Who is Rafa Caro Quintero in Narcos: Mexico?

The grower with the golden thumb and no brakes · The Guadalajara Federation

Rafa Caro Quintero (The grower with the golden thumb and no brakes) is a character in Narcos: Mexico, part of The Guadalajara Federation. Rafa Caro Quintero is the federation's agricultural genius: the sinsemilla strain and the desert plantation at Búfalo are his, a marijuana operation of industrial scale hidden in plain Chihuahuan daylight. He is also its youngest temper — impulsive, romantic, chemically enthusiastic about his own product, and lethally unable to hear no, whether from partners, police or the woman he decides is his. Rafa's gifts build the empire's fortune; his impulses hand its enemies the match.

When does Rafa Caro Quintero first appear?

Rafa Caro Quintero first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Camelot”) of Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021, Netflix).

Who is Rafa Caro Quintero connected to?

Relationships already established when Rafa Caro Quintero first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Félix Gallardo — Founding partners — the brain and the thumb

Which group does Rafa Caro Quintero belong to?

By the time Rafa Caro Quintero appears, The Guadalajara Federation also includes Félix Gallardo, Don Neto, Isabella Bautista.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Félix Gallardo — El Padrino — the man who organized the chaos
• Kiki Camarena — The DEA agent who took it personally
• Don Neto — The old-school uncle of the federation
• Amado Carrillo Fuentes — The quiet nephew studying the whole board
• Isabella Bautista — The one woman at the federation's table

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