Baby Bandito on Netflix: The true story of criminal Kevin Olguin Sepulveda, who inspired the series

This is a new Spanish series that is causing a sensation on Netflix. Number 3 on the platform, Baby Bandito is a Chilean fiction that brings back good memories for fans of La Casa de Papel with colorful characters, exceptional heists and breathtaking twists.

Produced by Pablo Lararin (Neruda, Jack, Spencer, The Count) and created by Valeria Hoffmann, Diego Muñoz (Neruda, The Count) and Juan Andrés Rivera, this Chilean fiction tells the story in 8 episodes of how a robbery turns the life of an extraordinary teenager. named Kevin Tapia, played by Nicolas Contreras.

In order to help his struggling mother and impress his new girlfriend, Genesis (Francisca Armstrong), Kevin steals from thugs the elaborate plan of the century for the cash-in-transit heist at Santiago Airport.

In his crime, which leads him to escape, he involves his lover, his best friend Panda (Lucas Vergara), the criminal Mystique (Carmen Zabala) and the bandit Panther (Pablo Macaya), his father’s former sidekick.

Behind the series Baby Bandito, the real crime!

You should know that Baby Bandito is based on true events! One of Chile’s biggest robberies: In 2014, a gang stole $15 million at the Santiago airport. BBCHalf a dozen armed men stole Brinks’ armored car.

The Chilean police estimated that the gang had obtained “valuable information” to establish such a precise robbery plan to steal this huge amount of money from abroad and which was to be transferred to Chilean banks.

And the character of Kevin Tapia in the series Baby Bandito is inspired by a real criminal: Kevin Olguin Sepulveda. The latter was at the head of the gang that organized the robbery of the century. He was 21 years old then.

After this robbery, the police conducted an in-depth investigation considering the gravity of the events that shocked the entire country. In the following years, several members of the group were arrested and a small part (about 10%) of the stolen money was recovered.

Other members of the arrested group were sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for assault, threatening robbery and illegal possession of weapons, among others. The only person acquitted in the case is Fabian Olguin, Kevin’s brother, because investigators could not gather enough evidence to link him to the robbery.

A life of luxury… and 4 years in prison

On the other hand, Kevin Olguin Sepulveda, nicknamed “Baby Bandito” by the European press, managed to escape and lead a luxurious life between France, Italy and Spain, which he does not hesitate to advertise on social networks.

as explained A cineholicKevin, now a highly wanted fugitive, is eventually tracked down in Barcelona, ​​Spain and arrested along with other criminals during a robbery. He is then extradited.

After returning to Chile, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Released on non-custodial probation, Kevin seizes the opportunity to escape. He would not be arrested until 2018, two years after his extradition, to finally serve his sentence.

He will be released shortly before being jailed again in 2021 for stealing a cigarette truck. He was not sentenced to prison for this crime, committed several months after his release.

But it looks like Kevin is still a criminal as he is currently in jail, Italian media reported TODAY.

Eight episodes of Baby Bandito are available on Netflix.