The Snitch Cartel: Origins (Spanish for El Cartel de los Sapos: el origen) is a Colombian crime dramastreaming television series developed for Caracol Televisión by Asier Aguilar.[1] It is based on the book El Cartel de los Sapos by Andrés López López,[2] and focuses specifically on the lives of the Villegas brothers, better known as Los Caballeros de Cali.[3] The series is set in two eras, starring first Juan Pablo Urrego, and Sebastián Osorio playing the Villegas brothers in their youth,[3] and later being replaced by Gustavo Angarita Jr., and Carlos Manuel Vega in his adulthood.[3]
