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Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera
(1957-)
Who Is 'El Chapo?'
Joaquín Guzmán Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager.
Joaquin guzman el chapo biography
Nicknamed "El Chapo" (or "Shorty" for his 5'6" height) he founded the Sinaloa cartel in 1989, over time building it into an immensely profitable global drug-trafficking operation. Known for his violent actions and powerful influence, Guzmán successfully orchestrated daring escapes from maximum-security prisons in his home country.
One such escape came in July 2015, although he was recaptured the following January in the Mexican city of Los Mochis. Extradited to New York City to stand trial, the drug lord was convicted of a slew of charges and sentenced to life in prison in 2019.
Early Years
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera was born in the rural Mexican town of Badiraguato.
The date of his birth is believed to be April 4, 1957, according to Time magazine, although other outlets list December 25, 1954, as his birthda