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El Chapo (2017)

El Chapo poster
Genre
telenarconovela, drama television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 32 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 1,655 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows Joaquin El Chapo Guzman from his start as a low-level cartel member through his rise to power as head of the Sinaloa Cartel and his eventual downfall. It shows his life in the drug trade across the 1980s and onward.

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What happens

El Chapo is an American biographical crime thriller television series, co-produced by Netflix and Univision, about the life of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. The series premiered on April 23, 2017 on Univision before airing on Netflix worldwide. It stars Marco de la O as the title character. The series recounts the beginnings of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in 1985, when he was a low-level member of the Guadalajara Cartel, his rise to power as head of the Sinaloa Cartel, and his downfall. On May 12, 2017, Univision confirmed that the series would be renewed for a second season. Season 2 premiered on September 17, 2017. Netflix released the first season, comprising nine episodes, on June 16, 2017. The second season was released on December 15, 2017. The third season premiered on July 9, 2018 on Univision, and on July 27, 2018 on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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