A notorious drug kingpin's life unfolds with gritty tension, from cartel beginnings to a suspenseful downfall.
Tense and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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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.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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