

El Chema
Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
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Cast
Seasons

1.Episode 1
5.806-12-201643mThe president sends Chema a message in jail. The boss orders his men to kidnap the prison director’s family to delay his transfer to the USA.

2.Episode 2
07-12-201643mJosé María “Chema” Venegas stands up to the authorities and starts a riot in the jail. After, he flees through the tunnel built just for him.

3.Episode 3
10.008-12-201643mAuristela calls Chema for an interview in Venezuela but the FBI follow the journalist’s tracks and capture the narco. Rutila falls for Chema.

4.Episode 4
09-12-201643mAuristela and Chema both score. She gets her interview and he seduces her. The narco finds protection, more business and secret routes in Venezuela.

5.Episode 5
12-12-201643mJust as he promised, El Chema tells Auristela his life story, growing up with his parents Joaquín and Elvira — under the watchful eye of enemies.

6.Episode 6
13-12-201643mJosé María is promoted in the organization and gets a present. Oteiza is his first challenge. Elvira and Don Ricardo face off for Chema’s toy.

7.Episode 7
14-12-201643mChema takes the next step and uses his toy in his first murder. Amanda goes on a date with Chema in the stables. Joaquín gets beat up.

8.Episode 8
15-12-201643mOteiza’s death shakes the narco’s foundations and the basis of corruption. Ricardo doesn’t trust Chema’s accomplice. Chema confronts Ricardo.

9.Episode 9
16-12-201643mAmanda and Chema spend the night together but he asks her to keep it a secret. He thinks he’s having a fling with his boss’s sister but it’s not true.

10.Episode 10
20-12-201643mBlanca finds out that Chema slept with Amanda. Ricardo puts pressure on Tobias to show his support for the organization.

11.Episode 11
20-12-201643mChema receives five times what he earns and dreams of becoming leader. Ricardo knows that he wants to go out on his own. Amanda isn’t his priority.

12.Episode 12
21-12-201643mOnce she finds out Ricardo is her father, Amanda demands her inheritance. Elvira tells the boss that Chema has found out Amanda is his daughter.

13.Episode 13
22-12-201643mRegina is Ricardo’s lover but he knows that Rojo is crazy about her. They go to the boss’s office and make love. Chema swears loyalty to his boss.

14.Episode 14
23-12-201643mChema defines his strategy for trafficking arms and undocumented immigrants. He leaves the merch with the boss. Ricardo and Amanda make amends.

15.Episode 15
26-12-201643mAmanda takes revenge on Chema and tells him that she and Saúl are dating. Regina and Amanda get in on the plan. José María congratulates Saúl.

16.Episode 16
27-12-201643mSaúl confronts Chema and demands that he stay away from Amanda. A determined Saúl gets Ricardo’s permission and asks for her hand.

17.Episode 17
28-12-201643mChema takes Wendy away from prostitution. In Miami he meets Imelda Rosado and must give her a trophy. Amanda says yes but asks Saúl for time.

18.Episode 18
29-12-201643mChema defeats the Cuban narcos in Miami. Imelda offers him twice what he earns with Ricardo but he stays loyal to his boss. Ricardo is mad at Rojo.

19.Episode 19
30-12-201643mAmanda becomes Blanca’s accomplice and finds out about her relationship with Centeno. She also meets Wendy, her rival.

20.Episode 20
02-01-201743mA high level council requires an explanation of the situation after Oteiza’s death. Centeno and Don Ricardo have a plan for Chema.

21.Episode 21
03-01-201743mDon Ricardo’s and Centeno’s play is complete. Chema is arrested for Oteiza’s death and Wendy visits him. Elvira discovers the truth and breaks down.

22.Episode 22
04-01-201743mRojo and his allies rescue Chema in prison. An earthquake in Mexico distracts the security guards. Don Ricardo orders them to let him escape.

23.Episode 23
05-01-201743mChema lays a trap for Púas. Chema warns Don Ricardo that Centeno has to be dealt with. Chema works with Juan Lee to enter the Chinese market.

24.Episode 24
06-01-201743mChema starts thinking about how to expand his business. He orders a tunnel to be built and puts Juan Lee in charge of half a ton of heroin.

25.Episode 25
09-01-201743mAmanda wants a bachelorette party with Chema before marrying Saúl. Chema makes Wendy return to the club and gets involved with Juan Lee's daughter.

26.Episode 26
10-01-201743mOn her wedding day Amanda admits that she’s not in love. Elvira and Joaquín go on a date. Chema does a full turn and makes a pact with Don Feyo.

27.Episode 27
11-01-201743mThe big day. Amanda has a private conversation with Don Ricardo. Chema and his boss take the opportunity to do business with their competitors.

28.Episode 28
12-01-201743mChema’s independence plan is almost ready. Chema takes over at the business and Don Ricardo appears weak. Joaquín resurfaces drunk.

29.Episode 29
13-01-201743mAlcohol brings out the worst in Don Ricardo, who succumbs to Regina. He also accuses Chema of stealing control. Blanca is crazy about Centeno.

30.Episode 30
15-01-201743mChema goes to Tucson for business. Torres, the authorities’ informant, meets José María Venegas and records everything. Regina leaves with Rojo.

31.Episode 31
17-01-201743mMabel and Gary are a couple but that doesn’t stop her from putting herself at Chema’s disposal. Tobias and Inés suspect Regina. Torres is worried.

32.Episode 32
18-01-201743mMabel confirms Chema’s suspicion: the DEA knows about the operation. They open new routes and get rid of those in trouble to save the business.

33.Episode 33
19-01-201743mDon Ricardo makes it to the Roberts’ ranch where he asks for information about the DEA and confronts Rojo. Mabel helps Regina. Torres wants immunity.

34.Episode 34
7.020-01-201743mMabel calls Torres to give him information. Regina joins the team. Centeno doesn’t want to see Blanca. They kidnap Óscar Cadenas’s sister.

35.Episode 35
10.023-01-201743mChema and the Roberts get away with it. Mabel gets involved with José María Venegas. Ricardo looks for Chema's wife in the bar.

36.Episode 36
24-01-201743mTorres returns to the Roberts and Chema without a wire but the DEA keeps observing him. Even though his family is far away, they are still in danger.

37.Episode 37
25-01-201743mMabel is willing to leave her husband but Chema can’t stop thinking about the business. Cadenas turns himself in on one condition. Ponce gets nosy.

38.Episode 38
26-01-201743mEverything started out as a game but now Mabel confesses her feelings. José María Venegas expands his networks and will soon start working in Miami.

39.Episode 39
27-01-201743mChema is occupied with their sponsor while Don Ricardo and Gary are about to betray him. This mistake could become a mortal sin.

40.Episode 40
30-01-201743mÓscar Cadenas remains faithful to el Chema, and Gary and Leslie try to remove him from the business. Don Ricardo seduces Inés.

41.Episode 41
31-01-201743mEl Chema mounts a revolution in the drug business and decides to confront Don Ricardo. Torres wants to become a member of the DEA.

42.Episode 42
01-02-201743mElvira and Amanda hug and kiss, Don Ricardo and el Chema lock eyes. Elvira says her goodbyes to Joaquín. Los Paiva come across Regina after a mission.

43.Episode 43
02-02-201743mElvira demands a death toll. The mother-son relationship is damaged, but he will always protect his mother. Regina is pregnant.

44.Episode 44
03-02-201743mAfter a great deal of time, el Chema and Amanda make love. She wants to have children with him, although she has to keep this a secret for now.

45.Episode 45
06-02-201743mEl Chema visits Elvira and discovers a disturbing truth. El capo prepares to “clean” the zone. Regina finally speaks with Inés after four years.

46.Episode 46
07-02-201743mMabel has made up her mind and makes a request of el Chema. Gary acts under pressure from the DEA. Elvira cracks and makes a painful decision.

47.Episode 47
08-02-201743mMabel falls victim to the trap and must reveal where el Chema is hiding in order to win her freedom. Ricardo goes after Inés, but she evades him.

48.Episode 48
09-02-201743mIn order to trap el Chema, the DEA searches for a collaborator. Amanda and Inés are happy to finally see Regina and her two children.

49.Episode 49
10-02-201743mSeverely compromised, el Chema realizes that now is the time to negotiate, but makes sure to do so with guile.

50.Episode 50
13-02-201743mNow that el Chema is behind bars, Amanda has a new mission: helping him escape from prison. Mabel goes to José María’s cell, but he rejects her.

51.Episode 51
14-02-201743mEl Rojo and his man set out to free el Chema. Amanda also completes her objective and distracts the DEA high command. The Colombians trap Torres.

52.Episode 52
15-02-201743mWith more equipment, el Chema gets rid of Jones and Torres and leaves Andrews alive in order to keep an ally in the DEA.

53.Episode 53
16-02-201743mEl Chema and Andrews make a pact. The DEA agent receives money in exchange for finding Roberts. El Chema is thankful for Amanda. Regina is locked up.

54.Episode 54
17-02-201743mThe capture of el Chema is now an affair of state, but Don Ricardo now has him in his sights. The DEA works for José María who now eyes Mexicali.

55.Episode 55
20-02-201743mEl Chema’s confrontation of Gary and Mabel doesn’t end well. Don Ricardo asks Nelson to become his partner and infiltrate El Chema’s men.

56.Episode 56
21-02-201743mMabel decides to go to the south of Italy to leave everything behind. Centeno doesn’t find El Chema but claims a different victim.

57.Episode 57
22-02-201743mColonel Centeno faces serious consequences when he is caught in bed with Blanca. El Chema grants El Rojo the honor of killing his ex-boss.

58.Episode 58
23-02-201743mEl Chema orders a ceasefire against Ricardo, who wants to continue the war. Centeno’s disappearance is under investigation.

59.Episode 59
24-02-201743mEverything has to be ready once war is declared. Ricardo passes information to Fabrizio Ponce, who arrives in Sinaloa to catch El Chema dead or alive.

60.Episode 60
27-02-201743mEl Chema shoots at the army and flees. Joaquín confronts Ponce and is shot. El Chema looks to Central America as a new route.

61.Episode 61
28-02-201743mEl Chema allows Ponce to live and decides to attack the corrupt leaders. Joaquín and Elvira are given a new chance as a couple. Inés rejects Ricardo.

62.Episode 62
01-03-201743mA round table defines Ricardo Almenar as the common enemy. Imelda confronts El Chema. Fabrizio detains Clark and Marta for an inquiry.

63.Episode 63
02-03-201743mThe drug enforcement agent has a witness and proof of movements that Tobías Clark can’t justify.

64.Episode 64
03-03-201743mEl Chema negotiates with Nelson and Tostao in order to find out and reduce Ricardo’s routes in Central America.

65.Episode 65
06-03-201743mAfter breaking up with Saúl, Amanda looks for el Chema. A single question raises suspicions. Nelson may use an event at the racetrack as his alibi.

66.Episode 66
07-03-201743mNelson Martínez gets around the security tape and enters into Marta’s apartment, who is the key witness in the case against Tobías Clark.

67.Episode 67
08-03-201743mThe drug business finally makes it to the “big leagues;” Nelson Martínez swears allegiance to el Chema. Clark feels miserable because he’s a killer.

68.Episode 68
09-03-201743mEl Chema expands his reach to flood Central America with drugs, and now counts on the CIA and death threats against Andrews.

69.Episode 69
10-03-201743mAfter losing a leg, Narváez uses Joaquín to exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Ponce and his men go to Sinaloa, where they are torturing el Chema’s father.

70.Episode 70
6.513-03-201743mBenito Narváez wants el Chema to fall into the trap while he patiently waits for him. Meanwhile, Nelson flirts with Regina.

71.Episode 71
14-03-201743mEl Chema surrounds Benito Narváez and those who protect him. Someone intervenes to stop the counterattack. Ricardo visits Tostao.

72.Episode 72
15-03-201743mRegina makes love to Nelson. Joaquín is laid to rest, and el Chema swears to exact his revenge for his death.

73.Episode 73
16-03-201743mEl Chema and his men attack Ricardo while he is meeting with Inés. The DEA and Ponce identify Marta’s assassin.

74.Episode 74
17-03-201743mBlanca threatens the journalist who wrote negatively about Ricardo and her family. Tobías and his son find out that Inés was killed.

75.Episode 75
20-03-201743mRegina doesn’t believe Rojo and Chema sows the seeds of doubt: Who got rid of Inés? Narváez makes a bribe and flees. Salma becomes Chema’s accomplice.

76.Episode 76
21-03-201743mPonce frees Narváez and gets lynched. El Chema thinks he is the “world’s best trafficker.” Nelson wants to “steal” Regina. El Chema confronts him.

77.Episode 77
22-03-201743mEl Chema convinces Philip to negotiate with him. Salma thanks el Chema for the appointment. Narváez collaborates. El Rojo wants to retire.

78.Episode 78
23-03-201743mRicardo offers Nelson money to kill Regina and plots to finish off El Chema with Blanca. El Rojo is frightened for Regina. Amanda asks for a truce.

79.Episode 79
24-03-201743mNelson flees with Regina. El Chema consolidates his business with help from the DEA and the CIA. Tobías goes after El Chema. Nelson is acting strange.

80.Episode 80
27-03-201743mClark reveals that Almenar is responsible for the death of his wife. Salma tells Chema about Ponce’s intentions. El Chema and El Rojo go after Nelson.

81.Episode 81
29-03-201743mNelson goes against Regina and her children. U.S. planes bomb El Chema’s people. Salma agrees to sleep with Ponce for investigative purposes.

82.Episode 82
30-03-201743mEl Rojo considers leaving the business. Ricardo claims responsibility for kidnapping Regina. El Chema and El Rojo order to have Blanca kidnapped.

83.Episode 83
31-03-201743mEl Chema and El Rojo receive a special delivery. El Rojo goes crazy. Nelson is captured. El Chema tells Salma that he wants to retire.

84.Episode 84
03-04-201743mPonce thwarts El Chema’s operation. El Chema and El Rojo go after Ricardo. Blanca makes a deal with El Chema. Ponce traps Ricardo.

85.Episode 85
06-12-201643m
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