His role in 'Narcos: Mexico' nailed the real price — and victims — of the drug wars

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Actor Luis Gerardo Méndez sees his role as officer Victor Tapia, who's trying to solve the murders of women in Juárez amid cartel wars, as "the eyes of the entire Mexican people." Read my latest for nbc news at the link below:

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