Joaquín Guzmán Loera
Meet the L.A. Apparel Makers Who Scored Big With ‘El Chapo’
VICE News visits the downtown Los Angeles showroom of Barabas, a men’s apparel company that makes the eclectic paisley shirts made famous by El Chapo following his interview with Sean Penn in Rolling Stone.
How 'El Chapo' is Influencing LA's Music Scene (Extra Scene from 'Cashing In On 'El Chapo'')
VICE News met up with Adolfo Valenzuela, one of the brothers behind “narco-corrido” music label Twiins Enterprises, to discuss the appeal of El Chapo, and what makes him different from Pablo Escobar.
Cashing in on 'El Chapo'
VICE News travels to “Sinaloa country” in Los Angeles to meet admirers of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, and the entrepreneurs who are capitalizing on the drug lord’s infamy.
Mexico Says It Arrested a Top Female Member of the Sinaloa Cartel
Guadalupe Fernández Valencia, known as “The Boss,” is said to be one of the highest ranking women in the cartel and is wanted in the United States on trafficking charges.
Sean Penn, Who? — The Leaked Messages Between El Chapo and Kate del Castillo
A series of flirtatious mobile phone messages between the drug lord and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, when he was still a fugitive, appear to show him both somewhat careless with his security, as well as ignorant of Hollywood royalty.
El Chapo Really Liked to Visit His Mom in the Mountains, Locals Say
In tiny mountain hamlets where Chapo grew up in poverty, locals say the kingpin visited his mother several times between his spectacular jailbreak in July and his dramatic recapture last Friday that has left some feeling abandoned.
Sean Penn Interviewed El Chapo — And It Helped Lead to the Drug Lord’s Capture
After Rolling Stone published the movie star’s account of his meeting with the fugitive drug lord, a Mexican official told the AP the encounter helped track Chapo down.
'El Chapo' Mythology Grows in Drug Lord's Home State of Sinaloa
Could Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Chapo's birthplace, become a tourism destination after the cartel chief's second brazen prison escape?