El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
A relentless, gritty crime drama chronicles a drug trafficker's high-octane rise to power in the 1990s.
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
How intense is El Señor de los Cielos?
El Señor de los Cielos is mildly scary, with graphic gore and brutal violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is relentless, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-14.
What El Señor de los Cielos feels like
- Tone
- grittytensepulpyhigh octane
- Pace
- Relentless
- Best for
- Full attention
- True story
- Yes, based on true events.
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Is El Señor de los Cielos for you?
Is El Señor de los Cielos scary?
Only a little. El Señor de los Cielos has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is El Señor de los Cielos gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and brutal violence (3 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is El Señor de los Cielos sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is El Señor de los Cielos OK for kids?
It is rated TV-14. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 3, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is El Señor de los Cielos?
Episodes run about 45m.
Where can I stream El Señor de los Cielos?
El Señor de los Cielos is streaming on Hulu, Peacock and The Roku Channel.
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