About Baby Bandito
Baby Bandito is a Chilean crime drama that premiered on Netflix in January 2024. The series is loosely inspired by Chile's so-called robbery of the century, a real 2014 armored-truck heist that captured national attention. It follows Kevin Tapia, a young skateboarder from a working-class neighborhood in Santiago who is pulled into planning an audacious robbery and finds his ordinary life upended by ambition, loyalty, and consequence.
Across seven episodes, the story balances the mechanics of an elaborate heist with the emotional fallout for the people around Kevin, including his protective mother and the older operators who recruit him. The show frames the crime less as a glamorous caper and more as a high-stakes gamble that strains family ties and tests how far a teenager will go to chase a different future. Romance, mentorship, and betrayal all complicate the plan as the money draws unwanted attention.
Created by Enrique Videla and produced for Netflix by the studio behind several Chilean hits, Baby Bandito blends youthful energy and street culture with the tension of a procedural thriller. It became one of Netflix's notable Latin American titles of early 2024 and was renewed for a second season, with the narrative widening to explore the aftermath of the robbery and the pressures that follow sudden, dangerous success.
