Los Tres Caínes (The 3 Cains) is a 2013 Spanish-language TV series produced by RTI Producciones for Colombia-based television network RCN TV and United States–based television network MundoFox. It is based on the story of the Colombian paramilitary leaders Carlos Castaño, Vicente Castaño and Fidel Castaño, played by Julián Román, Elkin Díaz and Gregorio Pernía, respectively, drawn from the research of their librettist, Gustavo Bolívar. It was released on March 4, 2013, and ended on June 18 of the same year. The series ran into controversy a week after its release. Several Colombian citizens (mostly victims of paramilitarism) protested the series on social networks, under the slogan #noen3caines, and denounced it as a purely commercial exploitation of violence. After this, some brands withdrew their advertising from the series.
The series has been criticized by academics, journalists, human rights defenders, victims of paramilitarism and state crimes, and citizens outraged by its lack of rigor and its dialogues that re-victimize various social sectors that were victims of this illegal armed force created by the brothers Vicente, Fidel and Carlos Castaño Gil, around whom the production revolves, similar to a controversy over alleged support for drug trafficking in the series Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord. At the same time, the Diocese of Quibdó also criticized the series for not highlighting the role of the Church during the Bojayá Massacre.
At the same time, the series has been strongly criticized by Jesús Ignacio Roldán Pérez 'Monoleche', one of the most notorious ex-paramilitaries of the AUC, and at one time a high-ranking member. The series shows events that according to 'Monoleche' did not happen in real life, and claimed that these scenes caused him problems with his relatives and especially with his children, who were minors at the time. He particularly highlighted the scene of a young Monoleche (played by Sebastián Rendón) disturbed by the severed arm of a peasant, and swore to sue Gustavo Bolívar.
Julián Román, who played Carlos Castaño, received death threats shortly before the premiere of the series and expressed his rejection of paramilitarism and its manual for making its victims disappear.
Cast Castaño family Actor Character Real characterJulián RománCarlos CastañoDaniel RengifoCarlos Castaño (young)Gregorio PerníaFidel CastañoElkin DíazVicente CastañoLuz Stella LuengasFlor Gil de CastañoRosa Eva Gil Meneses de CastañoEileen MorenoRomualda CastañoRumalda CastañoJuliana PossoDelfina CastañoAdelfa CastañoMariana CórdobaMargarita CastañoAlex GilMarcos CastañoManuel CastañoAlex BetancourAlberto CastañoKevin BuryLucas CastañoLuis Fernando MúneraJosé Alberto CastañoJesús Alberto Castaño GonzálezJesús Forero José Alberto Castaño (young)Martha OsorioLuz Marina GilJenny OsorioManuela CuadradoMaría Margarita MezaPaula EstradaClara de CastañoPaula RestrepoMichell OrozcoLaura CastañoLina Castaño RestrepoPaulina DávilaKeniKenia Gómez Toro
Self-defenses Actor Character Real characterFrancisco BolívarAlias "Luciano"Jorge Iván Laverde "Iguano"Nelson CamayoAlias "J2"Jhon Darío Henao Gil "H2"Sebastián MogollónAlias "Monoleche"Jesús Ignacio Roldán "Monoleche"Sebastián Rendón Alias "Monoleche" (joven)Santiago Prieto Alias "Monoleche" (niño)Julio CorrealRodrigo "Doble Cero"Carlos Mauricio García "Doble Cero"Margarita ReyesTamara LópezOlga EscobarFrank BeltránAlias "JJ"Ever Veloza "HH"Agmeth EscafSalvatore ManciniSalvatore MancusoHector MejíaAlias "El Alemán"Fredy Rendón Herrera "El Alemán"Carlos VelásquezAlias "Don Serna"Diego Fernando Murillo "Don Berna"Ricardo VesgaGael GaleónRafaél GaleanoGastón VelandiaNestor PáezErnesto BáezAlberto BarreroAlias "Cordero"Carlos Mario Jiménez "Macaco"Harold CórdobaFerney PeláezHenry PérezAndrés OgilvieAlias "Copetín"Rodolfo Ospina Baraya "Chapulín"Ulises GonzálezAlias "Gordolindo"Francisco Javier Zuluaga Lindo "Gordolindo"Josué BernalAlias "El Águila"Luis Eduardo Cifuentes "El Águila"Nacho HijuelosRamón IsazaHernán CabiativaAriel OteroJorge SotoMiguel ArroyaveAndrés BolivarAlias "Paladar"
Medellín cartel, family and hitmen Actor Character Real characterJuan Pablo FrancoPablo EscobarJulio PachónGustavo Gaviria RiveroRodolfo SilvaGonzalo Rodríguez MahechaGonzalo Rodríguez GachaSilvio David PlazaAlias "El Panda"Roberto Escobar GaviriaMauro UrquijoEduardo RochaJorge Luis OchoaDavid PaezAlias "El Pití"Jhon Jairo Posada "El Tití"Freddy OrdóñezAlias "El Chupo"Mario Alberto Castaño Molina Carlos Manuel VesgaHernán Darío Henao "HH"Yesenia ValenciaIsabel Henao de EscobarMaría Victoria Henao de EscobarWilmer CadavidJuan Carlos EscobarJuan Pablo EscobarAlison GarcíaMónica EscobarManuela EscobarJorge Iván RicoEduardo GaleónFernando GaleanoJaime CorreaMariano MoncadaGerardo MoncadaSebastián BoscánAlias "Espinaco"Jhon Jairo Velásquez "Popeye"Dubán PradoAlias "Tysonn"Brances Muñoz MosqueraCarlos Alberto MejíaAlias "Querubín"Alfonso León Puerta Muñoz "El angelito"Julián BeltránMarcos FenderCarlos LehderMorris BravoAlias "Toto"Otoniel de Jesús González "Otto"Federico RiveraAlias "El anillo"Carlos Mario Alzate "El Arete"
Government and press Actor Character Real characterJosé Manuel OspinaJairo GarcíaJaime GarzónDiego CamachoEnrique SanderErnesto Samper PizanoFernando CorredorGustavo de GriffinGustavo de GreiffMario RuizGermán GiraldoCesar Gaviria TrujilloDiana ParraPrimera dama de GiraldoAna Milena Muñoz de GaviriaPedro RodaRafael MorenoRafael PardoCarlos CifuentesJaime GarcíaJaime Giraldo ÁngelNorman KarinCoronel CabasCoronel Hernando Navas RubioSteven SalmeViceministro Efraín MesaEduardo Mendoza de la TorreAndrés SuárezAntonio ArangoAndrés PastranaTatiana RenteríaPrimera dama de ArangoNohra Puyana de PastranaJuan Carlos Messier Alberto OteroFernando Botero ZeaFelipe GalofreGobernador de AntioquiaÁlvaro Uribe VélezDaniel RochaGobernador de SucreSalvador AranaWalter LuengasLuis Carlos GalánJuan Carlos SerranoRodrigo Lara BonillaSantiago SotoAlfredo GómezÁlvaro Gómez HurtadoChristian GómezYair UrregoJairo OrtegaHerbert KingOtto PáezEudaldo Díaz SalgadoMyriam de LourdesIsabel MariñoGloria CuartasBernardo RestrepoYamid AmatJulio Sánchez CóccaroOrlando TroyaHoracio SerpaIsabela CórdobaSofía RumiéreClaudia GurisattiRafael HenríquezAndrés Escobar
Police and army Actor Character Real characterAlberto PalacioGeneral Rito BedoyaGeneral Rito Alejo del RíoJuan Carlos SolarteCoronel Daniel GóngoraCoronel Danilo GonzálezAndres SoleibeMayor Hugo PallomarMayor Hugo Aguilar NaranjoHermes CameloGeneral MurilloGuillermo BlancoCoronel Álvaro Arévalo
ECAR and M-19 Actor Character Real characterIván RodríguezMiguel Miranda "Punto-Fijo"Manuel Marulanda Vélez "Tirofijo"Alberto PujolComandante Briñez "Morrocoy"Jorge Briceño Suárez "El Mono Jojoy"Luis Miguel HurtadoAlfonso OcampoGuillermo León Saenz "Alfonso Cano"William MesaRamiro ReyRaul ReyesRashed Estefenn RodríguezCésar Navarro/Carlos PizanoCarlos Pizarro LeongómezFernando ArangoGilberto Montañéz 'Montaña' Conrado Osorio SalvadorAlberto CardeñoComandante del ECAR
Cali Cartel and allies ! Actor Character Real characterLuis Enrique RoldánAlberto Ramírez RajuelaGilberto Rodríguez OrejuelaHarold FonsecaManuel Ramírez RajuelaMiguel Rodríguez OrejuelaCarlos CongoteGiuseppe SantamaríaJosé Santacruz LondoñoMauricio GoyenecheHermes ValenzuelaHélmer Herrera BuitragoAna Bolena MesaElsa MontoyaElizabeth MontoyaAlejandro GutiérrezSantiago Medina
Norte del Valle Cartel y other characters Actor Character Real characterPedro MogollónJuvinoMauricio CujarAlias "Raspón"Luis Hernando Gómez "Rasguño"Javier SáenzAlias "Bisturí"Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar "Cuchilla"Luis Fernando SalasAlias "Chuleta"Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía "Chupeta"Luis Eduardo MotoaEmbajador de Estados UnidosMyles FrechetteRicardo Mera SolarteAlfredo Puerta"Martín Llanos"Alfredo CuellarAlias "JC"Luis Eduardo Linares "HK"Mauricio Figueroa LeytonRicardo VélezSantamaríaJuan Manuel SantosVictor Cifuentes EmpresarioLuis Fernando Orozco EmpresarioHenry Montealegre Adrián CuadradoBrian Moreno Aurelio MirandaSaín Castro Eliecér JimenezAdriana Osorio Karina's motherAndrea RibellesMarthaConstanza GutiérrezAlicia's motherJulio del MarDon AsdrúbalMaría Emilia Kamper Karen's motherDavid GuerreroMayor of AmalfiMaruia SheltonMaría Isabela, reporterAdriana SilvaLaura GaleónMireya GaleanoHumberto ArangoMayor of Puerto BoyacáMatilde Lemaitre KarenDaniel MedinaDoctor Frank ViviescasBarbaro MarinAndrew MillerJavier PeñaBeatriz RamírezKeni's motherClaudia Rocío Mora HurtadoCarmenMaría Cristina Galindo Mercedes, Carolina's motherWilderman García Aldeano
Mistresses Actor Character Real characterCarina Cruz Carina LondoñoEstefanía Piñeres DuqueCarolina JimenezCarolina CollSusanaEmilia CeballosAlicia RíosJuliana DazaAlejandraJuliana Caballero Pamela
Broadcasters Country Alternate title/Translation TV network(s) Series premiere Series finale Weekly schedule Timeslot Tres Caínes RCN TV March 4, 2013 June 18, 2013 Monday to Friday 21:30 Tres Caínes Mundo FOX March 5, 2013 June 21, 2013 Monday to Friday 9pm/8c Tres Caínes Mundo FOX March 5, 2013 June 21, 2013 Monday to Friday 22:00 Tres Caínes Repretel January 6, 2014 May 2, 2014 Monday to Friday 22:00 Tres Caínes Telemetro January 28, 2014 Canceled Monday to Friday 22:=0
References
External links Official website RCN TV: Official website Mundo FOX: