Amado Carrillo Fuentes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrillo and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.
Amado Carrillo
Born
Amado Carrillo Fuentes

(1956-12-17)December 17, 1956
Guamuchilito, Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico
DiedJuly 7, 1997(1997-07-07) (aged 40)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesEl Señor de los Cielos
OccupationDrug lord
EmployerHead of Juárez Cartel
Height6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm)
PredecessorRafael Aguilar Guajardo
SuccessorVicente Carrillo Fuentes
ChildrenVicente Carrillo Leyva
Relatives

Amado Carrillo Fuentes (/fuˈɛntəs/; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord. He seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo.[1][2] Amado Carrillo became known as "El Señor de Los Cielos" ("The Lord of the Skies"), because of the large fleet of jets he used to transport drugs. He was also known for laundering money via Colombia, to finance this fleet.

He died in July 1997, in a Mexican hospital, after undergoing extensive plastic surgery to change his appearance.[3][4][5] In his final days, Carrillo was being tracked by Mexican and U.S. authorities.

Amado Carrillo Fuentes was assessed to be worth around $25 billion (about $40 billion by the present appraisals) at the time of death.[6]

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