Mayans MC Season 1: 7 Big Questions We're Left With
5. Just How Deeply Is Felipe Involved In Mexico's Underworld?
One of Mayans MC’s most interesting sub-plots is centred on the Reyes brothers’ father, Felipe. We learn mid-way through the first season that Felipe previously worked as a corrupt police officer, under the employ of the Galindo Cartel, back in Mexico. When he’s first introduced, Felipe is portrayed as a hard-working and law-abiding single father, so this revelation was a gripping addition to the plot.
Not only is Felipe connected to Galindo, but also to the father of Luisa, the leader of the Mexican rebels opposing Galindo. Her father and Felipe are seen in an old photograph, posing next to heads that they’ve recently removed from bodies, by means of machetes. This grim scene reveals deep ties to both sides of the current unrest in Santo Padre and is the catalyst for an alliance between the two later in the season.
Given the common use of flashbacks in the show, it would be a welcome move to have an insight to Felipe’s past transgressions incorporated in this fashion for a future season. Considering his age and the company he keeps, it’s unlikely this character will be around for much longer, so hopefully the writers will make the most of him while they can.