The protagonist and narrator, Andrés López López ("Florecita"), introduces us to his reality before he became a powerful capo. We see a young man from a "decent" but impoverished family. The author emphasizes that poverty in Bogotá has a classist stigma—being poor is embarrassing, but being a "pelado" (a street kid) is a death sentence.
The episode opens with the wealthy Villegas family celebrating Christmas in a luxurious mansion, showcasing the height of their power.
The young versions of the brothers are portrayed by Juan Pablo Urrego and Sebastián Osorio, who deliver intense performances that ground the early, desperate stages of their criminal careers. Atmosphere:
The chapter opens with the narrator reflecting on his childhood in , during the 1970s and 1980s. He describes a city growing rapidly, marked by wealth inequality and the early influence of drug trafficking.
: Critics from Decider suggest that while the first episode is well-acted, it is saturated with "telenovela-style melodrama".
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