The hit Netflix series La Casa de Papel, which many of you know as Money Heist, was a fictitious story about one of the world’s most daring robberies.

But something like that couldn’t happen in real life, could it?

On January 12, 2006, 6 men walked into the Banco Rio de Acassuso in Buenos Aires, Argentina, armed with toy guns and a bold plan.

Led by a charismatic man who thought himself an artist, they walked in (some in costume) and walked out without firing a shot or hurting any of the hostages inside.

And they did this while an over 200-member tactical response team was waiting to breach the entrance.

Well the cops did finally get in, but when they did, they got a big surprise. And the story only gets stranger from there.

This is our newest story on the Mysteries of Latin America podcast, where we’lltell you the about the details of the operation, how they planned it, the police investigation, the arrests, if authorities got any money back and the mysteries that still surround this epic heist that people in Argentina still call the Robbery of the Century.

Narrated by Andrew Colón, and what we do here is tell stories about the myths, legends, mysteries and history of Latin America, so we know our own stories and so people all over the world can know about some of what makes the cultures of North, Central, South America and the Caribbean what they are today.

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Now let’s get to today’s story… of The Real Money Heist…