Narcos The Sword of Simón Bolivar (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

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Narcos

The Sword of Simón Bolivar (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Communist radical group M-19 makes a move against the narcos, while Murphy gets an education in Colombian law enforcement from his new partner Peña.

Showrunner

Eric Newman

Director

José Padilha

Writers

Chris Brancato (created by) (written by) | Carlo Bernard (created by) | Doug Miro (created by) | Dana Ledoux Miller (executive story editor) | Andrew Black (executive story editor) (as Andy Black)

Producers

Sidonie Dumas | Paul Eckstein | José Luis Escolar | Eric Newman & 2 more

Composer

Pedro Bromfman

Cinematographers

Lula Carvalho | Mauricio Vidal

Editors

Victor Du Bois | Leo Trombetta

Casting Directors

Carmen Cuba | Carla Hool

Production Designers

Anthony Medina | Diana Trujillo

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 28, 2015

Release date

Aug 28, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations

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48 cast members

Name	Known for
Wagner Moura Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar See fewer	Elite Squad (2007)
Boyd Holbrook Steve Murphy Steve Murphy See fewer	Logan (2017)
Pedro Pascal Javier Peña Javier Peña See fewer	The Last of Us (2023)
Joanna Christie Connie Murphy Connie Murphy See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Maurice Compte Horacio Carrillo Horacio Carrillo See fewer	Narcos (2015)
André Mattos Jorge Luis Ochoa Jorge Luis Ochoa See fewer	Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Roberto Urbina Fabio Ochoa Fabio Ochoa See fewer	Che: Part One (2008)
Diego Cataño La Quica La Quica See fewer	Savages (I) (2012)
Jorge A. Jimenez Poison (as Jorge A. Jiménez) Poison (as Jorge A. Jiménez) See fewer	Hermoso Silencio (2010)
Paulina Gaitan Tata Escobar (as Paulina Gaitán) Tata Escobar (as Paulina Gaitán) See fewer	Sin Nombre (2009)
Paulina García Hermilda Gaviria Hermilda Gaviria See fewer	Gloria (II) (2013)
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Juan Pablo Raba Gustavo Gaviria Gustavo Gaviria See fewer	Six (2017)
Juan Riedinger Carlos Lehder Carlos Lehder See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Ana de la Reguera Elisa Alvaro Elisa Alvaro See fewer	Nacho Libre (2006)
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Aldemar Correa Ivan Torres Ivan Torres See fewer	Paraiso Travel (2008)
Raúl Ocampo Santiago Santiago See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Juan Murica Juan Pablo Escobar Juan Pablo Escobar See fewer	Narcos (2015)
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Juan Manuel Lenis Riano Riano See fewer	The Belko Experiment (2016)
Jorge Monterrosa Trujillo Trujillo See fewer	Narcos (2015)
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Pedro Arias 'Purina' Reyes 'Purina' Reyes See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Rodrigo Avilán R. Alberto Areiza Alberto Areiza See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Orlando Valenzuela William Galeano William Galeano See fewer	De amores y delitos: Bituima 1780 (1995)
Christian Tappan Kiko Moncada Kiko Moncada See fewer	Primate (2022)
Hedras Urrego Juan Carlos 'Frankenstein' Juan Carlos 'Frankenstein' See fewer	Triple Frontier (2019)
Daniel Infante El Ronca El Ronca See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Dorian Keller El Tosca El Tosca See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Manuel Antonio Gómez Herve (as Manuel Gómez) Herve (as Manuel Gómez) See fewer	La elegida (1997)
Michael Uribe Military Man Military Man See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Ernesto Alcalde Accountant Accountant See fewer	FBI: International (2021)
Héctor M. Cruz Molina CNP Officer #1 CNP Officer #1 See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Rodrigo Cárdenas CNP Officer #2 CNP Officer #2 See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Fredy Pinilla Herve Assistant Herve Assistant See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Rudiger Kunze German Chemist #1 German Chemist #1 See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Johan Franz Eckert German Chemist #2 German Chemist #2 See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Jason Chad Roth Technician Technician See fewer	Narcos (2015)
Stephanie Sigman Valeria Velez Valeria Velez See fewer	Miss Bala (2011)