What is the true story of Baby Bandito, which inspired the Netflix series?

Baby Bandito is a Chilean production that recently arrived on Netflix and is already winning over many fans of true crime series. In the plot, only the great robbery at Santiago airport actually happened. Find out more about the character’s true story.

What is the true story of Baby Bandito?

The scenes of pure adrenaline played by actors Pablo Macaya, Francisca Armstrong and Carmem Zabala are, in fact, a great fantasy of reality. However, there is a true story that inspired the plot of Baby Bandito. This is what we’ll talk about next.

The 8-episode plot is inspired by the true story that shocked the world in 2014: “Heist of the Century”, the great robbery at Santiago airport. Furthermore, Baby Bandito, in real life, is one of the perpetrators of the crime.

Kevin Olguin Sepulveda

The airport robbery is just one of the real events in the life of Kevin Olguín, who is portrayed in the series together with Kevin Tapia.

Also known as “niño de oro”, Kevin Olguín Sepulveda, was a skateboarder. At age 20, he joined a gang of thieves to invade Santiago International Airport to steal 6 billion pesos ($11 million) from the Brink bond transport truck.

The action of the criminals was successful for them and they still managed to escape. However, after an entire investigation, the police managed to arrest almost all the robbers. Only Kevin was not caught.

The robber managed to escape to Italy with part of the stolen valuables and his girlfriend, the character Genesis from the series. For two years they managed to maintain a life of luxury, including trips to Europe and the Caribbean. This is why false identities were used.

Arrest in 2016

In June 2016, Baby Bandito was identified in Barcelona and arrested by the Spanish police. As a result, he was extradited to Chile by Interpol. The couple had a 3-month-old son.

Therefore, he was tried and sentenced to serve four years in prison, unlike what is shown in the series, where he is not the “boss” of the gang and the authorities, so he received a light sentence.

Leak

Kevin even managed to escape before being jailed and continued to be involved in criminal gangs. Until in 2018 he was arrested again for possession of weapons and ammunition.

He is currently in prison, but only 10% of the money stolen in 2014 has been recovered.

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