"Jairo el Sicario" ha generado un gran impacto en la audiencia, ya que muestra una realidad cruda y sin adornos que muchos prefieren ignorar. La película ha generado debates y discusiones sobre la problemática de la juventud en Colombia y en otros países de América Latina.

This essay explores the 1994 Venezuelan-Colombian film , often referred to by the protagonist's name,

It was the Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and a finalist for the Goya Awards. Search Tips

It won Best Script at the Havana Film Festival (1994) and earned Novoa Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival (1995).

When Jairo decides he has had enough of the killing, he learns that there is no "retirement" in the cartel. His boss and the system he serves see him as a disposable commodity.