This entire blog is based on the central character of the hit, Telemundo telenovela, "El Senor De Los Cielos". However, just who the hell is Aurelio Casillas? Well this is who he is:
"Yeah...look and me and my Baller-ass shirt, 10-gallon hat and sunglasses! "
The character of Aurelio Casillas, played by famed telenovela actor Rafael Amaya(above), is loosely based on the infamous drug lord, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, who over the span of two decades-the 1980s and '90s-became one of the most powerful drug lords in the world. By the time of his death in 1997 from a botched plastic surgery attempt to his face(Some argue that foul play was also a factor), it was estimated that his net worth was approximately $25 Billion USD. He was given the name "El Senor de Los Cielos" or "Lord of the Skies" for pioneering the use of emptied-out commercial airliners to transport his drug packages from Colombia to Mexico; from Mexico to the United States and abroad. While alive he was considered the most feared and powerful of drug kingpins in Mexico by the DEA. For more info on the real Aurelio Casillas, you can go here or watch this.*
*Side Note: Rafael Amaya, the actor playing Carrillo is a damn good-looking man. Carrillo was not. It makes no sense; but it fits in with one telenovela trope that will be explained during the podcast.
Anyways, we felt it was necessary to expound on the real life; quite frankly horrible history behind the show so that a perspective could be gained. If you, the listener, decide to watch the show with us, then you can come to appreciate just how over-the-top and unintentionally hilarious this show can be at times when thinking about the grim reality that this show is based on.
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