El Chapo (TV 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 composerAndrés Botero
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish[a]
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes35 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Isaac Lee
  • Camila Jimenez Villa
  • Christian Gabela
  • Andrés Calderón
Producer
  • Daniel Posada
Production locationColombia
Cinematography
  • Iván Hernández
  • Juan Pablo Ramírez
  • César Gutiérrez
  • Tonatiuh Martinez Valdez
Editors
  • Jonás García Fregoso
  • Jorge Macaya
  • Mario Monroy Nieblas
  • Luis Zerón
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyStory House Entertainment
Original release
NetworkUnivision
ReleaseApril 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) –
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)
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El Chapo is a crime thriller television series, co-produced by Netflix and Univision, about the life of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.[1] The series premiered on April 23, 2017 on Univision before airing on Netflix worldwide.[2] It stars Marco de la O as the title character.[3]

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.[4]

Netflix released the first season, comprising nine episodes, on June 16, 2017.[5] The second season was released on December 15, 2017.[6]

The third season premiered on July 9, 2018 on Univision, and on July 27, 2018 on Netflix.[7]


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  1. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 17, 2016). "Netflix and Univision Partner for 'El Chapo' Series, 'Narcos' and 'Club de Cuervos' Pact". Variety.
  2. ^ Blistein, Jon (January 26, 2017). "Univision, Netflix 'El Chapo' Series Sets April Premiere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Fridman, Mandy (April 27, 2017). "Marco de la O, protagonista de 'El Chapo', confiesa su miedo y felicidad de interpretar al narco". laraza.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Todas las nuevas telenovelas y series de Univision: 'El Chapo' y Sebastián Rulli regresan". La Opinión (in Spanish). May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Netflix in June: What's new and expiring". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Hunt Continues...El Chapo Season 2 Launches on Netflix December 15". media.netflix.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Villafañe, Veronica. "Univision Releases New Trailer for 'El Chapo' Season 3, Announces Marathon Of Previous Episodes". Forbes. Retrieved July 7, 2018.