The character of ‘El Güero’ is a breaking point in drug lords’ ways of settling scores

In season one the Avedaño brothers crossed all the limits in their war against ‘El Chapo’. The brutal murder of El Güero’s family changed the rules of drug trafficking. Check out the summary of events.

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Heriberto 'El Güero' Palma followed the orders of Miguel Ángel, ‘El Jefe de Jefes’, leader of the Guadalajara cartel.

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2/19

‘El Güero’ was boss in the border city of San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. He handled cocaine crossings to the United States.

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3/19

He teamed up with Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera to move Pablo Escobar’s merchandise from Colombia to the US. Together, they had a tunnel built right under the Mexican-American border and they successfully delivered Escobar’s drugs.

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Their partnership became closer after Ramón Avedaño, one of the Tijuana cartel leaders, murdered Armando López, ‘El Rayo’.

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5/19

'El Chapo' and 'El Güero' ambushed the Avedaño brothers, who managed to escape the violent shooting.

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6/19

After a few intense confrontations, Benjamín and Ramón Avendaño came up with an evil plan to intimidate ‘El Chapo’ and teach him a lesson. Their perverse scheme changed the unspoken rules of drug trafficking.

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7/19

The Avendaños sent a handsome hitman called Rafael ‘El Buen Mozo’ to seduce Guadalupe, ‘El Güero’ Palma’s wife, and convince her to run away with him.

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8/19

Guadalupe took her children and escaped with her lover. She didn’t imagine that ‘El Buen Mozo’ had a trap waiting for her: the Avedaños’ hitman cut her throat in bed

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9/19

Later, 'El Buen Mozo' threw Heriberto ‘El Güero’ Palma’s children from a bridge.

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10/19

‘El Güero’ received Guadalupe’s head in a cooler, along with a video of his children’s death.

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11/19

By killing ‘El Güero’s wife and children, the Avedaños broke the unspoken rule of leaving families alone. This crime unleashed El Chapo’s fury and changed how drug lords settle scores.

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12/19

“Weeds must be removed from the root, everyone should know better than to play with us”, said Ramón Avedaño to justify the crime.

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13/19

Blood asks for blood. ‘El Buen Mozo’ was imprisoned and murdered in his cell. Each crime brought less rules and more violence.

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14/19

‘El Chapo’ asked Ismael, boss of the Sinaloa territory, to help him plan an ambush to kill the Avedaño brothers in a Puerto Vallarta nightclub.

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15/19

Ismael arranged a meeting with the Avedaño brothers in a crowded nightclub called ‘Christine’, where a commando of El Chapo’s heavily armed men stormed in to carry out his orders.

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16/19

Ramón managed to escape through the bathroom window, but his younger brother, ‘El Lobito’, was captured.

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17/19

‘El Chapo’ spared ‘El Lobito’s life, but his insatiable thirst for revenge and lust for power kept him busy getting ready for settling scores with his enemies once and for all.

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18/19

El Chapo’s plans were thwarted when his enemies carried out the assassination of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas. They also meant to take him out of the equation, but he was merely incriminated as the most wanted drug lord.

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19/19

In season two of ‘El Chapo’, he gets ready to vanquish his enemies. The struggle for power will be full of ambition, treason and blood. Don’t miss the premiere on Sunday, September 17th, at 10pm/9C on Univision.

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