It's Pepe Rapazote.... He is portuguese so... Not very usual in Hollywood I think the only portuguese with Hollywood success is Joaquim de Almeida... He was in fast and furious 5 and other movies
Yeah, you’re right. Actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Ralph Finnes, and Jake Gyllenhal are not as good as this guy. They could really learn a thing or two from him 🤣🤣🤣
@@MegaNiQ All this gangs are nothing when them fight us Hong Kong Chinese martial artists, Hong Kong Wushu fighters, and Hong Kong Wing Chun artists. We will beat ALL this gangs in the video. I am Chinese from Hongkong. ☆•☆▪\~☆▪●~•☆○~•°~○☆
@@rabd3721 No he wasn't. If they wanted him dead, Chepe could of just walked up and clapped him without saying one word. Chepe wanted to negotiate, trying to actually NOT kill the guy and buy his way around from doing what he knew what was going to happen if he didn't accept the offer. The news reporter wanted to size him up saying his story was going to print, and that is the end of that. What the news reporter failed to actually see, maybe because he hasn't been around the streets, was he was talking to a ruthless killer that was contemplating whether he can buy you off or just kill you and hop on the first plane to Columbia. He wasn't talking to someone who was scared to kill in public, and the news reporter didn't see how much of a dangerous situation he was actually in. Sometimes as a man, you have to let things slide, or else you can end up with a new moonroof in the dome.
@@13Gangland Size him up? Lol with all due respect, F*CK what the cartel wants. The reporter knew perfectly well this cartel pos was capable of killing him. But the point is he didn't care, he was going to run that story. If you let the press back down because of violent criminals, you defeat the whole point of journalism. Reporter took that bullet like an honest man. Respect. In real life, Chepe got what he deserved: his body thrown into the street like trash, riddled with bullet holes. You lead a cartel life, I will look down on you. The reporter on the other hand died with courage.
@@UncleTwoTimez I don’t know where you live but trains aren’t louder than gunshots. Unless the guy is using a gun with a suppressor on it then MAYBE a subway train would completely mask the sound... You must have some deafening trains around your parts 😂😂😂
Dad lived in Jackson Heights during the 90s. Everytime we’d walk around Roosevelt avenue he would tell me of the spot where the Journalist (real name Manuel de Dios Unanue) was killed in back in 92 and that those were the craziest and even scariest times to live in the city.
J Cobra can you tell me where this place is or it’s closed !?! I also live in NYC but in Brooklyn but I love going to queens especially on Roosevelt Ave for the food 💯🔥 dammm 7 Train 😂😂
All this gangs are nothing when them fight us Hong Kong Chinese martial artists, Hong Kong Wushu fighters, and Hong Kong Wing Chun artists. We will beat ALL this gangs in the video. I am Chinese from Hongkong. +%!%+_×%@%@%@%@%¡¤《》¤¡¤¤》¤
@@josesalas2232 Cartel and gang SAME!!! Both cannot do fight in hand to hand combat! They not know fight in close range cause they all gangs! Both gangs! They Same! I just saying Cartel and gang like Crips cannot do fighting in hand to hand combat against us Martial artists in China cause we Chinese martial artists from Henan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Foshan know and train in many martial arts likes kung fu, wuzuquan, hung gar, wing chun, and tai chi. Cartel and gang is going to losing against us Chinese! China pride!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Bro I agree 100%... Pacho and Chepe were 2 of the biggest gangsters in the whole series. They put way too much emphasis on George and David’s relationship too. Would have been great to see more of their characters in action. I even think a spin-off series about Chepe would be awesome. His actual life was insane.
@@elyesguesmi6921 well but in reality of course they would hear the shot... it's way too loud and unusual compared to the background noise of the train
A true journalist. A martyr of the profession. When the Cartel offered him silver, he declined it. So they gave him lead. That man, kept his integrity. He died in the service of the public because he chose not to submit to the Cartel. A Cuban immigrant that believed in freedom. He was more American than most native born these days. The Cuban born American journalist is based on Manuel de Dios Unanue. An anti-drug investigative journalist. He was shot and killed by a hitman sent by the Cali Cartel. His death marks the first to be killed on US soil by a Columbian Cartel. His killer was Wilson Alejandro Mejia-Velez. Who was sent by Santacruz. Manuel is survived by his siblings and 2 year old daughter.
@@rdk2505 by standing up for his principles and willing to die for them he exemplified the true spirit of America better than most people that live in the USA since the majority of people in the country will never do so.
In Portuguese shows, the guy who plays Chepe here always plays a bumbling dad or a harmless man-child. Really weird seeing him as a psycho here. Still, I think it suits him better.
Chepe planned everything ahead , the right restaurant, the right time , poor journalist didn’t really understand who he was up against , knowing that this is based on true events , I felt sorry for the guy!!!
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="113">1:53</a> The journalist was the most badass guy of the Narcos Series. He knows very well what the narcos are capable of but he doesn't care.
Him, colonel carillo and kiki camarena. People like these who stand up for what is right and didn't get corrupted are the true heroes. Not scumbags like escobar or cali cartel.
@@iamtheruraljuror9257 It's scary though to see how corrupted society is when you read lots of comments about how badass or how "gangster" Chepe or Escobar or other narcos are, even though they earned their money by poisoning human beings and killing the innocent and help corrupt whole countries.
@@accen7official882 And yet, at the end of the day, who died and who lived? I'm sure the journalist regretted his decision immediately; not the definition of brass balls.
In real life, this man had TWO attempts on his life. They (Chepe's crew, although it could have been Pacho's as he also came to NY at times) told him to stop investigating and he didn't listen. Then somehow, by the grace of god, he survived the first attempt on his life. They told him to run. But did the journalist listen and run? No. He stayed around the same cartel infested area and kept doing what he did. He didn't survive the second attempt on his life. He now has a little plaque dedicated to him with his name on it on a very tiny, mini-plaza on Roosevelt ave in between 82nd street and 83rd street in Jackson heights (Queens).
@@othelliusmaximus stupid. It’s admirable to stand up for what you believe in. For justice. But when you do it to the cartel, it’s just stupid. Especially if you have a family, kids. You need to think about them too.
@@larrygill2223 If everyone shared that weak attitude, there would be nobody to bring these animals to justice. The old saying holds true “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”
Narcos keeps showing you how bad Hollywood actors actually are. Most of them are nowhere close to good. World is full of great actors like this guy who would never get close to Hollywood.
@@mr.nobody9697 He's saying Hollywood, not generalizing American actors. Hollywood may be in America but that doesn't mean all actors in Hollywood are American. See the problem is Hollywood keeps casting the same people over and over in the movies because they're famous and not because of acting talents, that's what's wrong.
I can't stand when people think anything foreign is automatically amazing. Do you understand Spanish? First off the the accents are way off and the delivery isn't so good that you have to come here and take a shot at American Actors. Benicio Del Toro and Andy Garcia would've played this scene 100 times better and with better Spanish. I know a LOT of Latinos that don't like the fact that the accents and mannerisms in this series are so bad. Chepe is supposed to be Cali Colombian the actor speaks with a Cuban accent and his mannerisms are seriously NOT Colombian. De Dios, the dead journalist was Cuban in real life but this actor , Gabriel Sloyer, who's from Long Island by the way, sounds like an American imitating a Cuban.
I love Chepe's expression when he stands up and shots the journalist more. He has a tired even bored expression, like killing someone in cold blood is just another Tuesday for him. At the same time he seems kinda frustrated the journalist didn't accept the hush money.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="175">2:55</a> the moment before he pulled the trigger, the sound of the train reminds me of the moment where Michael pulled the trigger and kill Sollozzo in Godfather. Also Chepe's laugh before shooting the guy is kind of funny but creepy
I feel like this whole scene was resembled so much towards Taxi Driver and The Godfather. The way Narcos portrayed NYC was extremely similar to taxi driver in filmography and this scene took so much from the Godfather. I feel as though Chepe was Michael Corleone and the journalist was like Sollozo
Yeah, ironically, Sollozo was the drug dealer although he ended up got shot by a guy had a college degree, and such thing only happened in fiction. In real life, drug dealers pulled the trigger.
Sometimes you have to be aware of who you are dealing with. The moment he saw that gentleman was at the table he should have realized his life was on the line. I'd a said yes to whatever bribe and left that table alive and disappeared. His life was more valuable than that story.
@@pirobot668beta he doesn’t necessarily side with evil. He sided with keeping his life. He sides with being there to support his wife, his children. Maybe he could take the bribe and turn it in to the police if he doesn’t like the blood on the money. Who knows. Either way though, once the Cartel knows you by name, you’re going to either be their pawn in exchange for your life, or you’ll be running for your life. There are no good outcomes.
Naive, young, not quick on the uptake and very dead. You gotta read a room. His life was forfeit the second Chepe turned around and sat down. He could have played along. Chepe did not know how committed the reporters was to his values. You gotta pick your battles.
@@jabarhenv5933 was 2nd season the one with gentleman of Cali, and their head of security working with DEA? That to me was easily the best, had the most suspense.
You mean the actor right? How would you know how the real Chepe was or how much charisma he had. The Portuguese actor Pepe Rapazote who portrayed him does it with charisma yes.
Jesus I get chills thinking about season 3 it was so damn good except for how some it ended I loved every bad guy but especially Chepe and Pacho who unfortunately didn't get as much time as I would have liked..and I hate how Chepe ended up. But I loved them all Miguel was a badass and so was David and of course Pena and Salcedo were also Great.. classic season of a great show
TheSkyWhale I use and like 5 times in the whole paragraph ..skywhale huh maybe that's a nickname for thinkin you're God I mean for real u clowning on my overuse of and ..AND not writing proper sentences..this is RU-vid not Harvard yo
TheSkyWhale . You people are the worst because you’re so insecure about yourself you have to go on the Internet and hate on people for random stuff because you need to find something wrong in everything others do. By you saying that you sound stupid because it seems you can’t read what he said but everyone else could.
That journalist had more balls than most on Narcos. He knew what a dangerous man Chepe was, and what he risked by going against him. Yet here, he's sitting across from him, recieving threats against his life if he won't comply. And he refuses to bow to Chepe and his demands, sticking to his principles. His pride and principles might have gotten him killed, but he showed so much courage in the face of death.
@@ratconsumer666 Anyone would be scared shitless But he overcame the fear and said : « No, I will not become one of the dozens or hundreds of journalist you bribe. I will stand up to the truth »
Chepe didn't kill Manuel de Dios (who spoke with a Puerto Rican accent in real life), but Chepe got clipped like a mangy dog by the Colombian National Police.
@@jsphat81 Well, most portuguese people speak a brand of portuguese spanish hybrid called " portuñol ". It's actually deceptively easy for us to imitate a spanish or latin american accent if you study spanish.
@@slicklol Portuguese and Brazilians are just like the British with American characters in the sense you think you're masters at imitating accents and you're not. Pêpê Rapazote does NOT sound Cali Colombian and his body language is 100% European, not Latino. The Spanish accent has during the entire role is a weird mix of Cuban and sometimes even comes across as Puerto Rican with moments where he pronounces things like a Mexican. The accenting is actually a mess, NOT Colombian at all.
Well I see a blooper at the beginning of the scene. So this scene takes place in 1992 and the train they are showing is an R188. It should be an R36 train or “red bird”
Manuel de Dios Unanue (4 January 1943 - 11 March 1992) was a Cuban born US journalist, radio show host, anti-drug crusading editor of magazines Cambio XXI and Crimen, and editor-in-chief of El Diario La Prensa, New York City's largest Spanish-language daily newspaper.
@@sparrowprince3432 His story is out, and he died with dignity for it. Living for integrity is arguably more important than living for longevity. Only he can say whether it was worth it to him, pointless to project one's own worries and fears onto a more principled man than one's self.
No. He was a dumbass. You can attempt to flower it up and praise his integrity, but the truth is: no one will care and life goes on, while he sits there, a rotting cadaver, with a bullet in his head. That’s called reality.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a>, his look reminds me of Escobar. For example how he looked at Felix in Narcos Mexico and also then looking away. Too bad Chepo and Escobar never had a conversation.
