The BEST episodes of El Chapo

Every episode of El Chapo ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of El Chapo!

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 during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

Last Updated: 4/24/2025Network: UnivisionStatus: Ended

8.00

29 votes

#1 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera escapes the GAFES’s arrest and later convinces them of working with him. 'El Chapo' organizes 'La Federación' with the ultimate leaders of drug trafficking after the Avendaños's fall.

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8.00

29 votes

#2 - Episode 8

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera promises 'Don Sol' he can end the failed Drug War and bring peace to the country. Thousands of innocents suffer the consequences of the conflict between 'La Federación', 'Los Emes' and 'Chente'.

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8.00

29 votes

#3 - Episode 10

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera orders the hunt of Arturo Bernal Leyda, who attacks him in his territory of Sinaloa with the help of 'El Cano' and 'Chente'. Nazario Moreno walks out of 'La Federación' after 'El Chapo's new war.

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8.00

29 votes

#4 - Episode 12

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera talks 'La Muñeca' and 'Tony Tormenta' into working with him against Arturo Bernal Leyda and 'El Cano'. 'Don Sol' is seen as Mexican president.

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8.00

30 votes

#5 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2017

The Mexican government recruits Amado to help control the escalating violence. The Avendaño brothers cross a line.

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7.00

29 votes

#6 - Episode 11

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2017

Pain gets hold of Joaquín Guzmán Loera after the murder of his son, 'El Moreno', so he leaves Ismael in charge of the war. 'Don Sol' fears that 'El Cano', 'Chente' and Arturo Bernal Leyda might use 'El Chapo's weakness in their favor.

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7.00

30 votes

#7 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2017

El Chapo reflects on his childhood and how he entered the drug business. His punishments in prison become more severe.

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7.00

30 votes

#8 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2017

Violence surrounds Gen. Blanco. El Chapo tries to acclimate to life in prison but gets a rude awakening when he tries to bribe a guard.

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7.00

29 votes

#9 - Episode 9

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2017

Arturo Bernal Leyda acts as peacemaker between Joaquín Guzmán Loera and 'El Cano' and 'Chente'. 'El Chapo' betrays the two fundamental partners of 'La Federación' to get one of his sons out of jail.

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7.00

29 votes

#10 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera is the leader of a drug war sponsored by Felipe Alarcón and 'Don Sol' against 'El Cano', 'Los Emes' and 'Chente'. 'El Chapo' bribes the jury of a beauty pageant in order to make Elba Coronado the queen.

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7.00

29 votes

#11 - Episode 6

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera orders 'Don Sol' to avoid Andrés Labrador from becoming president of Mexico; he fears their business would be incompatible. Conrado schemes a fraud to make Felipe Alarcón the new Mexican ruler.

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7.00

29 votes

#12 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera heads to the funeral of his brother, 'El Pollo', murdered by 'Chente' and Raciel. 'El Cano' invades 'La Federación's territory to kill 'El Chapo's men.

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7.00

29 votes

#13 - Episode 2

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2017

After escaping the Puente Grande Penitentiary, Joaquín Guzmán Loera asks ‘Chito’ to turn himself in to the police and declare that only he helped him break out in a laundry cart. 'El Chapo' and 'Don Sol' agree to finish off the Avendaño Brothers.

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7.00

29 votes

#14 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera receives a visit from his second wife Graciela in Puente Grande. After Amado’s death, Benjamín and Ramón Avendaño become the new drug-trafficking lords.

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7.00

30 votes

#15 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2017

Don Sol continues to work his way up the political ladder and interrogates El Chapo, who offers him information in exchange for a deal.

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7.00

30 votes

#16 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2017

The government offers a reward for the capture of El Chapo, and he is forced to go into hiding while making plans to flee the country.

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7.00

30 votes

#17 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2017

Ramón brings in a group of sicarios in a hunt for El Chapo. A mass shooting at an airport arouses suspicion and a prominent cardinal dies.

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7.00

30 votes

#18 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2017

Chapo desires to achieve patron status and feels disrespected as he tries to collaborate with drug lords. Miguel Ángel must make a decision.

Directors: Ernesto Contreras

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7.00

30 votes

#19 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/23/2017

El Chapo must fulfill his promise to Pablo Escobar of moving cocaine across the border under a shortened timeline ,or pay the price.

Directors: Ernesto Contreras, J.M Cravioto

Writer: Carlos Contreras, Silvana Aguirre

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7.00

29 votes

#20 - Episode 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2017

Joaquín Guzmán Loera set up a trap for Raciel Cárdenas in order to take over Nuevo Laredo after the arrest. 'El Chapo' and 'La Federación' started a war against 'El Cano' and the bloodthirsty army of 'Los Emes'.

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