En la Boca del Lobo
En la Boca del Lobo
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En la Boca del Lobo

The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel

7.1 / 10
2014
1 season
80 episodes
CrimeDramaAction & AdventureDocumentary

Based on a true story and the book, At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel, En la Boca del Lobo follows the series of events that ultimately lead to the dramatic downfall of Colombia’s infamous Cali drug cartel. The story centers on Ricardo Salgado, an engineer and soldier who rises ranks and became in charge of the security of the godfather of the Cali Cartel, one of the largest criminal organizations in the world and rival of the Medellin Cartel.

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Seasons

  • La Vida En El Infierno

    1.La Vida En El Infierno

    10.0
    10-10-201445m

    Infamous Cali drug cartel is the biggest criminal organization in the world and its leaders are the most wanted men in Colombia, but finding out their location seems an impossible...

  • El Comienzo

    2.El Comienzo

    10.0
    13-10-201445m

    Chacho gets in trouble with Flavio over a woman; Ricardo agrees to work for Manuel so as to be able to kill Escolar.

  • Amor En Tiempos de Guerra

    3.Amor En Tiempos de Guerra

    14-10-201445m

    Irene is in charge of taking Orlando and Richie to Cali with the aim of catching Pablo Escobar; Richie and Lena spend the night together.

  • Bebé en Camino

    4.Bebé en Camino

    15-10-201445m

    Flavio Escolar's men try to kill Wilson's girlfriend, but Ricardo thwarts their plans; Lena discovers she expecting Ricardo's child; Toa tells Lena Ricardo is working for the mafia...

  • Ep 5

    5.Amenazas

    16-10-201445m

    Ricardo finds the gifts Toa left Lena and she lets him know he is going to be a father; Ricardo and his hit men go on a mission to capture Escolar.

  • Ep 6

    6.La calma antes de la tormenta

    17-10-201445m

    Manuel lets his business partners know they are going to take control of Escolar's routes to try to make peace with the rest of the drug lords; Tigre's pilot dies in a helicopter a...

  • Ep 7

    7.Ajustes

    20-10-201445m

    Anala promises Ricardo she will get Lena an appointment with a specialist.

  • Ep 8

    8.Entre la espada y la pared

    21-10-201445m

    Ricardo tells Lena they're moving in to the same building where the Ramrez-Orjuela live; Anala tells Manuel she is pregnant with his child.

  • Ep 9

    9.Todo Listo

    22-10-201445m

    The young man who taps phone calls for Manuel is found dead with a message from Flavio Escolar; Ricardo suspects a hit man is going to try to kill Chacho at the soccer field.

  • Ep 10

    10.Cancelada

    23-10-201445m

    Although hit men open fire at the soccer field, Chacho escapes unharmed; Anala asks Manuel for money to help her brother.

  • Ep 11

    11.Influencias

    24-10-201445m

    Niurca and Ricardo open a term deposit account at a bank in Panama, which strengthens Ricardo's ties with the cartel even more; Lena asks Ricardo to break away from the cartel, but...

  • Ep 12

    12.Traicion en la Familia

    27-10-201445m

    Gerardo admits to Ricardo that he is working for Escolar; Amanda belives Anala could be her cousin's accomplice; Lena is promoted to manager at the bank.

  • Ep 13

    13.Lealtad

    28-10-201445m

    Ricardo examines the plane and realizes it doesn't belong to a collector, but to the Federal Police; Ricardo learns Thompson works for the Senate, so he runs away to El Salvador.

  • Ep 14

    14.Puntos de Encuentro

    29-10-201445m

    It becomes public that Cali Cartel has ordered Ricardo to kill Flavio Escolar; Manuel tells Ricardo to take a vacation to get away from the organization; Edilberto tells Manuel to...

  • Ep 15

    15.La Venganza

    30-10-201445m

    Ricardo is discharged from the military reserve; Ricardo fakes his own death during the explosion caused by Escolar and Agredo prevents Lena from being hurt.

  • Ep 16

    16.Gol?

    31-10-201445m

    The Ramrez-Orjuela kill two of Escolar's men as a warning; Ricardo tries to find the way to break away from the cartel; Manuel tells Ricardo that Escolar has been captured.

  • Ep 17

    17.Interrogatorio

    03-11-201445m

    Manuel is not willing to hand himself over to the authorities because he's not happy with the conditions; Oquendo kills one of Manuel's men for sexually harassing his wife Sandra,...

  • Ep 18

    18.Oferta de Paz

    04-11-201445m

    Ricardo manages to obtain Oquendo's radio frequency to get information; Manuel commands his men to kill Oquendo and comforts Sandra; Marcelo's brother tells Sandra the Ramrez and O...

  • Ep 19

    19.Atrapado

    05-11-201445m

    The colonel tells Palencia that he already knows everything; Manuel explains to Sandra that he only wants to protect her.

  • Ep 20

    20.Vientos favorables

    06-11-201445m

    The search unit shows up at Manuel's home, but he manages to escape with Palencia's help; Calleja tells Ricardo Irene has died in an accident.

  • Ep 21

    21.Se queda o se va

    07-11-201445m

    Ricardo obtains pictures and videos in which Nelly and Vzquez are exposed; Alejo escapes from his home to meet Ricardo; Ricardo finds the microphone that Vzquez placed in Manuel's...

  • Ep 22

    22.Que sigue?

    10-11-201445m

    Amanda and Anala attend Wilson's event to meet with Sandra, but the search unit shows up; Heraldo tells Manuel on the phone he has full control of the presidential campaign.

  • Ep 23

    23.Traicion Latente

    11-11-201445m

    Otero orders Jaime to asks the Cali cartel for more money, but he admits to be really scared of them; Colonel Vsquez discovers the cartel has attached a bug to the prosecutor's off...

  • Ep 24

    24.Entre la vida y la muerte

    12-11-201445m

    Ignoring whether the informant is still loyal to the Cali cartel or has been convinced by Escolar to damage it, Ricardo arrives at the Basilica to face the enemy.

  • Ep 25

    25.Pistas

    13-11-201445m

    Palomino admits to being the Ramrez-Orjuela brothers' accountant; the General orders the Colonel to quit his post in the military and to hand over the non-official documents he is...

  • Ep 26

    26.Miedo

    14-11-201445m

    Ricardo tells Ramss Manuel suspects he is passing on information to the DEA; Fernando proposes to Lena; the General orders the Colonel to move to Urab.

  • Ep 27

    27.A punto de explotar

    17-11-201445m

    Ricardo shows up at the notary because he will be Fernando's best man; Ricardo admits having invested in Fernando's company with the only aim of laundering money; the police show u...

  • Ep 28

    28.Bienvenido

    18-11-201445m

    Manuel threatens Ricardo that, if he doesn't help him avoid being caught, he will reveal the names of the people Ricardo has bribed, who betrayed him, how they developed the consti...

  • Ep 29

    29.Terminos

    19-11-201445m

    Ricardo finds out Samuel has been released on bail; Lena is upset after finding out Ricardo is again in trouble because of the cartel.

  • Ep 30

    30.Explosion

    20-11-201445m

    Ricardo tells two DEA agents he can work with them to capture Manuel; Wilson tells Manuel Ricardo is betraying them.

  • Ep 31

    31.Sin Trabajo

    21-11-201445m

    Ricardo fakes a phone call between Lena and Toa to make Manuel believe he is still loyal to him; the DEA agents arrive at Manuel's apartment to carry out an operation, but Builes t...

  • Ep 32

    32.Decisiones

    24-11-201445m

    Fine offers Ricardo the opportunity to leave the country with his family, but he is determined to finish what he started; Builes manages to rescue Manuel before Colonel Aragn finds...

  • Ep 33

    33.Retiro

    25-11-201445m

    Mendoza is arrested and taken to a hearing with the prosecutors; Ricardo wants to pay Diego a visit in jail, but Lena warns him it could be a trap.

  • Ep 34

    34.Entregarse a la justicia

    26-11-201445m

    Builes states Ricardo is in charge of guarding Manuel, but the prosecutor orders his arrest anyway.

  • Ep 35

    35.Atrapando a un Pez Gordo

    27-11-201445m

    The prosecutor and the police go to Manuel's house; after finding the stash, the police arrest Manuel; the press asks him if he contributed to the San Pedro's campaign, but he deni...

  • Ep 36

    36.Encuentros

    28-11-201445m

    Wilson makes an appointment with Ricardo with the aim of killing him and asks Lunarejo to take care of the him; Michael asks Ricardo not to attend the meeting, but the decision has...

  • Ep 37

    37.Prioridades

    01-12-201445m

    Ricardo and Lena confront Wilson's gunmen; Wilson's men follow Toa to the hotel where Lena is staying.

  • Ep 38

    38.Conquistando nuevos territorios

    02-12-201445m

    Lena leaves a message for Ricardo on the mirror at the motel room and tries to escape from Wilson's men; Ricardo sends his GPS coordinates to the DEA agents, unaware that Wilson's...

  • Ep 39

    39.Guerras personales

    03-12-201445m

    Fine appears in a chopper to try to rescue Lea, Toa and Ricardo; Wilson lets Manuel know Ricardo managed to run away; Ricardo has been living in the States for 16 years.

  • Ep 40

    40.El Ultimo y nos vamos

    04-12-201445m

    Callega and Irene come to Ricardo's house to try to settle their differences.

  • Ep 41

    41.Vecinos Peligrosos

    05-12-201445m

    To Ricardo's surprise, the informant is one of his neighbors from the time he worked at the battery factory in Cali.

  • Ep 42

    42.Esposas

    08-12-201445m

    Manuel pays a visit to his wives at the Club de los Rojos to update them on the new security measures.

  • Ep 43

    43.10 Millones

    09-12-201445m

    At the office, Lena finds out somebody has taken 10 million dollars from the company's bank account.

  • Ep 44

    44.Besos

    10-12-201445m

    Everything has been set up to develop the plan to make Colonel Vzquez fall for Nelly.

  • Ep 45

    45.Microfonos

    11-12-201445m

    After discovering a microphone hidden, a furious Manuel looks for Ricardo, underestimating his great skills.

  • Ep 46

    46.Distancia

    12-12-201445m

    In order to preserve the little dignity he has left, Ricardo tells Lena what he did to Colonel Vzquez.

  • Ep 47

    47.Apoyo

    15-12-201445m

    Luisa interrupts a meeting organized by Vsquez; she promises to support him and asks him not to give up the fight to destroy the cartel.

  • Ep 48

    48.Burlas

    16-12-201445m

    Vazquez and his team finish searching the venue where the party has taken place, puzzled to find none of the cartel bosses attended the party.

  • Ep 49

    49.Vision a futuro

    17-12-201445m

    Manuel and Edilberto decide to keep Vsquez and Nelly's video a secret for the time being, as they rather bring the video to public attention when the Colonel is no longer protected...

  • Ep 50

    50.El dinero compra todo

    18-12-201445m

    Ricardo confirms the fat cats in Cali can get anything they want with money.

  • Ep 51

    51.En la adversidad

    19-12-201445m

    Ricardo and Lena are forced to spend the night together in an improvised camp, and they end up bonding.

  • Ep 52

    52.Honor

    22-12-201445m

    Ricardo is forced once again to break his code of honor; this time he will do it to protect all the politicians who work for the cartel.

  • Ep 53

    53.Grabaciones

    23-12-201445m

    Manuel gets back together with the widow; Heraldo calls Manuel on the phone to inform him their conversations have been taped.

  • Ep 54

    54.Campañas

    24-12-201445m

    The press publishes a letter from the Ramrez brothers to Attorney Grautoff, in which they state no political campaing was willing to accept their financial support, but also sugges...

  • Ep 55

    55.8000

    25-12-201445m

    Palomino arrives at the prosecutor's office with the aim of giving his testimony.

  • Ep 56

    56.Pruebas

    26-12-201445m

    Manuel puts Ricardo's loyalty to test and invites him to his fake birthday party, to which Ramss and other three people have also been invited.

  • Ep 57

    57.Lluvia de asesinatos

    29-12-201445m

    After witnessing Gmez's death, Ricardo is about to see another murder, a lot more brutal than the last one.

  • Ep 58

    58.Casos Pasados

    30-12-201445m

    Manuel is perplexed after the president decides to stop supporting the operation; the President's office starts pushing the prosecutor's office; Palomino's cold case is reopened.

  • Ep 59

    59.La DEA en acción

    31-12-201445m

    The DEA operations prove to be really effective when finally the drug lords hear about Blumenthal's arrest.

  • Ep 60

    60.Sin Retorno

    01-01-201545m

    With the Americans leading the operation, there is no way back, and the procedure continues as planned.

  • Ep 61

    61.Allanamiento

    02-01-201545m

    Unaware of the fact that Palencia collaborates with the cartel, the Americans and Marisol try to convince Captain Vegalara of joining the mission to apprehend Manuel.

  • Ep 62

    62.Todas las pistas cuentan

    05-01-201545m

    Unaware of the fact that Palencia collaborates with the cartel, the Americans and Marisol try to convince Captain Vegalara of joining the mission to apprehend Manuel.

  • Ep 63

    63.Desesperado

    06-01-201545m

    Desperate, Ricardo finally tells Lena about his plans to break away from the cartel; meanwhile he pretends to be helping Yusti get everything ready to kill the Chilean guy.

  • Ep 64

    64.Dobles Intenciones

    07-01-201545m

    Lena offers Ricardo to move back in with them because that way he will be able to find out more about the boss's whereabouts.

  • Ep 65

    65.Traicion

    08-01-201545m

    Through Blumenthal, Ricardo communicates with Bokowski, an American agent who is willing to help him.

  • Ep 66

    66.Tan cerca y tan lejos

    09-01-201545m

    Lázaro asks Alberto to teach him how to shoot; Diógenes sets Rosita a trap and takes her with Abbes; Urania tells Susana Agustín handed her over to Rafael to have his forgiveness.

  • Ep 67

    67.Salvarse o morir

    12-01-201545m

    Ricardo manages to convince Lena that his plan with the DEA is a good idea.

  • Ep 68

    68.Informacion

    13-01-201545m

    Ricardo patrols the streets where he believes Manuel could be hiding; an encounter with Quique finally leads him to the boss's whereabouts.

  • Ep 69

    69.Misión Casi Cumplida

    14-01-201545m

    The agents and the rest of the team break in the boss's apartment, only to find Ever inside.

  • Ep 70

    70.Documentos

    15-01-201545m

    As the Americans cannot seem to locate Manuel's hideout, Ricardo asks them to look in Manuel's desk, where they will find a valuable object.

  • Ep 71

    71.Autorizacion

    16-01-201545m

    As the Americans cannot seem to locate Manuel's hideout, Ricardo asks them to look in Manuel's desk, where they will find a valuable object.

  • Ep 72

    72.La ultima prueba

    19-01-201545m

    Manuel puts Ricardo to test when he asks him to find Palencia a lawyer.

  • Ep 73

    73.En el limite

    20-01-201545m

    At the hearing, Mendoza states that he has a strong link with the cartel.

  • Ep 74

    74.Evidencia

    21-01-201545m

    In accordance to Diego del Mazo's plan, Builes shows up at the prosecutor's office to inform on Ricardo.

  • Ep 75

    75.Declaraciones

    22-01-201545m

    Otero is deeply distressed after hearing he is a recurrent name in Mendoza's testimony.

  • Ep 76

    76.Escondite

    23-01-201545m

    While the DEA agents train a team to begin a new operation to capture Manuel, he is in his apartment organizing a new hideout.

  • Ep 77

    77.Visitas

    26-01-201545m

    Pilar takes her son to see his dad for the first time in a very long time; even though their visit makes him feel anxious, he is happy to see them again.

  • Ep 78

    78.La ultima esperanza

    27-01-201545m

    By tapping the cartel's phone calls, Ricardo is able to confirm that same night the criminals are going after him and Palomino; their only shield is the DEA's protection.

  • Ep 79

    79.Entre la muerte y la libertad

    28-01-201545m

    Ricardo gets desperate when he realizes Fine is late for their appointment, unaware that Lena and Toa are about to be caught by members of the cartel.

  • Ep 80

    80.Fin

    29-01-201545m

    While Palomino leaves the country with his son, Ricardo, Lena and Toa are finally rescued by Fine, the DEA agent.

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