The Snitch Cartel

The Snitch Cartel (Spanish: El Cartel de los Sapos) is a 2011 Colombian crime film directed by Carlos Moreno. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards but did not make the final shortlist.^[2]

The Snitch Cartel
Film poster
Directed by	Carlos Moreno
Written by	Luiso Berdejo Juan Camilo Ferrand
Based on	El cartel de los sapos by Andrés López López
Produced by	Manolo Cardona
Starring	Manolo Cardona
Cinematography	Mateo Londono
Release date	11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish
Box office	$2.1 million[1]

The film, like the 2008 Caracol TV series El Cartel, is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Andrés López López, alias Florecita ("Little Flower"), a former drug dealer who, while in prison, wrote the fictionalized account of his experiences in the Cali Cartel and of what happened within the Norte del Valle Cartel.^[3][4]

Plot

Two friends enter the illegal drugs business, one of them is a lower class boy, Martin, alias Strawberry, a smart and skilled young man seeking to earn money to gain the attention of his childhood love, Sophia. His new boss, Óscar Cadena, makes a plan to take down the powerful Medellin Cartel, that is headed by the infamous don Pablo Escobar, while Martin moves up fast in the syndicate, becoming a vital part of the growing North Valley Cartel, he begins a turbulent life in the midst of a cartel war which he is uncanny to take part in, forcing him to move to Mexico looking for allies while struggling between the money and power that he now has, and becoming a sapo (snitch) for the DEA, to protect his beloved Sofia.^[5][6]

Cast

• Manolo Cardona as Martin
• Tom Sizemore as DEA Agent Sam Mathews
• Juana Acosta as Sofia
• Kuno Becker as Damian
• Diego Cadavid as Pepe Cadena
• Robinson Díaz as "El Cabo"
• Julian Arango as Guadana
• Andrés Parra as Anestesia
• Fernando Solórzano as Oscar Cadena
• Juan Pablo Raba as Pirulo
• Ilja Rosendahl as Prison Guard
• Jhonny Rivera as Antonio Villegas
• Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Mexican Drug Lord Modesto^[7]

Associated media

In addition to the aforementioned 2008 book that inspired both the 2011 film and the 2008 TV series, Lopez has written several additional books about his and his associates' experiences in the drug trade.^[8][4]

See also

• List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "The Snitch Cartel (2013)". Box Office Mojo.
2. De La Fuente, Anna Marie (20 September 2012). "Colombia's 'Cartel' up for Oscar consideration". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
3. Iaconangelo, David (7 August 2013). "Lifestyle: Andres Lopez Lopez: The Journey Of A Colombian Drug Lord Turned Bestselling Author Of 'El Cartel De Los Sapos' And The Upcoming 'Lord Of The Skies' PROFILE INTERVIEW". Latin Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
4. Elfrink, Tim (10 February 2011). "ANDRES LOPEZ EXPOSES THE COLOMBIAN CARTELS". Miami New Times.
5. Elfrink, Tim (10 February 2011). "Andres Lopez exposes the Colombian cartels". Miami New Times.
6. Aug 7 2013, David Iaconangelo; Edt, 09:54am (7 August 2013). "Andres Lopez Lopez: The Journey Of A Colombian Drug Lord Turned Bestselling Author Of 'El Cartel De Los Sapos' And The Upcoming 'Lord Of The Skies' [PROFILE INTERVIEW]". Latin Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "The Snitch Cartel: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 November 2012.
8. "Author profile". Goodreads.

External links

• The Snitch Cartel at IMDb
• The Snitch Cartel at Rotten Tomatoes