El Chapo (TV series)
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.
Cast
Main cast
- Marco de la O as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
- Humberto Busto as Conrado Higuera Sol "Don Sol"
- Alejandro Aguilar as Toño Antonio Mendoza Cruz
- Rodrigo Abed as Amado Carrillo Fuentes
- Luis Fernando Peña as Armando "Rayo" López
- Juan Carlos Olivas as Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
- Antonio de la Vega as Arturo Bernal Leyda
- Rolf Petersen as Ramón Avendaño
- Carlos Hernán Romo as Benjamín Avendaño
- Héctor Holten as President Carlos Salinas de Gortari
- Diego Vásquez as Ismael Zambrano
- Paul Choza as Chente
- Luis Rábago as General Roberto Blanco Macías
- Dolores Heredia as Gabriela Saavedra
Recurring cast
- Ricardo Lorenzana as Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
- Mauricio Mejía as Pablo Escobar
- Biassini Segura as "El Lobito" Avendaño
- Valentina Acosta as Alejandra
- Juliette Pardau as Graciela
- Laura Osma as Elba Coronado
- Abril Schreiber as Guadalupe
- Hugo Gómez as Attorney Federico Livas
- Joseph Fusezzy as Charles Pilliod
- David Ojalvo as DEA Administrator John C. Lawn
- Ermis Cruz as Isidoro
- Iván Aragón as Quino Guzmán
- Wilmer Cadavid as Dámaso Jiménez Gálvez
- Carlos Sanchez as Mayel
- Camilo Amores as Arturo Guzmán Loera
- Irán Castillo as Vanessa Espinoza Martínez
- Marcela Mar as Berta Ávila
- Juan Pablo de Santiago as Sebastián "Franco" López Nayal
- Teté Espinoza as Chío