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Season 1 · Episode 2
Vía de Escape
C1Latin American42 min
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on NetflixA planner saves Teresa's life, and she makes a deal with Epifanio for El Güero's information, but death and suspicions surround her, and she is set up by someone she doesn't know.
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güero
light-skinned or blonde person; used as a nicknameexpressioncolloquialExtremely common in Mexican and US Spanish. Can be affectionate or neutral depending on tone. Here it functions as a character's nickname throughout. The feminine form is güera.
Le decían el güero desde chico porque nació con el pelo muy claro.They called him güero since he was little because he was born with very light hair.agenda
notebook; here: a small book containing sensitive/coded informationnoun (f)Guardó todos los contactos en una agenda que nadie más podía ver.She kept all the contacts in a notebook that no one else could see.órale
okay; let's go; come on; alright thenexpressioncolloquialHighly versatile Mexican and US Spanish expression. Can signal agreement, urgency, encouragement, or a command to move. Tone and context determine exact meaning.
Órale, ya vámonos antes de que se haga tarde.Alright, let's go before it gets late.echar(se)
to kill someone (in criminal context); to 'take someone out'expressioncolloquialIn everyday speech echarse means to lie down or throw yourself, but in cartel/criminal registers it means to kill. Context is everything. Echarse al güero means to have killed him.
En ese ambiente, amenazaban con echarse a cualquiera que hablara de más.In that environment, they threatened to take out anyone who talked too much.quebrar
to kill (criminal slang); also: to breakverbDicen que anoche quebraron al líder de esa banda.They say they killed the leader of that gang last night.avioneta
small private plane; light aircraftnoun (f)Aterrizaron en el rancho con una avioneta sin registrar.They landed on the ranch in an unregistered small plane.tranza
shady deal; corrupt transactionnoun (f)Ese político siempre anda metido en tranzas con los contratistas.That politician is always involved in shady deals with contractors.enfriar
to kill; to 'cool someone off' permanentlyexpressioncolloquialCriminal euphemism for killing. Literally means to cool or refrigerate. Common in narco dialogue.
La orden que llegó era clara: había que enfriar al testigo antes del juicio.The order that came in was clear: the witness had to be taken out before the trial.pellejo
skin; one's life (colloquial: 'your hide')noun (m)Si no sales de aquí rápido, te van a costar el pellejo esas decisiones.If you don't get out of here fast, those decisions will cost you your hide.traición
betrayal; treasonnoun (f)Para él, no cumplir una orden era una traición imperdonable.For him, failing to follow an order was an unforgivable betrayal.pitazo
tip-off; informant's tipnoun (m)La policía llegó tan rápido porque alguien dio el pitazo.The police arrived so fast because someone tipped them off.
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