El Capo

This article is about the Colombian TV series. For the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada, see Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154. For other uses, see Capo (disambiguation).
El Capo
Written byGustavo Bolívar M.
Directed by
Starring
  • Marlon Moreno
  • Katherine Velez
  • Marcela Mar
  • Maria Adelaida Puerta
  • Diego Trujillo
  • Natalia Jerez
  • Elkin Diaz
  • Oscar Borda
  • Manuel Sarmiento
Production
Producers
  • Amparo Lopez
  • Nelson Martinez
  • Jorge Sastoque Roa
Original release
Network
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Marlon Moreno El Capo, commonly known as El Capo, is a television series made by Fox Telecolombia and CBS Television Studios. written by Gustavo Bolivar for RCN Television, based on its namesake book.

The series follows the story of the fictional drug lord Pedro Pablo León Jaramillo, a man who by necessity, chance and ambition has become the richest and most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia. Despite his immense wealth, Pedro Pablo has maintained a low profile over the course of his life and has kept his role as a drug cartel leader a secret from his friends and family. This strategy has allowed him to fly under the radar of the authorities for years, but has also inadvertently created a complex web of betrayals, loves and hates that grows beyond his control. As the truth is revealed, Pedro Pablo's world begins falling apart around him.

The series aired in the United States from 2009–2014, with the first season (2009–10) airing on the TeleFutura network, and the last two seasons (2012–14) airing on MundoFox.