He thought his story was movie material. After all drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the leader of Sinaloa cartel, had been captured twice and escaped, and that, along with his ruthlessness, made him a name known in pop culture. But it was those Hollywood dreams that helped Mexican marines track him down in Los Mochis, a seaside city, and capture him Friday.
Guzman might yet become a Hollywood subject. The Hollywood Reporter reported last summer that director/producer Ridley Scott and Fox were teaming up to adapt the fictional book, “The Cartel,” into a movie.
Drug lords – both fictitious and real- have long captured attention as lead characters in movies and TV.
A look at some notable drug lords in popular culture:
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