Everyone seems to buzz off El Chapo. And rightly so, his story is one of great interest, given its unbelievable nature and the fact he was a mad bastard.
There have been a few documentaries about the drug lord, and given the success of Narcos, centered around Pablo Escobar, an equally bat shit crazy kingpin, it makes sense for a series to be made about him.
Univison and Netflix have announced they'll be partnering up to bring us that much needed series, adding more fuel to the fire surrounding the Mexican.
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"This series pulls back the curtain on one of the most captivating criminals of our time by combining the world-class reporting and insights from Univision News' investigative team with an outstanding team of talented storytellers and producers," said Camila Jiménez Villa, President and Chief Content Officer of Fusion Media Group, in an official statement.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Netflix to share this boundary-breaking new series with a global audience."
The show will reportedly air on Univison in April, but a Netflix premiere date is yet to be revealed, though it will apparently be soon after Univision's. Chances are that most people will wait until it pops onto Netflix so they can binge-watch.
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Recently, a former inmate at Metropolitan Correctional Centre, where El Chapo is currently residing, claimed that it has "worse conditions that Guantanamo Bay."
Ahmed Ghailani, who made the comments, had spent time at Guantanamo before he ended up at the MCC, serving a life-sentence for his part in the bombings of two American embassies in East Africa in 1998.
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Speaking to a psychiatrist, Ghailani is reported by the Daily News to have said he found the detention camp 'more pleasant' and more 'relaxed'.
The report went on to state that Ghailani was able to spend time with others and had access to DVDs during his stay at Guantanamo, which is not the case at MCC. He also complained of 'frequent strip searches' by the guards at MCC. Ghailani did concede that the legal process in the US was 'more fair' than the one he had been through in Cuba, though.
El Chapo was extradited to the US from Mexico, where he had previously managed to escape from two high-security prisons. If he plans to carry off another Houdini act at the MCC, then he's in for a tough time, because reports claim that he will most likely be placed on the 10 South wing - a section which is home to the jail's most dangerous inmates, who are all kept in solitary confinement.
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MCC holds around 800 prisoners and is renowned for its spot-on security measures, which is good considering El Chapo does have a habit of miraculously escaping.
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