Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a US federal prison (born 1957)
"Joaquín Guzmán" and "El Chapo" redirect here. For the former president of El Salvador, see Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán. For other uses, see El Chapo (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Loera.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
Booking photo from January 2017
Born
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera
(1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 67)
La Tuna, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Other names
El Chapo (Shorty)
El Rápido (Speedy)
Occupation
Leader of Sinaloa Cartel
Height
168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Predecessor
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Successor
Ismael Zambada García
Criminal status
Incarcerated
Spouses
At least 4
Alejandrina María Salazar Hernández
(m. 1977)
Estela Peña (m. date unknown)
Griselda López Pérez (m. mid-1980s)
Children
At least 15
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El Chapo (TV series)
Spanish crime television series
El Chapo
Genre
Written by
Silvana Aguirre
Carlos Contreras
Directed by
Ernesto Contreras
José Manuel Cravioto
Starring
Marco de la O
Humberto Busto
Alejandro Aguilar
Rodrigo Abed
Luis Fernando Peña
Juan Carlos Olivas
Rolf Petersen
Carlos Hernán Romo
Marcela Mar
Theme music composer
Andrés Botero
Country of origin
United States
Original language
Spanish[a]
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
35 (list of episodes)
Executive producers
Isaac Lee
Camila Jimenez Villa
Christian Gabela
Andrés Calderón
Producer
Production location
Colombia
Cinematography
Iván Hernández
Juan Pablo Ramírez
César Gutiérrez
Tonatiuh Martinez Valdez
Editors
Jonás García Fregoso
Jorge Macaya
Mario Monroy Nieblas
Luis Zerón
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Production company
Story House Entertainment
Network
Univision
Release
April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) – July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)