Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami

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Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami
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Genre
Directed by Billy Corben
Theme music composer Pitbull [1]
Opening themeBlood Sport
ComposerCarlos José Alvarez
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Cinematography
  • Randy Valdes
  • Alexa Harris
  • Jonathan Franklin
EditorDavid Cypkin
Running time40–50 minutes
Production companyRakontur Production
Original release
ReleaseAugust 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is a 2021 six part docuseries chronicling the rise and fall of Miami drug lords Sal Magluta and Willy Falcon. The two were eventually indicted in one of the largest drug cases in United States history, accused of illegally smuggling 75 tons of cocaine into the country. [2] [3] The series is directed by Billy Corben who previously directed three Cocaine Cowboys features. [4]

Contents

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Willy & Sal"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
2"75 Tons"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
3"Mountain of Evidence"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
4"Only in Miami"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
5"Femme Fatale"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
6"Adios, Muchachos"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. [5]

Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times reviewed the series positively, describing the series as "brilliant and wildly entertaining". [6] Brian Tallerico, reviewing the series for RogerEbert.com praised the directorship of Corben saying that he "lets the people involved tell their stories, and he gets amazing ones from all sides of this incredible tale, including criminals, authorities, and even a few of the jurors." [7] On Buzzfeed News , Alessa Dominguez critiqued the show for the way it, and other similar Netflix shows, gloss over the tremendous harm wrought by drug kingpins like Magluta and Falcon writing that the show "highlights the glamour and excess of the Miami drug trade, often losing sight of the bigger picture and the people who suffered the fallout". [8]

Awards

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami won an national Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Video in 2022.

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