Should you watch El Chema?
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El Chema
Series · 2016
Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
The sides of El Chema
- A young smuggler on the Mexican border
- A climb to the head of a cartel
- Rivals and betrayals inside the drug trade
El Chema is good for you if…
- you like following the drug trade from the inside.
- you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like.
- you like watching a nobody climb to the top of a criminal empire.
El Chema is bad for you if…
- you can't stand shootouts and cartel killings.
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
About: ambition · betrayal · power
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