
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ(2017)
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.



Diego Calva
Juan Olvera

Noé Hernández
Calancho

Gerardo Taracena
Cándara

Karina Gidi
Eugenia Montes

Alejandro Puente
Gustavo 'Baldor' Aguilar

Ana Sofía Gatica
Helena

Pedro de Tavira
Ramírez

Roberto Duarte
Carajo

Héctor Jiménez
Armando Carrizales

Ernesto Meléndez
Yori
Prison Cell 211 is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of prison, based on novel or book, riot, miniseries. Created by Francisco Pérez Gandul, it stars Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena. Caught in a prison riot, a human rights lawyer poses as an inmate to survive. As he blends in, chaos and personal loss unveil the darkness within him.
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