''Kingpin'' is an American

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which debuted on the

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in the

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and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003, and lasted 6

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s. The series detailed a Mexican

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named Miguel Cadena (

Yancey Arias Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series '' Kingpin'' and Gabriel Williams in the FX series ''Thief''. Life and career Arias's mother, Miriam, is Puerto Rican and his father, Tony, is Col ...

) and his

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life. Low ratings and the network's discomfort with airing a show with a drug trafficker protagonist resulted in the show's cancellation. Commercials on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky, which also featured in the series.

Cast

as Miguel Cadena *

Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lynn Lee (born April 22, 1967) is a German-born American film, stage, and television actress. After studying acting in college, Lee relocated to Seattle, Washington to work in theater, where she was cast by David Lynch as Laura Palmer and ...

as Marlene McDillon Cadena * Rubén Carbajal as Joey Cadena *

Bobby Cannavale Roberto Michael Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for various television roles, including leading roles in ''Third Watch'', ''Vinyl'', and ''Mr. Robot'', as well as recurring roles in ''Will & Grace'', which wo ...

as Chato Cadena * Angela Alvarado Rosa as Delia Flores *

Brian Benben Brian Edward Benben (born June 18, 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Tupper in the HBO comedy television series '' Dream On'' (1990–1996), and also known as Sheldon Wallace on ABC medical drama '' Private Practice'' ...

as Dr. Heywood Klein *

Shay Roundtree Shay Roundtree (born November 23, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American actor. Early life Roundtree began his early training as an actor by joining drama clubs in his native hometown, Augusta, Georgia. He began his formal training as an actor ...

as Junie Gatling * Neko Parham as Shawn Williams *

Elpidia Carrillo Elpidia Carrillo (born August 16, 1961) is a Mexican actress and director. Her career includes roles in both Latin American and US film and television. She is best known in the United States for her supporting role in the iconic action film ''Pre ...

as Lupita * Eduardo Palomo as Capt. Lazareno *

Sean Young Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres. Young's early roles include the independent romance ''Jane Auste ...

as Lorelei Klein * Toy Connor as Sheronda Clifford

Crew

The series was created by writer David Mills. Mills also served as the head writer, show runner and an executive producer.

Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series ''Family'' (1976–1980), '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), ''The Love Boat'' (1977–1986 ...

and

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were the series other executive producers. James L. Conway and Jonathan Levin were consulting producers for the series.

Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim (born in 1962) is an American television and film director, producer, and photographer. Sackheim has produced and directed for ''The X-Files'', ''Law & Order'', ''House'' and ''NYPD Blue''. He also directed '' The Walking Dead,'' ...

was a co-executive producer and regular director.

Doug Palau Doug Palau is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the ABC crime drama '' NYPD Blue'' and has been nominated for an Emmy Award and an Edgar Award. Biography Palau began writing for television for the third season of N ...

was a supervising producer and writer for the series. Paul Cajero was the series line producer. The series other writers were

Lloyd Rose Lloyd Rose is an American writer most associated with her work on various ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs. She has also written for the American television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and '' Kingpin''. She often jokes in her biographies th ...

, Diego Gutierrez, Maria Elena Rodriguez, Floyd Salas and Susie Putnam. The series other directors were

Allen Coulter Allen Coulter is an American television and film director, credited with a number of successful television programs. He has directed two feature films, '' Hollywoodland'', a film regarding the questionable death of George Reeves starring Adrie ...

James Hayman James Hayman, sometimes credited as Jim Hayman, is an American television producer, director and cinematographer. Career His credits include ''Judging Amy'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' Kingpin'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Any Day Now'' ...

, Michael M. Robin and

Peter O'Fallon Peter O’Fallon is an American television director. He was born and raised in Colorado, and earned a degree in film studies from the University of Colorado. He began his career in commercials winning several Clio awards. After directing the ...

Episodes

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingpin 2000s American crime drama television series 2003 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Spelling Television Television series by Universal Television Works about Mexican drug cartels Television shows set in New Mexico