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Season 2 – El Chapo

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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is notorious for being one of the biggest drug kingpins in history, but he obviously didn't start out at the top. This crime drama tracks El Chapo's life in crime, from his lowly beginnings in the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s through his rise to power -- and eventual fall -- as the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Along the way, he battles enemies and people who try to stop him from building his empire.
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Marco L @decatur555 Sep 12, 2026 A weak second season that should have gained power but instead makes the flaws of the first more obvious. The story expands into prisons, escapes, betrayals, institutional contacts and political corruption, yet it still feels like a cheap, flat narco soap opera. The series shows power without making it feel powerful, shows corruption without turning it into a suffocating system, and shows violence without making it truly disturbing. The protagonist remains the central problem: he talks, orders, threatens and rises, but never has the magnetism or weight needed to carry such a legend. The real events are interesting by themselves, but the fiction flattens them into functional, repetitive scenes. It tries to broaden into criticism of a rotten system, yet does so in an obvious, underwritten way. More ambitious in scope than season one, perhaps, but just as poor dramatically: lots of noise about prisons, kingpins and power, very little pulse. See more
Apr 7, 2019 Far less powerful and jumpy compared to the first season, the season also suffers due to lack of surprises in the main story and too much violence. See more
Jan 16, 2018 Just awful. the story is a shadow of season 1. They inserted more violence and gay sex and left out the writing. See more
Dec 17, 2017 This season sucks. Why are they turning this into a gay love story. ? It’s trying too hard to be hip. Just tell the real story. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Silvana Aguirre

Creator

Ernesto Contreras

Director

Manuel Cravioto

Director

Carlos Contreras

Creator

Marco De La O

Joaquín Guzmán

Humberto Busto

Conrado Sol

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 7, 2017 Episode 1 Two years after his arrest, El Chapo is transferred to a lax prison, where he promises Don Sol he'll get rid of the Avendaños in exchange for freedom. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 2017 El Chapo sets in motion an elaborate plan to escape from prison; a new Mexican president delivers a blow to Don Sol, who scrambles to recover. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 2017 Episode 3 A bug planted in his son's car reveals El Chapo's location to special forces; to lure Ramón Avendaño into an ambush, El Chapo coerces one of his men. Details Episode 4 Airs undefined Episode 4 When Raciel refuses to join the federation, El Chapo enlists the Federales and army to arrest him and battle the Gulf Cartel militia for its turf. Details Episode 5 Airs undefined Episode 5 After Chente settles a painful score with him, El Chapo carefully chooses a reaction that earns him another ally in his war against the Gulf Cartel. Details Episode 6 Airs undefined Episode 6 When an anti-corruption presidential candidate becomes the 2006 front-runner, Don Sol makes a deal with his opponent; a teen catches El Chapo's eye. Details Episode 7 Airs undefined Episode 7 With the arms and troops given to him by the new Mexican president to conquer the Gulf Cartel, El Chapo decides to kill two birds with one stone. Details Episode 8 Aired May 21, 2017 Episode 8 Teens and young adults are kidnapped in Nuevo Laredo and forced to work for the warring cartels; a mother travels to Culiacán to search for her child. Details Episode 9 Airs undefined Episode 9 Risking his life, Arturo meets with Chente and El Cano to negotiate peace; when Quino is arrested, El Chapo commits a betrayal to get his son released. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 17, 1912 Episode 10 El Chapo's son, El Moreno, finally gets a chance to prove himself in the business, but he ignores an important instruction from his father. Details Episode 11 Airs undefined Episode 11 El Chapo's enemies take advantage of his time of grief; Arturo becomes paranoid and consults a fortune-teller to determine who he can and cannot trust. Details Episode 12 Airs undefined Episode 12 Back in Culiacán with renewed resolve, El Chapo sets out to eliminate his enemies one by one; Don Sol gets a dream offer that comes with a strict condition. Details

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El Chapo — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Ernesto Contreras, Manuel Cravioto
Creator
Silvana Aguirre, Carlos Contreras
Network
UNI
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date
Sep 7, 2017
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