In Mexico, nothing goes as planned! Mexico's most notorious drug lord schools a naive journalist as to the secrets behind the cartel's success. EL CARTEL arrives May 12th from Universal/Vivendi, Triumphant Entertainment, & Polychrome Pictures. STARRING: Jose Luis Franco, Freddy Douglas, Mauricio Islas, Tania Arredondo, Miguel Rodarte, Gustavo Sanchez Parra, Howard Gibson, Rafael Olivera, Khotan Fernandez, Hector Kotsifakis, Jose Sefami, Alejandro de la Madrid, Eduardo Victoria, Alfonso Dosal and Tom Martino. WRITTEN & DIRECTED by: Brian J. Bagley. TAGS: el cartel, mexico, films, trailers, movies, El Cartel, DVD, 2009, hot, best, EL CARTEL, crime, mexican, latino, independent film, spanish, espanol, drug lord, drugs, drug trafficking, journalist, reporter, new, cartels, Cartels, CARTELS, gangsters, mafia