Good Bad Billionaire El Chapo: Cocaine kingpin
Jan 16, 2024
El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord, is followed from his childhood in Sinaloa to his rise in the drug business. The podcast discusses his innovative drug smuggling techniques, his rise to power, and his trial and conviction. It also explores his legacy and judgment as a bad billionaire.
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El Chapo's Early Life
- El Chapo, born in La Tuna, Sinaloa, in 1957, grew up in poverty as one of seven siblings.
- His father was a cattle rancher and likely an opium poppy farmer.
Early Signs of Entrepreneurship
- El Chapo displayed an early entrepreneurial spirit, selling oranges and flaunting fake gold jewelry.
- His mother recalled him pretending to count colored paper as money.
Entering the Drug Trade
- El Chapo left school at eight and began cultivating marijuana at 15, capitalizing on the US demand during the hippie era.
- The closure of European drug routes further boosted his early business.