El Chapo
How did El Chapo mastermind his smuggling empire?
4.3 (45)
64 mins
Explore El Chapo’s rise from poverty and his ability to build an empire despite his limited education. Discover how corruption and strategic alliances allowed him to escape prison and regain control of his drug operations.
Ep 1:
The People's Outlaw
From celebratory parades to a childhood scarred by military brutality, discover how violence and patronage forged El Chapo into a folk hero adored despite his empire of blood.
Ep 2:
The Empire of Cocaine and Kilos
Inside the audacious cocaine pipelines, twin smugglers, and bloody turf wars that pitted El Chapo against Mexico's most entrenched cartel for control of America's drug routes.
Ep 3:
Encrypted Empire, Tangled Hearts
A young hacker builds El Chapo's encrypted lifeline while wiretaps expose a tangled web of wives, mistresses, and a shadow COO running his billion-dollar empire.
Ep 4:
The Beach, the Tunnel, the Ghost
Marines close in through hidden tunnels and safe houses, but even capture can't stop El Chapo from engineering an extraordinary, meticulously planned prison escape.
Ep 5:
The Laundry Cart Myth
Did El Chapo really escape in a laundry cart, or is Mexico's most famous prison break built on a corruption-fueled myth? His final capture reveals the truth.
Ep 6:
The Paradox That Outlives Him
As El Chapo faces life in a supermax cell, his empire endures through family, violence, and myth—raising haunting questions about power, loyalty, and institutional failure.
Discussions (19)
Michael T. Harvey
Level 8 · 9 mo agoGood
Mario
Level 3 · 10 mo agoLaundry cart is a myth he walked out the front door
Clayton
Level 8 · 10 mo agoThe cart story is bullshit.
