Bandidos Season 2 focuses more on the characters’ personal stories and offers a bigger reward for the group of thieves, keeping the show exciting. This Mexican heist drama, directed by Adrian Grünberg and Javier Ruiz Caldera, is available for streaming on Netflix.
WARNING: This article contains heavy spoilers
Episode 1: The past knocks at the door
In Episode 1 of Bandidos Season 2, Miguel discovers a clue about the Tear of Fire diamond, part of Cortes’ treasure. Meanwhile, Lili is threatened using her ex, Leo. She drugs Miguel, and after he passes out, she leaves but promises to come back.
Lili sneaks into a heavily guarded mansion and realizes it’s her childhood home. She frees Leo but is caught by her stepsister, Regina, who locks her up. Regina accuses Lili of stealing their father’s money and demands the Tear of Fire in exchange for her life. While imprisoned, Lili makes a cyanide injection from apple seeds, takes Regina hostage, and escapes with Leo, though they get injured in the process.
Meanwhile, Regina investigates missing money as Octavio discovers his bunker has been robbed. Citlali and Ines find their accounts empty, suspecting Lucas, but he is broke too. Miguel, on a treasure hunt, spends his fortune on a hotel and seduces a woman to get an artifact.
Lili returns to Mexico, rallying the bandits and promising to recover their stolen money with Miguel’s help. They confront Miguel, who agrees despite his anger toward Lili and jealousy of Leo. However, Lili secretly plans to trade the Tear of Fire to Regina.
Miguel leads the bandits on a treasure hunt, revealing his hotel is built over Geronimo’s tomb. They find a gold bar but still need to locate Gonzalo’s grave. Miguel has a plan, and the adventure continues.
At the end of Bandidos Season 2 Episode 1, Leo updates Regina, who kisses him and jokes about Lili’s taste in men. However, Leo seems unhappy.
Episode 2: The scorpion rock
In Episode 2 of Bandidos Season 2, The bandits steal Cortes’ cryptex, revealing Gonzalo’s tomb is under Scorpion Cave in Ticamaya. Ariel, also after the treasure, sneaks onto their truck. Despite initial tension, Lili convinces the group to let him join by offering funding. Ines, suspicious of Lili, stays behind and investigates, discovering Lili’s real identity and her connection to the Valdes family. Meanwhile, Ines’ ex-husband calls, revealing their son Alex is missing.
On the journey, tensions rise—Lucas is jealous of Citlali’s new boyfriend, Miguel is bitter toward Lili, and Regina constantly texts Leo. When their van breaks down, Alex appears, wanting to help his mom win custody. Octavio hesitantly lets him stay. As they camp, Leo secretly contacts Regina but is caught by Lili, who notices his scars. They almost kiss but pull away.
The next morning, the group finds the cave. Miguel splits them up, pairing Lucas and Citlali, revealing their past in Paris. Meanwhile, Ines heads after them, with Mano spying on her. Regina meets Ariel for a partnership. When the bandits finally locate Gonzalo’s grave, they discover it’s a trap. Suddenly, they are surrounded by scorpions, ending Episode 2 on a tense cliffhanger.
Episode 3: Huachicoleros
Episode 3 of Bandidos Season 2 begins with The bandits discover a sewage tunnel beneath the grave and escape, but Leo is bitten by a scorpion. Their van is stolen by Huachicoleros, ruthless gasoline thieves who soon capture them. Pepa, their leader, forces Octavio into brutal fights while the others await organ harvesting.
At a rest stop, Mano tries to kill Ines but flees, leaving his fake hand behind. Elsewhere, Regina reveals to Ariel that the gold has been sold, leaving only the diamond. She kisses him, piquing his curiosity.
While imprisoned, Lucas admits to Citlali that fear made him abandon her, but she says it’s too late. Miguel warns Lili about Leo, but she trusts him. When Leo goes into shock, Miguel punctures his lung to stabilize him.
Ines infiltrates Pepa’s ranch for a rescue. Pepa, obsessed with Lili’s beauty, offers a makeover in exchange for a healer—her twin, Pachita, a shaman, who saves Leo. Pachita wears a necklace from the lost treasure.
Canche arrives but is ambushed. The bandits create chaos with Molotovs, and Ines takes Pepa hostage, forcing their escape. Later, Lili confesses Leo’s past ties to Regina. Back at the hotel, they find a furious husband holding Xime at gunpoint.
At the end of Bandidos Season 2 Episode 3, Regina meets with Miguel to explain her side. She hands him Lili’s case files, but Miguel isn’t interested. Regina warns him not to be rude, and Mano strikes Miguel as a reminder.
Episode 4: The Island of the Dead
Episode 4 of Bandidos Season 2 begins as Refugio holds everyone hostage at the hotel, demanding the treasure. Lili tricks him into a cave and locks him inside. Meanwhile, Citlali’s mother is selling their house, leaving her siblings with German. Miguel returns injured, but Lili focuses on the heist, linking the treasure to Zazil, Gonzalo’s wife.
The team plans to buy researcher Laureana Wright’s unpublished writings at an auction using Ariel’s money. A woman bids $50k, and Ariel refuses to go higher, losing the bid. Lili, suspecting Regina’s influence, cuts Ariel out. They steal the writings, swapping them for fakes while drugging Ariel and stealing his $200k.
Mano ambushes them but is outmaneuvered by Pepa, who takes the writings. Mano retaliates by kidnapping Alex. The bandits locate Zazil’s resting place—Island of the Dead. Ines joins, and Octavio gives her $200k for custody. Leo updates Lili on Regina, who must wait for the diamond to negotiate.
Miguel resents Lili after reading her case files, suspecting she killed Inigo. Regina tracks them, revealing Leo slept with her as part of a deal. She takes Lili and the writings, then leaves them trapped on a sinking boat. As panic sets in, Lucas kisses Citlali, and Ines vows to save Alex.
At the end of Episode 4, they find a bomb in Octavio’s weapons cache, attach it to the door, and go underwater as the bomb explodes.
Episode 5: La Casa De La Luna
Lili and Regina arrive at the Island of the Dead, where Lili seeks Mano’s help, but he kills a guard. Their argument reveals Regina’s jealousy over their father’s favoritism toward Lili. Meanwhile, the bandits escape their sinking ship and reach the island, following dead bodies to Lili at a Ceiba tree—Zazil’s tomb. They find only one gold bar and a codex.
Regina tries to get Lili on her side, but the bandits rescue her. Lili leaves the codex with Regina. The police arrest Regina and Mano for the island murders, but Regina is released and vows revenge, planning to kill Alex.
Low on fuel, the bandits stop at a gas station, where Lili and Citlali flirt for gas, but the owner calls the cops. They escape but must travel on foot. Miguel distances himself from Lili, saying he’ll help only until the heist ends. Meanwhile, Mano finds Alex but refuses to kill him.
After taking shelter in ruins, the bandits study the codex, realizing the treasure is a diamond. They hallucinate from Octavio’s mushroom soup but reach the hotel disguised as a German family. There, they find Refugio has taken Juan and Xime hostage.
Ines offers Regina a deal: the diamond for Alex and their money—but cuts Lili out. Octavio and Citlali side with Ines, while Lucas, Leo, Lili, and Miguel form their own team at the end of Bandidos Season 2 Episode 5.
Episode 6: The Diamond
Episode 6 of Bandidos Season 2 begins with Miguel, Lili, Lucas, and Leo meet Ramirez, who reveals a Mayan fresco of Zazil holding the diamond and three tests to obtain it. The location is a mountain in the Valley of the Gods. Ines’ team plants a mic on Miguel, but Lucas destroys it too late.
Ines partners with Ariel for funding but won’t give him the diamond. Octavio flirts with Ines while Citlali teases him. They sabotage Miguel’s van and update Regina, who forgives Mano for sparing Alex. Lili’s team reaches the mountain first, using Lucas’ AI to decipher a frog hieroglyphic.
Ines’ team catches up, racing ahead on horses. The second test requires running on rocky terrain, forcing them to go on foot. Lili cheats, using a tranquilizer gun on Octavio and Citlali, but Ines stops her at gunpoint. Lili faints from exhaustion but recovers. The teams camp overnight, and Citlali kisses Lucas. The next day, they locate the Crystal Cave.
A car chase follows, ending in a standoff at the cave. Regina kills Pepa and Refugio, steals the diamond, and orders Mano to kill the bandits. He refuses, so she kills him. As she targets Alex, Octavio shoots her guards but is mortally wounded. Ines kisses him as he dies, and the bandits mourn him.
Episode 7: The Heist
Episode 7 begins with Lili being arrested and charged with theft, assault, and murder, as three bandits are dead and two have fled. Regina sets a trap, knowing the bandits will attempt to steal the Tear of Fire from her casino. The bandits plan to go through with it anyway, but Miguel backs out, thinking he’s no longer needed. Imaginary Wilson reminds him that no one is left behind. On the day of the heist, Mano, injured, warns Xime that he needs to warn Lili.
How does the heist go?
The heist begins with Citlali and Lucas hacking the slot machines to create chaos, while Regina watches from the CCTV. She locks the diamond room, but Ines struggles to open a second vault. Miguel arrives and helps her, while Lucas disables the lasers in the diamond room for Lili to sneak in.
However, when Regina catches Lili, the bandits realize the diamond in the room is a fake, and the real one is in the vault. It turns out to be a trap within a trap, as Regina reveals the diamond is in her office, and the vault contains a bomb. Leo breaks in on a bike, and he and Lili narrowly escape the explosion. The cops arrest Lili, while Leo and Citlali flee. Lucas, Ines, and Miguel’s bodies are taken to the morgue.
What happens to Inigo Valdes?
Regina visits Lili during her interrogation and accuses her of holding the Valdes inheritance. Lili reveals that Inigo is her real father and hid the inheritance from Regina, knowing she was dangerous. Lili also deduces that Regina is behind Inigo’s murder, having slowly poisoned his medications. Regina admits to poisoning him and framing Lili, who unknowingly administered the final dose.
What happens to the bandits?
Regina is arrested after Canche reveals he never turned off the mic in the interrogation room. A flashback shows Xime stopping Ines at the vault and, with Ariel’s help, they fake the bandits’ deaths by detonating the bomb. The bandits escape in body bags, rent the diamond to Ariel for a million, and recover their money from Regina’s safe. Pachita plans to send Regina a message to kill Pepa.
Leo and Lili part ways on good terms as he decides not to stay with her. Citlali plans to break up with German before joining Lucas in China. Alex wears Octavio’s dog tags, and Carmen hopes to see Ines again, which Ines agrees to. Miguel plans a trip with his dad, but Wilson sadly disappears, unable to stay with him.
At the end, Miguel and Lili share a bittersweet goodbye and confess their love, hoping to meet again someday. Juan briefly becomes lucid and asks Miguel to take him to Turkey. Lili looks at her mother’s gold brooch, finds something unusual through a magnifying glass, and smiles. Could it be a clue to the Valdes inheritance?
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