Variety: Mexican location scout Carlos Muñoz Portal was shot to death in a violent region in central Mexico Monday while scouting for season four of Netflix’s hit show “Narcos.” The seasoned scout, who worked for Stacy Perskie’s Mexico City-based production company Redrum, has a slew of high profile credits to his name, including, “Sicario,” “Spectre,” “Fast & Furious” and “Apocalypto.”
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It is terrible that something like this could happen to someone so experienced at his job who clearly knew the territory he was in and the circumstances surrounding him. It's a shame that this has the potential to force the show to relocate, especially because of how dedicated they are to portraying the story accurately. People make terrible sacrifices for their work and their art, and unfortunately that is what this is. A man who died working on a wonderful piece of art that has been stretching the boundaries of tv and cinema since its inception. It is encouraging and yet disheartening to know some people will go to such lengths for their work.
It is so incredibly sad to think that someone looses their life for a job. To connect this with the book we have been reading recently, An Astronaut's Guide to Life, I am aware that there are jobs out there that are considered dangerous and the people know they are taking on a life threatening task. And though parts of Mexico are well-known for violence and crime, it is still heartbreaking to think that this man, Carlos Munoz Portal, went in for this job not expecting to be killed. My condolences to his family and friends who were most likely extremely shocked to here of the tragic happenings.
It is crazy to think that there are jobs in this industry, like being a location scout, that seem harmless and dangerous yet have deadly effects. Carlos Munoz Portal truly went above and beyond for his job, mainly because he never got to return home at the end of it. The dedication Narcos has to making a truthful and realistic story is incredible, and it's horrific to think that someone lost their life because of the show. I hope that the Netflix and Narcos teams are able to learn from this mistake, of putting one of their own in a potentially dangerous situation without offering him the proper protection necessary to complete his job, and are able to find safer and better ways to execute the reality of the show while also keeping their community safe.
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