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A rival gang ambushes the pick-up, but John escapes. This impresses cartel kingpin Pintera, whose men fight off the hijackers. John then makes the deal, delivering the drugs to Malik while under surveillance by Cooper. Malik mentions a meeting with cartel members above himself.
Sep 5, 2023 · Aside from Johnson and Gavron, the cast of Snitch included Barry Pepper as Agent Cooper, Benjamin Bratt as Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera, Harold Perrineau as Jeffery Steele, Susan Sarandon as Joanne Keeghan, and Jon Bernthal as Daniel James.
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Juan Carlos Pintera, also known as El Topo or The Mole, is the leader of a Mexican drug cartel and the main antagonist in Snitch. He was portrayed by Benjamin Bratt, who also voiced El Macho in Despicable Me 2, Ernesto de la Cruz in Disney/Pixar's Coco, and portrayed Antonio Pope in Ride Along...
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John drives to the pickup point near the Mexican border. In the process, a rival gang ambushes the pickup, but John manages a daring escape, impressing cartel kingpin Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera (Benjamin Bratt), whose cartel successfully fights off the people who ambushed them.
- Dwayne Johnson Plays the Lead. Dwayne Johnson plays John Matthews, a single father who finds out from his ex-wife that their son has been arrested for selling drugs.
- The Movie Was Inspired By True Events. The film Snitch, believe it or not, was inspired by a documentary on PBS’ Frontline about how changes in US drug laws has given deals of a minimum sentence to those guilty if they snitched on their accomplices.
- Barry Pepper Plays an Agent. Acclaimed actor Barry Pepper plays Agent Cooper, one of the officials who helps John bring the drug dealers to justice. In order to get into character, Barry told Hollywood.com that he worked with actual DEA agents and learned that “when they go undercover, it sort of becomes that life and in Cooper’s case, he was working undercover for years…and it just sort of becomes a part of you.”
- Benjamin Bratt Portrays a Kingpin. Law & Order vet Benjamin Bratt returns to film after doing TV stints in Modern Family and Private Practice. In Snitch, he plays drug kingpin Juan Carlos Pintera AKA El Topo.
Snitch (2013) Benjamin Bratt as Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera
'Chupeta' is portrayed by the Colombian actor Juan Pablo Raba in the TV series El Cartel as the character of John Mario Martinez 'Pirulito' and in the second season is portrayed by the Colombian actor Camilo Saenz playing a 'Pirulito' captured in Brazil after several plastic surgeries.
