El Chapo

I was fascinated with this series and can't wait for the next one. There is definitely room for this story to continue. I think Narcos creates a great background. Wikipedia says the real El Chapo carries the same notoriety as Al Capone, is listed on the Fortune 500 list, and matched the wealth of Pablo Escobar. The series seems to have only started this story and I'm ready for it to continue. Disclaimer- as noted above, the series does depict him as a scary criminal. Not a hero in any way. Yet I admit to being fascinated by the story.

So far I watched all 9 episodes, in the beginning you can't stop wonder about the similarity to Narcos. It's good enough for me, of course you must have sub titles in English. Waiting for the next episodes or season. Defiantly worth watching! It's hair not to feel sorry at certain times while watching for El Chappo , as they were smart enough to make him very human as the season progresses.

First of all, I have a lot of doubts when I'm starting to see a TV show and the show have a rating below 8.0 on IMDb. So, I take a chance with these one at 7.9. . . I have a lot of doubts because these show was produced by Univision in association with Netflix, and as Latin guy that love products of great quality, Univision is the last company I expect good productions or shows. They always do a bad job bringing a touch of reality and suspense in the 99% of shows they produce related with drug kingpins. . .I was expecting a lot of blood and a lot of violence in the gruesome way and I finish disappointed when I see the words "Univision", I knew in that moment that I have to change my view of what I will see in "El Chapo". So, if you read this, you need to change the mentality of expecting a lot of blood, violence, gunshots, abductions, etc; because these show is not that. It's more like a political thriller and the government corruption at all the levels. It's not as good as I expected because the story of "El Chapo" have a lot of moments that presented in the right way can make an understatement, but the producers decided to put these story in an ambiguous way. Still, is the best "El Chapo" TV show/movie to these date, but I think they could do a better job.

This is sort of like the Mexican equivalent of Narcos, really enjoyed this series - - I thought the acting was great and and all in all was done very stylishly - well worth a watch.

I hope more series are to follow.. Don't be put off by the negative review/s try it and make up your own mind - so glad i watched it all!

Viewers need to understand that the things they are watching are mostly real. The ''Emes'' are the Zetas. The Bernal Leyda brothers are the Beltrán Leyva. The Amendaños are the Arellano Félix. And so on. Even Conrado Sol seems to be Genaro García Luna.

The murder of a cardinal in Guadalajara was real. The massacres by the Zetas on innocent people are real. The whole war under president Calderón is real. Basically, every major character and event. Bear that in mind all the time.

Paz para México.