Jaime Velez, played by Christopher Rivera, is a Latino inmate on the HBO drama Oz

Oz (TV series)

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...

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Character overview

He wants to follow Miguel Alvarez

Miguel Alvarez

Miguel Alvarez is a fictional character played by American actor Kirk Acevedo on the television show Oz. He is the main Latino inmate in the series. He is a gang member of El Norte and of Cuban descent.-Character overview:...

 and tries to kill Carmen Guerra

Carmen Guerra

Carmen "Chico" Guerra is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, played by Otto Sanchez.-Character overview:Prisoner #96G522. Convicted June 4, 1996 - Murder in the first degree...

to get in his good graces. The attempt backfires however as Guerra kills Jaime.

Season 5

Released from solitary, Alvarez finds trouble from Guerra that Velez is witness to. In order to call a truce, Alvarez allows Chico to stab him in full view of the Latinos without retaliating. Guerra uses this as a chance to aim for Alvarez's heart but he misses and after witnessing this, Jaime is impressed by Miguel's bravery. Velez then tells Miguel that he thinks he is the new wave in leading El Norte and will do whatever is necessary to become his Lieutenant. Miguel sees an opportunity to kill Guerra here and asks Jaime to do the deed. Jaime approaches ready to stab Chico in the shower but Guerra turns around and knocks Jaime into the a bathroom wall. He then bashes he head into the wall repeatedly, killing Jaime. Miguel however does not retaliate as he is trying to remain out of solitary.