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| “ | The fury of the Cartel, Ain't no one escaped it yet |
„ |
| ~ The "Negro y Azul" song. |
| “ | Siempre soy amigo del cartel! | „ |
| ~ Saul Goodman |
The unnamed Mexican drug cartel, simply known as just The Cartel, are the overarching antagonists of the crime drama series Breaking Bad and the main antagonists of its prequel series Better Call Saul.
Based on the real-life Juárez Cartel, the Cartel was an drug cartel operating in Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It was known for its brutality, instilling fear into drug rivals, law enforcement, and the public through often violent executions. Led by Eladio Vuente and various other dons, including Juan Bolsa and Hector Salamanca, the Cartel was a hierarchical criminal organization with a chain of command, notably enlisting many members of the Salamanca Family as dons, high-ranking enforcers, assassins, or low-level bodyguards.
Despite being known for decades as one of the most powerful criminal empires in the Southwest, the Cartel would face imminent destruction through a series of calculated moves carried out by Gustavo Fring, one of its highest ranked distributors, who sought revenge on the Cartel after Hector murdered Fring's business partner, Max Arciniega.
Members[]
Leadership[]
- Don Eladio Vuente, originator and boss
- Don Juan Bolsa, founding member, Capo and second-in-command
- Don Hector Salamanca, former founding member, Capo, third-in-command and patriarch of the Salamanca family
- Don Eduardo Salamanca, high-level member and Capo, temporarily the Salamanca patriarch following Hector's stroke
- Don Paco, high-level member and Capo
- Don Cesar, high-level member and Capo
- Don Renaldo, high-level member and Capo
- Don Artuno, high-level member and Capo
- Don Cisco, high-level member and Capo
- Don Luis, high-level member and Capo
- Don Escalada, high-level member and Capo
Enforcement[]
- Gaff, primary enforcer
- Marco and Leonel Salamanca, assassins
- Gonzo, lieutenant
- No-Doze, lieutenant
- Nacho Varga (formerly), lieutenant
- Arturo Colon, lieutenant
- Joaquin Salamanca, bodyguard
Manufacturing[]
- Benicio Fuentes, lead methamphetamine chemist
- Jesse Pinkman (formerly), short-lived supplier and later short-lived chemist
- Walter White (formerly), short-lived supplier
Distribution[]
- Gustavo Fring (formerly), high level distributor through his front organization, Los Pollos Hermanos
- Tuco Salamanca, drug distributor
- Domingo Molina (formerly), street dealer and secret DEA informant
- Emilio Koyama (formerly), street dealer
- Arlo (formerly), street dealer
- Mouse (formerly), street dealer
