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Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings and the network's discomfort with airing a show with a drug trafficker protagonist canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky, which also featured in the series.
Original Release
02/02/2003 on NBC
US Release
02/02/2003
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yancey Arias | Miguel Cadena |
Brian Benben | Dr. Heywood Klein |
Bobby Cannavale | Chato Cadena |
Angela Alvarado | DEA Agent Delia Flores / Delia Flores |
Rubén J. Carbajal | Joey Cadena |
Sheryl Lee | Marlene McDillon Cadena |
Darius McCrary | Truck Thomas |
Greg Serano | Joaquin |
Wings Hauser | Doug Duffy |
Eduardo Palomo | Capt. Lazareno |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Thursday, 12 February 2004 |
2 | El Velorio | Saturday, 04 September 2004 |
3 | Black Magic Woman | Saturday, 11 September 2004 |
4 | French Connection | Saturday, 11 September 2004 |
5 | The Odd Couple | Saturday, 18 September 2004 |
6 | Gimme Shelter | Saturday, 18 September 2004 |
Directors
Daniel Sackheim, Poonam Shende, Peter O'Fallon, Allen Coulter
Writers
David Mills, Doug Palau, Maria Elena Rodriguez, Lloyd Rose, Susie Putnam
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yancey Arias | Miguel Cadena |
Brian Benben | Dr. Heywood Klein |
Bobby Cannavale | Chato Cadena |
Angela Alvarado | DEA Agent Delia Flores / Delia Flores |
Rubén J. Carbajal | Joey Cadena |
Sheryl Lee | Marlene McDillon Cadena |
Darius McCrary | Truck Thomas |
Greg Serano | Joaquin |
Wings Hauser | Doug Duffy |
Eduardo Palomo | Capt. Lazareno |
Pepe Serna | Jorge Romo |
Malik Yoba | Bobby Curtis |
Neko Parham | Shawn Williams / (as M. Neko Parham) / Shawn Bailey |
Maria Conchita Alonso | Ariela |
Robert Wisdom | Rolando |
Elpidia Carrillo | Lupita |
Julio Oscar Mechoso | Rafael |
Lombardo Boyar | Romulo |
Randle Mell | The American |
Miguel Sandoval | Tio Beto |
Producers
Name | Role |
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E. Duke Vincent | Executive Producer |
David Mills | Executive Producer |
Aaron Spelling | Executive Producer |
Daniel Sackheim | Executive Producer |
Tony Palermo | Producer |
Paul Cajero | Producer |
Doug Palau | Producer |
James L. Conway | Producer |
Jonathan Levin | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |