
El Chapo(2017)
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.



Mauricio Ochmann
José María 'Chema' Venegas85

Julio Bracho
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva

Itatí Cantoral
Blanca

Fernando Noriega
Eutimio 'Rojo' Flores

Arcelia Ramírez
Elvira Mendivil
Sergio Basañez
Tobías Clark

Alejandro Speitzer
Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva (joven)

Scarlet Gruber
Blanca Joven

Jorge Luis Moreno
Víctor Casillas Jr.
Iván Tamayo
Jorge Elías Salazar
El Chema is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2016. it stars Mauricio Ochmann, Julio Bracho, Itatí Cantoral. Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
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