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Not everyone loves El Chema for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love El Chema

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  1. You like following the drug trade from the inside.

  2. You can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like.

  3. You like watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • El Capo2009

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like a narco saga told from the boss's side.

  • Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow2014

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like a cartel story told across years of a trafficker's life.

  • La Reina del Sur2011

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like
    • watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire

    Good for you if you like the world of cartels, smugglers and dirty money.

  • The Cartel2008

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you like a story from inside the Colombian cocaine business.

  • El Señor de los Cielos2013

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like
    • watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire

    Good for you if you like the logistics of a cartel, planes, runways and money laundering.

  • Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord2012

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire

    Good for you if you like following how a cocaine empire was built, step by step.

  • Gomorrah2014

    • following the drug trade from the inside
    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like

    Good for you if you want the drug trade of Naples seen from the inside.

  • El Chapo2017

    • you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like
    • watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire

    Good for you if you like watching who owns the police and the politicians.

  • Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ2017

    • following the drug trade from the inside

    Good for you if you want a view of the Medellín Cartel from inside a prison.

  • Griselda2024

    • following the drug trade from the inside

    Good for you if you like the rise of a cartel boss told from the inside.

  • Narcos2015

    • following the drug trade from the inside

    Good for you if you like seeing how cocaine money flowed from Medellín to Miami.

  • Senora Acero2014

    • following the drug trade from the inside

    Good for you if you like a woman rising in Mexico's criminal underworld.

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