A heavy-set man named Ortega walks in, flanked by two goons. Ortega owes money to the wrong people, but he thinks he’s found a loophole: hiring El Balas to "negotiate" his exit from the contract.
(The Bullets). He wasn't called that because he liked guns; he was called that because he was faster than the lead meant to kill him. Episode 1: The Dead Man’s Debt el balas ep 1
Here is the story and breakdown of the concept (which applies to Episode 1 and the series as a whole): A heavy-set man named Ortega walks in, flanked by two goons
(or Amara), a man released from prison after serving three years for theft. In the first episode, he immediately goes to the location where he hid his stolen loot—an apartment building called "El-Balass"—only to find a massive surprise that forces him to change his plans. Key Themes & Elements for Your Paper The "Unexpected Surprise": He wasn't called that because he liked guns;