The death of ‘El Chapo’s brother broke Joaquín’s relationship with his mother

The mother of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán always stayed outside her son’s business, but ‘El Pollo’s murder opened a deep wound between them and, for the first time, she asked him to quit drug-trafficking.

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1/19

‘El Pollo’s death was the hardest blow ever received by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. He had never lost a family member because of the problems in his business.

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2/19

When they gave him the news, he couldn’t avoid grimacing in pain.

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3/19

The hardest part was going to ranch ‘El Cielo’ to inform his mother that Arturo was dead.

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4/19

‘El Chapo’s mother stopped smiling immediately; she couldn’t believe her ears.

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5/19

Joaquín tried to comfort her with a hug and they cried together.

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6/19

Doña Esperanza couldn’t stand it anymore. She pulled away angrily.

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7/19

She walked away, leaving ‘El Chapo’ in greater pain. He felt his mother’s rejection for the first time.

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8/19

The funeral wasn’t easy for the drug lord. His family couldn’t hold their tears in front of ‘El Pollo’s body.

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9/19

Doña Esperanza was still shattered after the loss of her son. Nothing eased her pain, no matter how hard they tried to comfort her.

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10/19

She couldn’t hide her rancorous looks towards Joaquín, either.

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11/19

She knew that if it weren’t for ‘El Chapo’s problems with drug cartels, this death wouldn’t have occurred.

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12/19

It was the first time Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, the powerful drug lord, showed his vulnerability.

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13/19

Also for the first time, Doña Esperanza confronted her son and ordered him: “Joaquín, get out of the business before someone else dies in the family”.

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14/19

‘El Chapo’ remained silent and his mother turned her back on him once again.

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15/19

Joaquín, like his mother, was afraid for the lives of his sons, ‘El Quino’ and ‘El Moreno’.

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16/19

He promised to them: “I swear nothing will ever happen to you”.

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17/19

‘El Quino’ asked his father to be merciless with his uncle’s murdered and asked: “You are going to avenge my uncle, aren’t you, dad?”.

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18/19

‘El Chapo’ didn’t answer; he remained brooding after the hard blow to his family and the consequences it brought.

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19/19

Will Doña Esperanza forgive ‘El Chapo’? What will be his decision after she asked him to give up the business? Don’t miss the next episode of ‘El Chapo’, next Sunday at 10pm/9C on Univision.

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