Universal Pictures
Tony Montana, "Scarface"Al Pacino portrays this Cuban immigrant who wanted the world to be his.
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Netflix
Pablo Escobar, "Narcos"The leader of the Medellin cartel has been portrayed by numerous actors, most recently by Wagner Moura in the Netflix series.
Frank Lucas, "American Gangster"Denzel Washington portrayed this real criminal who controlled New York's heroin trade in the 1970s.
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AMC
Walter White/Heisenberg, "Breaking Bad"Bryan Cranston played everybody's favorite meth-cooking science teacher in this hit AMC series.
Showtime
Nancy Botwin, "Weeds"Mary-Louise Parker was the Suburban Baroness of Bud on this popular Showtime series.
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HBO
Avon Barksdale, "The Wire"Wood Harris played this feared gangbanger who ran West Baltimore in the HBO procedural.
New Line Cinema
George Jung, "Blow"Johnny Depp played this Escobar associate who made literal boatloads of cash bringing cocaine into the U.S.
Warner Bros
Nino Brown, "New Jack City"Wesley Snipes brought crack to Harlem as this cold-blooded gang leader.
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New Line Cinema
Frank White, "King of New York"Christopher Walken showed no mercy as this drug lord who left prison and immediately got back into the game.
New Line Cinema
Rahad Jackson, "Boogie Nights"Alfred Molina's character in the Oscar-winning film may have lacked the reach of El Chapo, but made up for it in madness.
Miramax
L'il Ze, "City of God"Leandro Firmino portrayed this kingpin who ran his Brazillian slum through fear and intimidation.
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