Scripted series · Caracol TV
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ
The story behind bars
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Juan Pablo Urrego
Jhon Velásquez "Alias J.J."
69 eps
Toto Vega
Iván Darío Urrego
69 eps
Ramsés Ramos
Tulio Galeno
69 eps
Nicole Santamaría
Alexandra Restrepo de Velásquez
69 eps
Natasha Klauss
Ana María Solozábal
69 eps
Amparo Grisales
Mónica Machado (abogada de JJ)
69 eps
Luis Mesa
Clemente Díaz (Director de la Cárcel)
69 eps
Roberto Mateos
Dixon
69 eps
Lina Castrillón
Victoria de Mahecha
69 eps
Felipe Muñoz Carmona
alias "Piojo"
69 eps
Mario Bolaños
Carlos Castañeda
69 eps
Frank Beltrán
Leonidas Caicedo alias "Zurcido"
69 eps
Juan Pablo Obregon
Manuel Serrano
69 eps
Elkin Díaz
Abel Mahecha
69 eps
Pacho Rueda
Pedro “El Potro” Rentería
69 eps
Adrián Jiménez
Duván
69 eps
Ulises Gonzalez
«gordo Robledo»
69 eps
Victoria Hernández
Rosa Restrepo Jaramillo
69 eps
Salvador Puentes
Alias "3H"
69 eps
Manuela Valdés Ruiz
Nena Ximena Escobar
69 eps
Felipe Fernandez
Oliver
69 eps
Ómar López
Ayudante de Jeni
69 eps
Ache Hernandez
Gabriel Mendoza
69 eps
Edgar Duran Jr.
alias "La Rata"
69 eps
Mauro Mauad
Señor de los Aires
69 eps
Felipe Giraldo
Capitán Moreno
69 eps
Deivi Duarte
JJ Joven
69 eps
Paola Cano
Emma
69 eps
Lina Cardona
Paulina
69 eps
Luis Carlos Londoño
Bairon
69 eps
Camilo Jiménez Varón
Médico Fiscalía
69 eps
Luz Estrada
La Mona
69 eps
Aníbal Baeza
Paramilitar Dueñas
69 eps
Anderson Ballesteros
Fernando Buitrago "Alias, El loco"
69 eps
Nicole Quintero
Janet Ferro
69 eps
Fredy Yate
Tote
69 eps
Camilo Calvo
Drug dealer
69 eps
Gamal Dillard
Reportero de TV
69 eps
Karina Palmer
Luisa
69 eps
Juan Pablo Franco
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
69 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Asier AguilarProducer
Writing
- Gerardo PinzónWriter
- Johnny A. OrtizWriter
Direction
- Luis Alberto RestrepoDirector
- Jorge SandovalDirector
- Juan Carlos VásquezDirector
Music
- Jose Ricardo TorresOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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