Overview
The story of the Baladro sisters, known as “Las Poquianchis”, who built a brothel empire and became merciless killers in 1960s Mexico.
The 2025 miniseries The Dead Girls approaches its historical crime subject matter through the lens of a literary adaptation. By centering the narrative on the Baladro sisters and their brothel empire, the show investigates the mechanics of power and violence in 1960s Mexico. The structure allows for a prolonged examination of characters who operate far outside moral boundaries.
Arcelia Ramírez anchors the drama, lending weight to a story defined by cold ambition and escalating brutality. This adaptation avoids glorifying its central figures, choosing instead to map the trajectory of women who turned their environment into an instrument for control and murder. It remains a stark exploration of how criminal empires take root and eventually collapse.
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- First Aired
- September 10, 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 70 minutes
- Origin
- MX
- TMDB Votes
- 80