José Wilfredo Ayala-Alcántara

José Wilfredo Ayala-Alcántara, known as “Indio de Hollywood,” is a high-ranking MS-13 figure whose documented history connects the gang’s Los Angeles origins, deportation to El Salvador, the Hollywood clique and the organization’s senior leadership structures. U.S. prosecutors have described him as one of the founding members of the Hollywood clique in Los Angeles who later rose to a major leadership position after being deported to El Salvador.

The Ranfla II indictment alleges that Ayala-Alcántara joined MS-13 while living in the United States. After deportation to El Salvador, prosecutors say he became a leader of the Ranfla en las Calles. The indictment further alleges that, after he was incarcerated, he was elevated into the Ranfla Nacional. Federal filings also state that he managed MS-13 operations in the United States, including drug trafficking. These allegations are central to the government’s case but should not be phrased as proven criminal facts unless supported by a conviction or plea.

Ayala-Alcántara is especially valuable for the archive because he connects two leadership generations already represented in the database. The first Ranfla prosecution focuses on alleged members of the Ranfla Nacional. The later Ranfla II case includes leaders from several command layers. Ayala-Alcántara links those worlds by being alleged to have served first in the Ranfla en las Calles and later in the Ranfla Nacional. His page should therefore link to both canonical structures rather than forcing him into only one.

His Hollywood connection is equally important. Borromeo Enrique Henríquez and Elmer Canales-Rivera also carry Hollywood aliases, and Ayala-Alcántara adds historical depth because the Justice Department explicitly described him as a founding member of the Hollywood clique in Los Angeles. This makes Hollywood one of the clearest bridges between the gang’s U.S. origins and later Salvadoran leadership. The clique page should eventually contain a timeline showing its Los Angeles roots and the later leadership careers of members associated with it.

Ayala-Alcántara also provides a distinct arrest story. The Justice Department reported that Mexican authorities located him on April 17, 2023. They determined that he was a Salvadoran citizen without valid status in Mexico and expelled him toward El Salvador. While transiting through George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on April 18, U.S. authorities arrested him. He was then transferred into the Eastern District of New York case. That unusual sequence deserves an Event node because it illustrates the cross-border enforcement mechanisms surrounding senior MS-13 fugitives.

The government’s broader case alleges that Ayala-Alcántara and his co-defendants were part of an MS-13 command structure spanning the Ranfla Nacional, Ranfla en las Calles and Ranfla en los Penales. Prosecutors accused the leadership group of directing criminal activity in El Salvador, Mexico, the United States and other countries and of using violence to influence the Salvadoran state. Again, these descriptions represent allegations in the prosecution.

Within the archive, Ayala-Alcántara should link bidirectionally to MS-13, Hollywood, Ranfla en las Calles, Ranfla Nacional, the Ranfla II case and his April 2023 arrest event. His biography should also link laterally to Hollywood-associated leaders already in the package.

Few profiles illustrate the transnational arc of MS-13 as clearly: Los Angeles clique formation, deportation to El Salvador, elevation through senior command structures, international fugitive status, location in Mexico and arrest while transiting the United States. That makes Ayala-Alcántara a major anchor for the historical narrative of the organization.

Documented network

RB ORG MS13 (organization) is recorded in the canonical graph as member of or associated with, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB ORG RANFLA_EN_LAS_CALLES (organization) is recorded in the canonical graph as member of or associated with, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB ORG RANFLA_NACIONAL (organization) is recorded in the canonical graph as member of or associated with, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB ORG HOLLYWOOD_CLIQUE (organization) is recorded in the canonical graph as member of or associated with, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB CASE US_V_AREVALO_CHAVEZ_RANFLA_II (case) is recorded in the canonical graph as defendant in, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB PERSON VLADIMIR_ANTONIO_AREVALO_CHAVEZ (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co defendant or related leadership case, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB PERSON WALTER_YOVANI_HERNANDEZ_RIVERA (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co defendant or related leadership case, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB PERSON MARLON_ANTONIO_MENJIVAR_PORTILLO (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co defendant or related leadership case, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB PERSON JORGE_ALEXANDER_DE_LA_CRUZ (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co defendant or related leadership case, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

RB EVENT JOSE_AYALA_ALCANTARA_ARREST_2023 (event) is recorded in the canonical graph as involved in event, documented status, 90% confidence. This describes the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Timeline and case connections

Structured events are kept separate from general biography so later audits can update dates, convictions, organizational changes, killings or court outcomes without rewriting unrelated material.

Status and record

The structured life-status field is unknown. This administrative field should change only when a reliable current source supports an update.

Source record

The current Master package attaches the following evidence sources to this profile: – Fugitive High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, Tier 1. – United States v. Arevalo-Chavez et al. indictment — U.S. District Court / U.S. Department of Justice, Tier 1. – Three of the Highest-Ranking MS-13 Leaders in the World Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, Tier 1.

Each source supports only the claims tied to it. Structured source references remain attached so later audits can trace timeline and relationship records back to evidence.

Evidence and editorial boundaries

For living subjects especially, current status and legal claims need dated sourcing. The page therefore favors structured evidence over unsourced crime lore, and future expansion should come from stronger records or newly processed canonical entities.