The planner and head of the operation was Mario Roberto Santucho, leader of the Workers' Revolutionary Party, although some reports claim that Marcos Osatinsky (FAR) had started to plan the prison escape before the arrival of Santucho.
O planificador e xefe do operativo era Mario Roberto Santucho, líder do Partido Revolucionario dos Traballadores, aínda que algúns testemuños afirman que Marcos Osatinsky (das FAR) comezara a planificar a fuga aínda antes da chegada de Santucho ao penal.