best describe this for you. I began this series with very little expectation. I had very little knowledge about the topic but I must say you can FEEL the reality of the stories about half way through the first episode. AND BTW GREAT JOB AMAZON! THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS STORY TO THE PUBLIC/MASSES!!! There are no embellishments here. Proves yet again fact is always crazier than fiction! I feel SO terribly sorry and angry for Mika and her boys.. And poor Kiki! WTF! I hope his family sues the US government now! They deserve everything! 90% of the dirty rotten scumbags ARE STILL ALIVE AND WELL TODAY WITH ZERO REPERCUSSIONS! Thank you Hector for having the courage to come forward! I hope you also sue the US government for wrongful termination/forced retirement or whatever you can! The honest American people will stand behind you! Thank you Kiki for your service and I'm so sorry that the country you fought for BETRAYED YOU! And thank you too Hector. Thank you to ALL who took part in putting this fantastic docuseries together. I am forever changed by it.

My dad was a longtime cop. When I followed him into the job he absolutely demanded that I never apply to DEA. He just said they were filthy. Couldn't trust them. This was in 1993. I now have a clear picture. RIP Dad!!