Emma Coronel Aispuro

Emma Coronel Aispuro
Born (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 35)
OccupationBeauty pageant contestant
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children2
ParentInés Coronel Barreras
RelativesIgnacio Coronel Villarreal

Emma Modesta Coronel Aispuro[1] (Spanish: [ˈema moˈðesta koɾoˈnel ajsˈpuɾo]; born July 2, 1989) is an American former teenage beauty queen. She is the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, considered Mexico's most-wanted drug lord until he was imprisoned for life. In February 2021, she was arrested in the United States on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully import and distribute illegal drugs, money laundering, and transacting business with a significant foreign narcotics trafficker designated under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. In November 2021, Coronel was sentenced to three years in prison.

  1. ^ Frieden, Terry; Martinez, Michael (September 29, 2011). "Mexican cartel leader's wife gives birth in U.S., official says". CNN. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2022.