Baby Bandito takes its inspiration from a real-life heist that resulted in an airport security van being robbed of millions of dollars. The series uses the premise of the heist as its backbone but is more interested in the aftermath of the caper and the characters that were involved, including Kevin Tapia, based on one of the real robbers, Kevin Holguín Sepúlveda, whose present whereabouts are fittingly shrouded in mystery. Conflicting reports suggest that he may be in prison, but he might also still be on the run.
Where is Kevin Tapia from Baby Bandito now?
While some reports indicate that Kevin may be in prison, there are many more that claim to have no knowledge of his whereabouts and suggest he might still be on the run, having used his knowledge of document forgery to disappear.
The robbery that inspired the series took place in August of 2014 and would result in Kevin Holguín Sepúlveda — the inspiration for Kevin Tapia — and his girlfriend taking off and heading for Europe in a plan to avoid the authorities. However, Kevin would go on to post several images of himself on social media platforms as he enjoyed the high life, and he would be arrested in Spain in 2016.
After being apprehended, he would be extradited to Chile and was released before sentencing. That sentence would eventually be imposed, and Kevin would receive four years in jail, but he would choose to instead take off on the run again, launching another manhunt that would conclude in 2018, with Kevin being found in a commune.
Unfortunately, it seems that the criminal lure is always with Kevin, and after his release, he would be the subject of interest again, this time for a robbery involving a truck carrying cigarettes from the Chiletabacos company in Quinta Normal.
Real name and nickname
Kevin Tapia’s real name is Kevin Holguín Sepúlveda. The nickname “Baby Bandito” came about due to his aspirations for fame and luxury, and his involvement in one of the most daring heists in history. Kevin would become the face of the heist, and his social media posts and lifestyle after the crime would lead him to be called Baby Bandito by the media.
Who plays Kevin Tapia?
Kevin is played by Nicolás Contreras in the series, and his bio on IMDb only has this series and a short film called Una Historia de amor Imposible listed.
Hopefully Nicolás’s performance in the Netflix series will lead to more high-profile work for him since he’s very good in it.
Nicolas has an Instagram account where he has been promoting his appearance in the Netflix series. You can search for him there, and find him @nikokont.
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It might interest fans of the actor to know that he does have a YouTube channel that we stumbled upon, and it is under his Instagram handle of Nikokont. The channel has four uploads, consisting of music videos, including music from the Netflix series.
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