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En el Barro Set for August 14 Netflix Debut as Alejandra Oliveras’s Final Performance Surfaces

Newly released trailer footage showcasing Oliveras’s role alongside full cast announcements has heightened interest in the female-focused prison drama.

Overview

  • Netflix will release En el Barro globally on August 14, 2025, marking the expansion of Sebastián Ortega’s El Marginal universe into a women’s prison setting.
  • The July 24 trailer highlights intense prison sequences, a viral inmate kiss and early footage of Oliveras’s character training as Rocky.
  • Alejandra “Locomotora” Oliveras died on July 28 at age 47 after a 14-day hospitalization for an ischemic cerebrovascular accident and will appear posthumously in her acting debut.
  • The series follows Gladys Guerra “La Borges” and four fellow survivors of a prison transport accident as they form “Las embarradas” and navigate violent carceral tribes in La Quebrada.
  • The ensemble cast includes Ana Garibaldi, Valentina Zenere, Rita Cortese and María Becerra with special appearances by Juana Molina and Michel Noher alongside returning El Marginal favorites Juan Minujín and Gerardo Romano.