Director: Luis Estrada
Cast: Arcelia Ramírez, Paulina Gaitán, Joaquín Cosío, Mauricio Isaac, Alfonso Herrera
The Dead Girls is a 2025 Mexican crime thriller series directed by Luis Estrada, dramatizing the real-life story of the Baladro sisters — known infamously as 'Las Poquianchis' — who rose from poverty to control a criminal empire of exploitation and murder across 1960s Mexico.
What is The Dead Don t Die about?
Set in the conservative provincial Mexico of the 1960s, this series follows three sisters who carve out a brutal existence at the margins of society. What begins as survival — running a modest establishment in the rural heartland — escalates into something far darker as the women forge alliances with corrupt local officials and ruthless criminal networks. The series traces their slow transformation from exploited women navigating a deeply patriarchal system into architects of violence themselves. Drawing on documented historical testimony and court records, it examines the social machinery that allowed such crimes to flourish unchecked for years, asking hard questions about complicity, gender, and institutional failure in mid-century Latin America.
Cast & crew
Director Luis Estrada brings a sharp satirical sensibility honed across decades of Mexican cinema. The ensemble is anchored by Arcelia Ramírez and Paulina Gaitán, both established presences in serious Latin American drama. The supporting cast — including Joaquín Cosío, Alfonso Herrera, and Leticia Huijara — adds further credibility to this recreation of a case that shocked Mexico for generations.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers outside Iran, The Dead Girls offers a window into a mid-twentieth-century Latin American story that carries striking parallels to patterns of state complicity and social silence familiar across many cultures. The true-crime genre has always resonated strongly with diaspora audiences seeking narratives about how ordinary institutional life can conceal extraordinary violence. This Netflix production arrives with high production values and a measured, investigative tone rather than sensationalism. The series is in Spanish with original audio — no Persian dubbing or subtitles are available — making it best suited for viewers comfortable with Spanish or English subtitles.
Where & how to watch
The Dead Girls is available to stream on K-Time. The series is in Spanish; original audio only — no Persian dubbing or Persian subtitles are available. Watch on the web browser, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone with no geo-blocking and no VPN required. Cancel anytime.