A location scout for the Netflix crime drama Narcos has been shot dead while working in central Mexico.
The bullet-riddled body of Carlos Muñoz Portal, 37, was found in his car in a rural area in the town of Temascalapa, in Mexico state, one of the country's most violent, the BBC reported on Sunday.
Mexican officials were reportedly having difficulties investigating the case given a lack of witnesses.
Netflix said the facts surrounding his death were "still unknown".
A friend of Muñoz told the Spanish newspaper El Pais (in Spanish) that the victim was travelling in the region taking photographs for locations. The death happened on Monday last but news of it has only emerged now.
Muñoz's 10-year career included scouting locations for high-profile movies such as the latest James Bond movie, Spectre, as well as Fast & Furious, and Apocalypto.
Narcos is a hit series about the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, and Muñoz was working as a freelancer for its fourth season, which will reportedly focus on the notorious Juárez drug cartel in Mexico.
Netflix said in a statement: "We are aware of the passing of Carlos Muñoz Portal, a well-respected location scout, and send our condolences to his family."
