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202684 minPG-13documentary

Black Cocaine

202684 minPG-13documentary

Eugenio Berríos, known as the "chemist of Augusto Pinochet," navigated Chile's violent political landscape, intertwining lethal poisons and cocaine trafficking.

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Cristóbal Valenzuela

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Eugenio Berríos, known as the "chemist of Augusto Pinochet," navigated Chile's violent political landscape, intertwining lethal poisons and cocaine trafficking.

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Cristóbal Valenzuela

Cristóbal Valenzueladirector

Pilar Gilwriter

Juan Eduardo Murillowriter

Cristóbal Valenzuela

Cristóbal Valenzuelawriter

Claudio Arredondo

Claudio Arredondocast

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The discovery of audio tapes recorded by Eugenio Berríos, known as the "chemist of Augusto Pinochet", forms the basis for reconstructing his rise and fall. His life traces a thin black line through Chile's recent history—dictatorships, lethal poisons, and mountains of cocaine—within a political life so violent it ultimately led to his own self-destruction.

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