[s1e2] Cuarenta Minutos -

Alice Braga (Teresa Mendoza), Veronica Falcón (Camila Vargas), Joaquim de Almeida (Epifanio Vargas), and Justina Machado (Brenda Parra).

Teresa must swallow and transport narcotics. The stakes are raised when a fellow mule, Adaline, dies in front of her after a packet ruptures in her stomach. [S1E2] Cuarenta Minutos

The episode highlights Teresa's transition from a victim of circumstance to an active participant in the drug trade as a means of survival. The episode highlights Teresa's transition from a victim

Teresa begins to understand the power of information, refusing to tell Camila why Epifanio wants her, which inadvertently increases her value as a bargaining chip. Production Details Director: Matthew Penn Themes and Analysis A disturbing scene features men

Back in Mexico, Teresa’s friend Brenda and her son Tony continue to evade the cartel’s hitmen while attempting to find a way to the United States. Themes and Analysis

A disturbing scene features men slicing open the deceased Adaline to retrieve the drug packets, illustrating the cartel’s view of mules as mere "storage containers".