Biography

Joaquín Guzmán Loera was born on December 25, 1954 in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico. He has been married to Emma Coronel Aispuro since 2007. They have two children.

In 2014 "Forbes Magazine" included him as one of the "World's Most Powerful People." His financial net worth was estimated over $1 billion..

Represented by defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman.

In Mexico he is the ruthless leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Believed to be married three times with ten children by various women.

After escaping from several Mexican prisons, he was recaptured by Mexican marines and Federal Police following a shootout on 8 January 2016. in which several of his bodyguards were killed. He was extradited to the US on 19 January 2017 to face criminal charges related to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel. His trial began in November 2018.