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The Best Episodes of El Chapo

Every episode of El Chapo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of El Chapo!

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A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    El Chapo Season 2 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    8.3/10(380 votes)

    #1 - Episode 12

    S2:E12

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera talks 'La Muñeca' and 'Tony Tormenta' into working with him against Arturo Bernal Leyda and 'El Cano'. 'Don Sol' is seen as Mexican president.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.1/10(524 votes)

    #2 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Ramon will do anything to take revenge on El Chapo. Mr. Sol meets with Gabriela to question her about the murder of colonel Blanco.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.1/10(385 votes)

    #3 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera set up a trap for Raciel Cárdenas in order to take over Nuevo Laredo after the arrest. 'El Chapo' and 'La Federación' started a war against 'El Cano' and the bloodthirsty army of 'Los Emes'.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(487 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    El Chapo proposes Herrerias to give him part of his merchandise in El Salvador as long as he becomes his ally. El Chapo is summoned to talk about business with Herreria, but it is a trap of lieutenant Rosado to hand him to the police.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.0/10(330 votes)

    #5 - Episode 10

    S2:E10

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera orders the hunt of Arturo Bernal Leyda, who attacks him in his territory of Sinaloa with the help of 'El Cano' and 'Chente'. Nazario Moreno walks out of 'La Federación' after 'El Chapo's new war.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(375 votes)

    #6 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera escapes the GAFES’s arrest and later convinces them of working with him. 'El Chapo' organizes 'La Federación' with the ultimate leaders of drug trafficking after the Avendaños's fall.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    7.9/10(329 votes)

    #7 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

    Arturo Bernal Leyda acts as peacemaker between Joaquín Guzmán Loera and 'El Cano' and 'Chente'. 'El Chapo' betrays the two fundamental partners of 'La Federación' to get one of his sons out of jail.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.9/10(293 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Don Sol agrees to marry Berta to fulfill his political goals. Men of El Chapo confess to the US police that he was about to put a bomb in the embassy. Mayel is arrested, Joaquin stops the Malaysia operations in exchange for his release.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.9/10(264 votes)

    #9 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

    The men of El Chapo begin to dig the tunnel so he can escape. El Chapo manages to escape with the help of his men and the contacts of Don Sol.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    7.9/10(298 votes)

    #10 - Episode 13

    S3:E13

    Esteban demands from Don Sol that he resign, he refuses and threatens to confess that Chapo paid for his campaign and that he helped him escape from prison. Don Sol suspects that El Chapo will hide with Marcelo and sends the army to look for him. While Gortari wants to appoint his daughter as presidential candidate but eventually Don Sol earns his trust and is himself appointed.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.8/10(454 votes)

    #11 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    El Chapo gets upset to know that one of his women is with another man. After a long time in the punishment cell, El Chapo returns to his cell where he thinks he will rest from so many humiliations.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(397 votes)

    #12 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera receives a visit from his second wife Graciela. After Amado’s death, Benjamín and Ramón Avendaño become the new drug-trafficking lords.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(374 votes)

    #13 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    After escaping the Puente Grande Penitentiary, Joaquín Guzmán Loera asks ‘Chito’ to turn himself in to the police and declare that only he helped him break out in a laundry cart. 'El Chapo' and 'Don Sol' agree to finish off the Avendaño Brothers.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(322 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    El Chapo and his men find the perfect place to build the world's largest drug lab. Don Sol gives Franco money and demands that he stay away from him, but he rejects it. DEA analysis shows that the Sinaloa cartel has rapidly expanded operations in the entire world.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.8/10(272 votes)

    #15 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    El Chapo begins to get contacts in jail to avoid being extradited and escape. Esteban asks his wife to publicly clarify the problem he has with one of his properties and Don Sol is enraged when he realizes it.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.7/10(533 votes)

    #16 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Chino visits Ramon to give him information about the whereabouts of El Chapo in exchange of five million dollars. Ramon goes after El Chapo and turns the airport into a battle field.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.7/10(451 votes)

    #17 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Gabriela is killed for having the copies of the files of El Chapo. El Chapo begins his days in jail and thinks about how to escape.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    7.7/10(332 votes)

    #18 - Episode 11

    S2:E11

    Pain gets hold of Joaquín Guzmán Loera after the murder of his son, 'El Moreno', so he leaves Ismael in charge of the war. 'Don Sol' fears that 'El Cano', 'Chente' and Arturo Bernal Leyda might use 'El Chapo's weakness in their favor.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.7/10(285 votes)

    #19 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    El Chapo sends Elba to live in another house so no one will hurt her. Don Sol and El Chapo make an agreement to make the police believe that he is trying to catch him and that both can fulfill their plans. A journalist of El Popular investigates allegations that Don Sol is protecting El Chapo.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.7/10(281 votes)

    #20 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    Isidoro leaves a message for El Chapo demanding him to defend his place, since he is determined to be his worst enemy. Elba tells El Chapo that she is expecting twins.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.7/10(273 votes)

    #21 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    El Chapo is arrested by the army and Don Sol informs Esteban that the world will find out that they caught the most important drug trafficker in the world. Don Sol meets Franco and his wife discovers him.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. El Chapo Season 3 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    7.7/10(259 votes)

    #22 - Episode 11

    S3:E11

    El Chapo makes clear the distribution of his power if he could not take over the organization. Franco tells Don Sol that he will go to work in another state because he is tired of having to hide so nobody knows about their relationship.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. El Chapo Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.6/10(465 votes)

    #23 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    El Chapo is taken to Mexico by the military forces. Conrado Sol has to make a press conference to present El Chapo as the most important drug trafficker of Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.6/10(344 votes)

    #24 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera is the leader of a drug war sponsored by Felipe Alarcón and 'Don Sol' against 'El Cano', 'Los Emes' and 'Chente'. 'El Chapo' bribes the jury of a beauty pageant in order to make Elba Coronado the queen.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. El Chapo Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.6/10(383 votes)

    #25 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    Joaquín Guzmán Loera promises 'Don Sol' he can end the failed Drug War and bring peace to the country. Thousands of innocents suffer the consequences of the conflict between 'La Federación', 'Los Emes' and 'Chente'.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 12" is the best rated episode of "El Chapo". It scored 8.3/10 based on 380 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/3/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 3".