{"id":129856,"date":"2026-01-24T00:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129856\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:29:07","slug":"hialeah-mayor-police-chief-say-netflix-film-starring-ben-affleck-matt-damon-make-city-officials-residents-look-bad-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129856\/","title":{"rendered":"Hialeah mayor, police chief say Netflix film starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon make city officials, residents look bad &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; The mayor and police chief of Hialeah are ripping the new Netflix film, \u201cThe Rip,\u201d based on a real story, for making city officials and residents look bad.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2016 drug bust, former officer Chris Casiano and his narcotics team raided a Miami Lakes home, finding millions of dollars stuffed in buckets hidden inside an attic compartment. It was the largest cash seizure ever made in Miami-Dade\u2019s history. The film, however, was primarily filmed in the City of Hialeah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey start off the entrance to Hialeah with bullet holes riddling the sign coming into the city. By the way, that sign doesn\u2019t exist. We have no sign that looks like that,\u201d said Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo.<\/p>\n<p>Calvo said the film wrongfully portrays the city as a gritty and unsafe city, fueled by drug heists and violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis movie is a slap in the face to our law enforcement personnel,\u201d said Calvo. \u201cIf you have never been to Hialeah, if you live somewhere else in this country and you see this film, I wouldn\u2019t want to come here, and that\u2019s a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that the real-life drug bust occurred in Miami Lakes, not Hialeah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real story that we saw depicted in the movie \u2018Rip\u2019 took place in Miami Lakes,\u201d said Calvo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade-police-seize-millions-in-narcotics-bust-2-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">7News covered the police raid<\/a> at the home located near Northwest 169th Terrace and 77th Path, which a suspected marijuana trafficker owned.<\/p>\n<p>In total, $24 million was seized, and authorities took Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez and his sister, Salma Hernandez, into custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-lakes-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-money-laundering-hiding-22m-in-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hernandez-Gonzalez<\/a> served five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Hialeah Police Chief George Fuente agreed with the mayor, saying filmmakers don\u2019t write the city\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real story of Hialeah is written every day by our officers through their actions, their service, and their commitment to this community,\u201d said Fuente.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the film\u2019s location inaccuracy, the story puts a magnifying glass on the tension, paranoia, and threat of betrayal that ensue among police officers who initially appear corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Calvo argued the film\u2019s intended portrayal crossed the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the perception through this film is that these are corrupt officers and nothing can be further from the truth,\u201d said Calvo.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said the city\u2019s lawyers are looking into whether any action can be taken, but there has been no word of a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Sunbeam Television Corp. 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