Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring is based on Eugenio Berrios, a biochemist for the Pinochet Government. He manufactured and trafficked drugs to support the regime and developed banned bio weapons. He was able to create a toxin that killed former Chilean President and opposition Frei Montalva in Santiago. He was able create this by conducting secret experiments in Colonia Dignidad, a colony for German refugees in Chile. In 1991 (due to his numerous crimes), Berrios was arrested to be put on trial (only to escape with the help of the Pinochet regime and other outsiders). It is implied that Herman Schuler was a Colonia Dignidad emigrant who helped with the escape. Breaking bad/Better Call Saul have several signals that showcase this reference. Berrios’s main bio weapon, sarin gas, is untraceable and imitates heart attacks. When his body was finally found after his escape, they used dentistry as the initial choice to identify him. Thanks for watching
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