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Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.


Based on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre, La melancolia de los feos, El diario del fin del mundo and Akelarre, the story of an alcoholic private investigator who unmasks sinister plots within the underworld of Bogotá is told.

Andrés Parra
Frank Molina
Aria Jara
Lady Masacre / Gaby López

Juan Pablo Urrego
Ignacio Pombo

Jorge Cao
Augusto Pombo

Francisco Denis
Padre Lazaro

Julio Pachón
Rojan

Silvia Santamaría
Carmen

Ana Wills
Verónica
Victoria Hernández
Fiscal Gamboa
Jefferson Quiñones
Al Magro
The Initiated is a thriller, drama, mystery, crime film released in 2023. Directed by Juan Felipe Orozco, it stars Andrés Parra, Aria Jara, Juan Pablo Urrego. Based on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre, La melancolia de los feos, El diario del fin del mundo and Akelarre, the story of an alcoholic private investigator who unmasks sinister plots within the underworld of Bogotá is told.
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