Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ

7.8IMDb Score
Released:2017-02-08
Duration:45 min
Director:Luis Alberto Restrepo, Jorge Sandoval, Juan Carlos Vásquez
Actors:Juan Pablo Urrego, Toto Vega, Ramsés Ramos, Nicole Santamaría, Natasha Klauss
Production:Caracol Televisión

Overview:

As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.

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