Hollywood star Diego Luna hopes the Indian audience will embrace Narcos: Mexico as he believes both the countries share a lot of cultural similarities. Luna, his co-star Michael Pena and showrunner Eric Newman joined Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and director Shakun Batra, to talk about the latest season of the Netflix drug drama, which starts streaming from November 16.
"I find so many similarities between the Indian culture and the Mexican culture... There is so much in common. The contrast you live when you go out and the richness in terms of cultural diversity is amazing. It feels like you are from here. I think this is why you would love Narcos: Mexico," Luna said. The actor, however, was hesitant to talk about his spiritual connection with India despite Batra's prodding about a chat they had Sunday night.
"I told you this because I had four vodkas inside me... the spiritual connection is different... It is personal. I don't see how it connects with Narcos," he said when Batra shared with the audience that Luna's grandmother was born in India and he had read parts of Bhagavad Gita.
While the earlier seasons dealt with Pablo Escobar, the man behind the rise of Medellin Cartel, and then the Cali Cartel in Colombia, the fourth season shifts to Mexico and revolves around the rise and fall of Guadalajara Cartel.
Luna, who grew up in Mexico at the time when the Cartel was at its peak, said the show was "personal" for him because it is the "foundation of the mess" that his country is in today. He plays the role of Felix Gallardo, the man behind the rise of Guadalajara Cartel. Gallardo is currently serving a 37-year-sentence in Altiplano in Mexico.
