What was unusual about Narcos' dialogue for a United States drama of its era?

All of it was dubbed after filming by a separate cast

It was almost entirely improvised on set

Every episode was performed twice, once in each language

Roughly half of it is in Spanish, with English subtitles

Which storytelling device threads through Narcos, tying its dramatised scenes together?

On-screen text quoted from court transcripts

Voice-over narration by an American DEA agent

A present-day newsroom framing story

Direct-to-camera interviews with the cartel's members

Beyond its recreated action, what does Narcos frequently splice into episodes?

Newly filmed interviews with historians

Real archival news footage and photographs from the period

Animated sequences explaining the cartel's finances

Staged home-video segments shot on period camcorders

How did Narcos' lead actor physically transform himself for the part?

He shaved his head and wore facial prosthetics

He trained as a competitive boxer for six months

Months before Narcos began filming, its lead actor moved to Colombia for what reason?

To shadow officers of the Colombian national police

To research court records for the writers

To study at a Colombian drama conservatory

To learn Spanish, a language he did not speak

Colombian viewers and critics most often faulted Narcos' lead performance for what?

That he had never acted on television before

That he was dubbed into Spanish by another performer

His Spanish accent, which was not the paisa accent of Medellín

That his scenes were shot separately from the rest of the cast

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