"My friends, after they see one episode, they go to Google to see, 'did this really happen?'" the Narcos lead actor, who plays Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, told CBC during an interview in Los Angeles. CBC's Zulekha Nathoo talks to Narcos' Wagner Moura1:33Moura, a Brazilian who learned fluent Spanish for the bilingual role and whose performance has been lauded, says there's an authenticity to the show that draws people in. The whole series is shot in Colombia which makes it 'very authentic', said Wagner Moura, who portrays drug lord Pablo Escobar on Narcos. Producers have remained tight-lipped about future plans, but have said that the drug trafficking narrative might have started with Escobar, but certainly doesn't end with him.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 09:00 UTC