Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña

The real events that make up the plot of the first two seasons of Narcos (Dynamo, Netflix, 2015–2016) and Fariña (Atresmedia/Bambú, Netflix, 2018)—the establishment of the Medellin Cartel in Antioquia, Colombia, with Pablo Escobar as the main figure and the introduction of cocaine into Europe by the...

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Autores: Gutiérrez-Delgado, R. (Ruth)|||/items/10cbb555-666e-463f-a9a8-c88fb3a2d0b9, Ceballos-Saavedra, M. E. (Maritza Elizabeth)|||/items/4a5e21ba-9349-4cba-a433-1cd6bf058d98, Rivera-Betancur, J. L. (Jerónimo León)|||/items/787162d5-0534-4712-b635-66854b8f69ae
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
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Fariña
Myth
Relative
Evil
Anti-Hero
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title Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña
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Narcos
Fariña
Myth
Relative
Evil
Anti-Hero
title_short Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña
title_full Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña
title_fullStr Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña
title_full_unstemmed Myth, Relative Evil, and Anti-Hero in Narcos and Fariña
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gutiérrez-Delgado, R. (Ruth)|||/items/10cbb555-666e-463f-a9a8-c88fb3a2d0b9
Ceballos-Saavedra, M. E. (Maritza Elizabeth)|||/items/4a5e21ba-9349-4cba-a433-1cd6bf058d98
Rivera-Betancur, J. L. (Jerónimo León)|||/items/787162d5-0534-4712-b635-66854b8f69ae
author Gutiérrez-Delgado, R. (Ruth)|||/items/10cbb555-666e-463f-a9a8-c88fb3a2d0b9
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Ceballos-Saavedra, M. E. (Maritza Elizabeth)|||/items/4a5e21ba-9349-4cba-a433-1cd6bf058d98
Rivera-Betancur, J. L. (Jerónimo León)|||/items/787162d5-0534-4712-b635-66854b8f69ae
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Rivera-Betancur, J. L. (Jerónimo León)|||/items/787162d5-0534-4712-b635-66854b8f69ae
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Fariña
Myth
Relative
Evil
Anti-Hero
topic Narcos
Fariña
Myth
Relative
Evil
Anti-Hero
description The real events that make up the plot of the first two seasons of Narcos (Dynamo, Netflix, 2015–2016) and Fariña (Atresmedia/Bambú, Netflix, 2018)—the establishment of the Medellin Cartel in Antioquia, Colombia, with Pablo Escobar as the main figure and the introduction of cocaine into Europe by the La Ros clan led by the Galician Sito Miñanco, respectively—reinforce the cultural character of these two hit TV series. This metaphorical turn can only be understood by the adoption of a myth-based perspective, because, as stated by Eliade: “myth always refers back to realities” (Citation1968, 19). In this case, the criminal nature of these realities represented by myth should not seem strange, as this is part of the history of both regions. Despite how “heinous, instinctive and monstrous” the historical facts may be, they lose that unbearable quality, “to reveal themselves as cultural events”.
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