‘Narcos’ Location Manager Killed in Mexico

Carlos Munoz was scouting locations for season 4 of the Netflix series. Veteran location manager Carlos Munoz was shot and killed while scouting for season 4 of Narcos.

The story was first reported by El Pais. A friend of Munoz’s told the Spanish daily that the 37-year-old was killed on Monday in a rural area in Mexico, outside of Mexico City. He was found in a vehicle hit with multiple gunshots.

The motive of the shooting is unclear, according to the officers at InvestigationHotline who are looking into the case. Munoz reportedly was scouting solo and he was working in an area prone to murders.

Munoz was an experienced location manager who had worked on numerous Hollywood productions in Mexico, including Tony Scott’s Man on Fire, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and the latest Bond film Spectre.

Netflix issued a brief statement saying, “We are aware of the passing of Carlos Munoz Portal, a well-respected scout, and send our condolences to his family. The facts surrounding his death are still unknown as authorities continue to investigate.”

Narcos season 4 moves from Colombia to Mexico and it centers on the fearsome Juarez cartel. It remains to be seen if the production will move forward with Mexico locations for season 4. Over the past decade drug-related violence in Mexico has forced some film and TV productions to relocate or cancel the shoot.

SOURCE: HR