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El Chapo

2017–2018 · 3 seasons

A grim, sprawling rise-and-fall saga that feels like a tense, slow-burning crime chronicle with bursts of brutal violence.

Created by
Carlos Contreras, Ernesto Contreras
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Marco de la O, Valentina Acosta, Juan Carlos Olivas
Overview
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

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Created by
Carlos Contreras, Ernesto Contreras
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Marco de la O, Valentina Acosta, Juan Carlos Olivas
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Carlos Contreras, Ernesto Contreras, José Manuel Cravioto, Silvana Aguirre Zegarra, Daniel Posada
Written by
Silvana Aguirre, Carlos Contreras
Starring
Marco de la O, Valentina Acosta, Juan Carlos Olivas, Humberto Busto, Alejandro Aguilar, Hernán Romo, Tete Espinoza, James Lawrence
Length
3 seasons, 32 episodes, 55 min each
Network
Univision
Country
United States of America, Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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