Narcos: Getting fat on crime in the new Netflix drama

THE ice-cream was the worst part, says actor Wagner Moura. To play notorious (and famously obese) Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar in new Netflix drama Narcos the Brazilian actor was required to bulk up in a hurry. Which meant a trojan diet of frozen treats. He winces at the memory.
“I was this little skinny guy,” the now quite bulky 39-year-old recalls.