Facing El Chapo
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| Spanish | La captura |
| Directed by | Chava Cartas |
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| Produced by | Sebastián Jurado |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Facing El Chapo (Spanish: La captura; transl. The capture) is a 2026 drama film about the manhunt and subsequent recapture of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. The film follows Alfonso Herrera and Noé Hernández as the federal police officers who unexpectedly capture El Chapo, played by Héctor Kotsifakis.[1][2] The film is based on real events.[3]
Plot
Based on true events, in 2016, two police officers—Carmona and Rosales—stopped a car during a night patrol on the streets of Los Mochis, Sinaloa and discovered that one of the passengers was none other than El Chapo Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Cast
- Alfonso Herrera as Carmona
- Noé Hernández as Rosales
- Héctor Kotsifakis as El Chapo
See also
References
- ↑ Alemán, Alejandro (August 22, 2026). "La Captura, o el fracaso de los 'abrazos, no balazos'". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ Miranda Lara, Selene Joselyn (August 21, 2026). "'La captura' en Netflix: el sanguinario y real caso del narco que inspiró la nueva película de Poncho Herrera". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ González, Zurisaddai (August 22, 2026). "¿Qué pasó con los policías que capturaron a El Chapo Guzmán en 2016?". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2026.
External links
- Official website at Netflix
- Facing El Chapo at IMDb
- Facing El Chapo at Metacritic
- Facing El Chapo at Rotten Tomatoes