Cártel, El (2008)

Director:

Brian J. Bagley

Writer:

Brian J. Bagley (story)

Release Date:

31 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Mexico's most notorious drug lord schools a naïve journalist as to the principles behind The Cartel's success.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Opportunity | Business | Drugs | Journalist

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

12 May 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Mauricio Islas	...	Santos
Miguel Rodarte	...	Pancho
Alejandro de la Madrid	...	Officer Solana
Gustavo Sanchez-Parra	...	Rojas
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Rojas
Khotan	...	Caronte
Alfonso Dosal	...	Young Santos
José Sefami	...	Don Amilkar
Humberto Elizondo	...	Pedro Santana
Eduardo Victoria	...	Carlitos
Freddy Douglas	...	Jules Land
Tania Arredondo	...	Dolores Santana
Hector Kotsifakis	...	Young Angel Santana
José Luis Franco	...	Angel Santana
Chad Seilbach	...	Border Patrol Agent #3
Homero Ramiro Amado Amado	...	El Padre
Howard Gibson	...	Vern
Danielle Bagley	...	Dani Land
James Seilbach	...	Jerry
Jesus Ignacio Santana	...	Nacho
Becky Vavla	...	Waitress
Crystal Gillmore	...	Ned's girlfriend
Carlos Javier Soto Hernandez	...	Crony
Doug Boegel	...	Border Patrol Agent #1
Seus Barojas Soto	...	Boy on beach #1
Yaccel Soto López	...	Solana's son
Jordan Bagley	...	'Baby' Land
Omar Martines Castro	...	Crony
Selene López Brambila	...	Solana's wife
Roger Buhler	...	Border Patrol Agent #2
Rafael Oliveira	...	Ned Constantine
Kevin Barojas Soto	...	Boy on beach #2
Seus Enrique Barojas López	...	Mario
Edith Alicia Anaya Cota	...	Young Dolores Santana
Brandon Soto López	...	Angelito
Dayan Soto López	...	Solana's daughter
Tom Martino	...	Tom Donaldson

Directed by
Brian J. Bagley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian J. Bagley		story and screenplay

Produced by
Brian J. Bagley	....	producer
Nicholas Owen Langholff	....	associate producer
Chad Seilbach	....	producer
James Seilbach	....	producer
Karla Soto	....	producer

Original Music by
Russ Howard III

Cinematography by
Peter Biagi		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Todd Busch

Casting by
Oscar Aguirre
Brian J. Bagley
Gabriel Blanco Iglesias
Fabiola Peña

Art Direction by
Aida Rodriguez

Set Decoration by
Édgar Torres

Costume Design by
Bertha Lopez Perez
Abel Melo

Makeup Department
Luis David Esquivel	....	key hair stylist
Luis David Esquivel	....	key makeup artist
Gabriela Soto	....	assistant hair stylist
Gabriela Soto	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luke Cheney	....	second second assistant director: USA
Laura del Aguila Murphy	....	second assistant director
Patrick Hackett	....	additional second second assistant director: USA
Nicholas Owen Langholff	....	first assistant director
Laura del Aguila Murphy	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Carlos M. Torres	....	property master
Édgar Torres	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Gioia Birkett-Foa	....	boom operator
Torre Carstensen	....	assistant sound
Anton Gold	....	sound mixer
Mischa Park-Doob	....	dialogue editor
Mischa Park-Doob	....	foley editor
William Storkson	....	sound designer
William Storkson	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Storkson	....	supervising sound editor
Tyler Straub	....	assistant sound editor

Stunts
Brian J. Bagley	....	stunt driver
Benjamin Hoffman	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregg Gannett	....	first assistant camera
Javier Labastida	....	grip
Jesus LaBastida	....	key grip
Juan Carlos Lazo	....	gaffer
Caleb Liston	....	second assistant camera
Jose Lorraraquio	....	electrician
Steven Parker	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Chad Seilbach	....	casting assistant
Karla Soto	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Michael Lauter	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Mark Robertson	....	orchestra contractor
William Storkson	....	composer: additional music
Michael Teoli	....	additional orchestrations
Michael Teoli	....	music preparation
Peter Tomashek	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Doug Boegel	....	driver: grip truck
Roger Buhler	....	driver: R.V.
Jesus Francisco Davila	....	driver: bus

Other crew
Roberto Brondo	....	representative: A.N.D.A.
Roger Buhler	....	production assistant
Jose Angel Castellanos	....	personal assistant
Abraham Castro Bazua	....	production assistant
Andrew Cesana	....	script supervisor
Jesus Francisco Davila	....	production assistant
Diego Delmar	....	production assistant
Benjamin Hoffman	....	production assistant
Virginia Martan	....	production assistant
Lina Schutze	....	production assistant
Bethany Seilbach	....	production assistant
Lindsay Smith	....	production assistant
Amilkar Soto	....	craft service
Ignacia Terrazas	....	assistant craft service
Ignacia Terrazas	....	production assistant
Cesar Valenzuela	....	assistant craft service

Other Companies

• Asociación Nacional de Actores (ANDA)  special thanks
• Fletcher Chicago  camera equipment provided by
• GW Hannaway & Associates  post-production
• Panavision  grip and lighting equipment
• STyM  special thanks

Also Known As:

Cartel, El (USA) (alternative spelling)
Want of Opportunity (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:87 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Trivia:

Much of the dialogue and philosophies of the film's antagonist, Santana, were based on research and interviews conducted by the script's writer while participating in the research and production of the New York Times bestseller, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins.